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here is the Frontier Motel which was behind the Frontier Drive In. It is still there just not a motel. There was another Frontier Drive in on Live...
Arcadia had some neat drive-ins. This one had a motel behind it which still exists. The Frontier Motel. It is at the Colorado/Huntington split....
wonder if that is Bob Wright on the left.
Awesome drive-in shot.:cool: Anybody in HAMBland know WHICH one of the Bob's Big Boy locations this depicts and IF it's still in...
sad to see the Tustin hangar go. pathetic actually.
I've been fascinated with this video since it came out. It was shot at the Norco track on Corydon in 1946 or 1947 and you can see the Norconian...
I found this video on youtube. at :36" it appears to show, briefly, Manny Ayulo racing next to Jim Rathman. check it out-shot at Norco in 1946 or...
well, dang it I can't get ahold of Mr. Montgomery any longer, but the May 1938 SCTA program (WC book) shows an ad for "Precision Motors, 1150 E....
wonder if anyone from Sam's family attended. Sam's wife and kids are still with us as far as I know.
SCVHistory.com LW2929 | Canyon Country | 6-S Ranch Airpark: Scenes from 'China Doll' (MGM 1958).
one problem. cannot explain how, but the Ford solenoid "confuses" some mini starters, causing them to not disengage fully. I had this problem with...
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sgvtribune/name/robert-blinn-obituary?id=16865507
Quote: "Signed by a person named Joyce Barris" well that was Sam's wife. Ask her if you can find her. She is still with us somewhere.
Looks like ( :34") Manny Ayulo in #44 27T neck to neck with sourpuss Jim Rathman. #57 was owned by Don Blair. Not sure who was driving, That's the...
Cars of stars may be gone but Planes of Fame is still with us at Chino Airport.
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I see some of my contributions to another website have been reproduced here from John Irwin's book on Monrovia Airport. So, I will add a bit more....
sorry. I just add information when I find it. I needed some and this thread is what came up. You know, turning a 55 chevy ignition switch with a...
the factory manual (page 6Y-48) says to turn the key clockwise from the unlocked off position. totally wrong, turn counterclockwise from the off...
wonder who is the owner of this sharp 32 roaster pulling into Bob's in Glendale 1948? 8:24 [MEDIA]
so, does anyone know who owns THIS one (8:24) (6) 1947 Bob's Big Boy Car Hop Training Film - YouTube
Mentioned in the December 1948 "Hot Rod" magazine as a new track near Downey. They said it was the old "Don Mar" track which may have been a dog...
thanks guys. Enjoyed that.
I was considering a locker. I need both wheels grabbing. It's the trade offs that bother me. I drive the car on the street. A Traction-Lok might...
that's good. Mine does.
I had it built by Currie. The receipt says it was a Torsen. The original agreement was a Tru-Trac. No, I did not disassemble it to check which it...
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