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We ran phoenix, Sacramento and MESA MARIN. We loved it. Didn't have to watch out for the ;I would rather crash than finish 2nd; guys.
Marty that other car is one of the rear drive BLUE CROWNS that Bob Christe brought out here and then sold it to Malcom "MINIE" Miller and "DUCK"...
Throw it in the scrap bucket. It willend up being more trouble than it is worth. Unless the driver is real sharp and alert that is a damn good way...
I had the sister car to your DADS. His car was the SHAUTZ FURNATUR STORE #77. MY car was the KINNAMAN #49. MIKE CARUSO now has the car in LAS VEGAS.
I have a complete set of 12in. kidney=bean mag wheels with M&H slicks mounted that are in good shape for show or race. But they are not cheap...
Yes that car was Harry Meyers car. Harry sold the car in 1953 to a fellow in Vancouver, B.C. and it raced in the northwest driven mostly by Russ...
What you want is a STELLING IN & OUT BOX. Itwill be hard to find as they have not been made since 1948-1949.
This car is not a Kertis as this car was built in the winter of 49-50 off of Stans kertis which was #60 that he bought in 48. Stans car was sold...
I have A lot of information on the Muir Bros. as I hung around there shop when I was 12yrs. old. I stayed friends with them until the died. You...
The WELD sprint car is owned by aa friend of mine here in Portland, oregon. I am restoring it now.We will post some pictures at a later date when...
Your oil pump front looks like somebody copied a McGerk pump front with the pressure relief. The back part of the pump has the same shape as the...
Kenny Welds car isnow owned by a fellow here in Portland, Oregon and I am doing a lot of the restoration on it. It should be done by next summer....
Don HaWALEY ALSO DROVE A 180 DEGREE CHEV. THAT LOU SENTER OWNED AND IT SOUNDED LIKE 2 270 0FFIES GOING UP THE BACK STRAIGHT. SOUNDED GREAT BUT...
Here is some more about the Vermeil Offy Sprint Car. It was built in 1959 by George Shilala. First driven by Jim hurtbise and later sold to Lou...
Tapered rear axles are no problem if you know what you are doing. I repair them and legthen, and shorten them every so ofte and you can not see...
In responce to all of the talk about the Don Brown Rabbits the forth car that you guys talk about was built by Kenny Weld and it is somewhat...
That 7th piture of the #1 car is STAN MUIR fromSpokane, Wash. at that time 1950.The 5th & 6th pics are from AURORA SPEEDWAY in SEATTLE, Wash.about...
The car in your picture was built in the ANSEN shop by Biff Caruso. EAGLE ELECTRIC in Spokane, Wash. owned the car and it was driven by Bud...
That picture of McGraff i the car is the CITY of TACOMA Kurtis chassis #317 built in 1948 and owned by Leo Dobry of Tacoma, Wash.
YES> The Johnny White car was bought by a fellow that lives in Redmond, Oregon and he ran it a few times with WESTCOAST VINTAGE RACERS and then...
The horse set wanted a new track. The new one is real nice but the surface is real sandy and the horse set won:t let the promter remove it like...
It was not a midget race where the driver was impalled by a guard rail timber. It was a track roadster race. I can not recall his name but he was...
I lived in Spokane for years. Drag raced a 25t roadster with DeSoto in 1956 &57 then raced a v8/60 midget from 1959 to 1963 then in 1966 owned the...
I agree with you about the tail tanks. If it is a 20 lap race or a 50 lap race you should have fuel for the distance. The open trailers were...
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