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Gene Mooneyham ran his '34 SEDAN at the Russetta Lakes meets in 1951, 1952 and 1953. His entries typically were listed with a partner -...
Gene ran his '34 SEDAN at the Russetta Lakes meets in 1952. He was a member of the Rod Riders. We both competed in the B Sedan class at that time...
I added a Hella electric vacuum pump, from a Volvo brake booster, to my Willys. The Willys vacuum wiper drives two wiper blades. The vacuum wipers...
Here are two more photos. As you might guess these these photos came from a friend of the Fergusons. Larry was a member of the RTA Rod Riders club...
Now the Don Ferguson slingshot (dragster) The photo says 211 mph.[ATTACH]
More. This is The Ferguson GMC powered streamliner - photo marked 300 mph.[ATTACH]
Here are some photos from the 2003 Bonneville meet sent to me by an old Russetta lakes racer/friend Larry Florentino. I thought some might enjoy...
Let me add my comments to this sad news. Claire and I first knew Bob and Marlene from about 35 years ago. We went to the Outriders gatherings...
After I stopped drag racing in 1972, I jumped into street rodding. It was interesting that back then almost all the guys in street rods had been...
Can anyone advise about the fit of the one piece windshield rubber seals available for the 1932 3 window coupe; made by Bob Drake, Vintique,...
When you look through Russetta lakes photos for Chuck Metcalf's roadster, try to find it by the car number. In 1951 Metcalf's number was 331 (as...
I raced at the Russetta lakes meets at El Mirage back then. My stock bodied 1941 Hudson was running in the B Sedan class in 1951. At the April...
The timing tag you have was earned at the June 1951 Russetta meet by the roadster entered under Chuck Metcalf's RTA number - 331. He was a member...
Great photos, Jerry. I do not know how you can take so many photos and still get around to talk with us. We really enjoyed them and to spend some...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Glenn Here is a picture of Acmo at the Lakes in 1953. The Hupp/Graham was powered by a 260" GMC engine using Howard Cams...
Glenn To answer your question about who "Acmo" (who nicknamed your Dad) was; note my earlier post showing the name of Tom Acmo McLaughlin. He was...
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I have enjoyed that lots of guys have been interested in the early hot rods and many of you are very knowledgeable. As I have been doing this...
[ATTACH] Here is a nice color photo of a typical '29 roadster hot rod from 1947. I had used a picture of this roadster in a book before, but here...
Chet Herbert built a modified Harley (said to be 80") called the "Beast". At Santa Ana in 1950 the bike hit 121.92 mph which was a little faster...
My opinion is that since drag racing started with most of the competitors racing their street driven cars, hub cap were considered acceptable....
One more - Because of their light weight motorcycles were competitive with hot rods back in the early drag racing days. Pomona ran several...
Here is another photo from the Pomona Drags in 1953. This shot was taken from the right side of the strip, looking toward the east. In the...
The Pomona Drags were started with the local club - Pomona Choppers - working with the Police department. They were able to start operating drag...
Re: '29 roadster - In 1948 George LaRue ran his roadster at the lakes as a member of the Glendale Sidewinders. As shown here, it was mounted on a...
Error on my part to post the photo twice. I might add that I was at the February 1952 meet when that photo was taken. The photo here shows my...
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Here is a couple of photos of the Dick Winfield-Bill Fisher '32 coupe. These came from Mrs. Dan O'Regan, after Dan passed away. This photo was...
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