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I built my L88 powered 67 StingRay in 1970 and Hooker used my car to build these sidepipes and the Sweet girl across the street has one of those...
What is the box out of ? Would be Great for my TrackRoadster. Thx Dan
No doubt! Weld driving with his wheels. It would be restored to that spec a few years before Greg passed. RIP
I have been going to the Fathers Day LA Roadsters Show the last 5 years with Dad and I know you go also, I saw your truck last year and went back...
I was hoping you would post the picture of the Black 99 Pacemaker so I could confirm it was my brothers. Thanks Danny Ruth Pacemaker #1
Dean:Being from the Valley I to remember those tracks and I always thought I had a memory like an Elephant, but you blow me away! I only raced at...
My brothers last Pacemaker was a very special black car with Silver Engine turned 99, if you have a pic it would be Fantastic! Danny Ruth
I was also there! It was the end of the Strip and I remember racing my 1/4 midget, I was only six but Vegas was so Cool! I would race again in 59...
I am sure it is a Micro Midget! I rember the grill but not the name. Dan Ruth Pacemaker #1
Over the last few years I have been gathering parts to recreate both the Pacemaker original model and the roadster models. Dad is 80+and still...
Dusty: My name is Danny Ruth, my father was the maker of Pacemaker 1/4 midgets and my brother Steve and I raced throughout the Southwest from 56...
Well in Hollywierd we did it in 48 Hours! That is the truth! I had the pleasure of being part of the Factory Five 33 Hot Rod build shown on Car...
Actually Whiteman Stadium was built as a test track for the Whiteman brothers Gary and Marv. One turn was like San Gabriel Valley Speedway and the...
I raced against Gabby at Saugus Speedway in the 70's, he ran a Dodge and it was not quick but always dent free and well prepared! He was a True...
Congrat's to the Schmidt family! Hope and Pray next week end has the same results! Dan Ruth
Actually the Kieth Barker owned car was Don's last personal upright car that he ran the IMCA circuit with. In the first picture looks like it...
Gorgeous! What type of finish did you use on the wheel centers? Who was the chassis builder? Dan
Beautifull Car! But period correct,wouldn't those cam covers still say Ford on them instead of Foyt! Details, I would only guess the Ford covers...
Brown was not very happy about Grant King getting a mould of the Mechanical Rabbit body! It was quite strange for him to experiance the very same...
Anyone have pictures of the car when Wilkerson won the 1967 CRA Championship or when Wilkerson drove it as the #27 Bartz car in 64 and 65...
The Simone Offset is in my opinion one of the prettiest Sprint Cars ever built! I was at the Copper Classic the year it was entered in both the...
Growing up in the Valley and having Family owned Auto parts and paint stores allowed us to meet and do business with a lot of Great Painters of...
My dad worked part time for Tex in the late 60's running the glass shop in the evenings. Back in 68 or 69 I was at Fernando and they push started...
Dean: Dad and I will be at LARS with his 33 Roadster and we are going to stay in the motorhome lot on the grounds, it would be fun to hook up, pm...
Mechanical Rabbit at Whiteman Whiteman Stadium was a very unique track, it was a 1/3 mile paved track built for the private use of the Whiteman...
I don't think so, the guys at the lot were pretty stupid. The funny thing was that I already had a schedule for a photo shoot for Popular Hot...
You guy's must have remembered my 67 Vette! It was candy apple red and had a very stout L-88 in it. I ran it twice at the drags, once when it was...
I was at Dads shop sometime in the early 60's when they brought the Scarab in for body damage repair that as I remember happened at Riverside...
Dean: I have read many of your various posts and I am sure we raced against each other as kids. As with you, my first real car was a Model A...
I think I know the connection! They also have the Billy Wilkerson #2 sprinter that they say Don built in 62! It's a beautiful restoration and has...
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