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Hi. I'm looking to for two rear pinion nuts fitting the pinion shaft for my old KK midget restoration. Halibrand 101 dated 1947. Any leads would...
Happy belated birthday to Walt Mordenti. Being from CT., I know the name well but never saw him race (unless he was at West Haven in the 60's). I...
Looking for information on a KK midget once owned in 1964 by Jim Adams in Urbana Ill. Car was purchased from Carl Spanglo in Urbana, then sold to...
Just thought of something the other day. On my KK chassis is TWO sets of rear motor mounts on each side. I will carefully remove the rearmost...
Thanks for replying. I'm glad someone out there is alive. What happened to all the posters?
Still looking for the original owners of this Kurtis. Red lacquer chassis paint 99% stripped, body panels were originally yellow and dark red....
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Don't know if anyone cares anymore, but these photos were taken at New London/Waterford Speedbowl in CT. The stated timeline is correct.
Might be West Haven (backstraight) or maybe Rhinebeck NY
Looks like Rex Records @ West Haven (CT) Speedway on pg. 158
Compound didn't do anything but shine the blue paint. I sanded part of the belly pan and found white, then dark red (maroon), then yellow paint....
That may be the right track. I will compound the aluminum underpans to see what the panels tell me. Thanks
Just heard from a gentleman from Mahomet, Illinois who remembers the car and the guys who ran it. He said he will try to re-connect with some of...
Thank you. I'm still looking for a number, but the Bill Montgomery books are great but incomplete. many famous cars are un-numbered and...
No, still looking. Starting a gentle grit blast to check for cracks (and a number). I understand that the Kurtis Kraft midgets built in...
Just bought my first midget, and old Kurtis that came from somewhere around Anderson, Ind. Must have raced until the late 60's or early 70's....
Gotta say it's a beautiful car (the new one). I know an elderly modified driver who did not remember another version of a car he actually drove in...
Good to know. Now I won't feel guilty when I sand, primer and paint the doors. It just was strange seeing the whole car sliced up in a yard near...
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Wasn't aware of the Moody Jones history or what the names meant. Only that the seller said it was a Chevy Gasser. He also had the remains of the...
Just stumbled upon this thread. About five or six years ago I was looking for a pair of '37-'38 Chevy coupe doors for a vintage modified stock...
I'm looking for one of these
Anyone have a photo or info of Slim Mathis, who died in a big-car race at Carroll Speedway in Gardenia, CA in 1948?
Is that movie available anywhere? I remember an article in SCR magazine many years ago about the making of that movie with Nick Adams.
A heads-up to all vintage midget fans who have H2 cable channel. Last night I taped a special called 'Jesse James - Blacksmith", which documents...
Does anyone know contact info for Joe Fontana or if he frequents this board or others? I met him last week at the NEAR Hall of Fame banquet at...
Great photos. Thanks for sharing
The Plainville CT. Historical Society is having a display on Plainville Stadium from 1-4 PM today at 29 Pierce St., Plainville CT. The Stadium ran...
They look like the same pins sold at West Haven (CT) Speedway back in the sixties. Someone here knows more I'm sure.
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