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Graduated High School in '56. Had a flathead dragster in '57, sold it in '59 and raised a family. My wife of 52 years has been by my side through...
Hagerty---through my Allstate agent Road King
hot Rod club I belonged to in the mid-fifties was the "Road Kings". Road King
Sixness, I was at the blimp base many times . First time cars were raced there would be when the owner, John Mecum, tested his sports race...
Sixness, We ran top end on the Mansville highway, a little further out than you. The Ford was probably Karol Millers. Road king
Back in the mid fifties, before there was any drag strip around Houston, the GHTA (Greater Houston Timing Association) was formed. We put on a...
Small world. Except for the last paragraph, I could have written the same tale as Pasadenahotrod. I was trying to buy the same car at the same...
Meatball hit the nail on the head. It's all a compitition thing--beating the other guy. The first year my wife and I seriously hit the circuit ,...
A friend of mine, we've lurked Hamb for years, just called and told me Blacksix was posting some of my photos. I'll be glad to get with him to get...
What Time? Road King
In my own way I'm trying to preserve what little part of early hot rodding in Houston that I was involved with. A lot of people have been...
If your looking for info on old Texas tracks, The old guys hang out at the Texas Speedzone. txsz.com then go to Texas racing history forum....
Yo baby, You asked about the engine. If you look at the truck next to the coupe you will see A/G 9. He was part of our group of four and we...
To all, I'll try to clear up the confusion. Three or four years ago I passed a swap meet booth and saw a photo of a large group of dragsters...
Blacksix-- and--gwhite, Thanks for the help you and others have given trying to get these photos up. I didn't know if I was sucessful untill I...
Yall have made it too inviting. I'll be there. I know that this months is already over, any idea when it will be in January? I need to post my...
gwhite, thanks, I may have figured out the pm thing. I've got some photos of Bobby Langleys "Scorpion" before it was the "Scorpion". It was...
gwhite, Yes thats the same car. Wayne was another local guy. If you google "Buggs Threadgill" you will find quite a lot of his accomplishments,...
Hello , It seems I know a lot of you from lurking on this site for several years. I've finally joined after seeing so many of my photos on HAMB....
Hans, I just finally registered with HAMB after lurking for several years. I took the photo of the Plymouth coupe. It belonged to a Houston...
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