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Today the ex Johnny Anderson/Gary Rush sprint car was presented in its restored condition at Valvoline Speedway Sydney. Bob Blacklaw has spent 2...
Today I saw the almost completed Johnny Anderson sprint car, that he brought to Australia in 1972 and purchased by local legend Gary Rush.. Its...
The Fike Plumbing.....Anderson/Rush debate surfaces here from time to time. Today I came across some footage in my files. I'm not even sure how I...
Hey guys, Did you see this on ebay? Stored for 45 years....
lloyd r, I never get tired of turning up at Bankstown and watching the vintage midgets strutt their stuff! Some more pics from the...
I'm sure you guys recall the beautiful Ed Lowther Offy midget.Well it now resides in Sydney Aus. I had the pleasure of watching it circulate at...
Famous Australian midget on video.... Last shake down run of the Kydd Offy #75 @ a very hard slick Goulburn Speedway 'Oct '89 prior to being air...
RABs32 Check your PMs
KK, Those bodies look superb. Can't wait to see the finished car. These are my 2 Jefff Schmidt 1/4 scale Pacesetter bodies that one day will be...
Don Meacham in Australia....
I have the complete run of GMP midgets and will not parting with any for $3....LOL My favourite GMP releases are the 1/12th dirt champ cars....
"And of course, you can't mention Sherman Cleveland without mentioning that incredible match race he had with his George Davis Offy with Bryan...
Here are some photos of the Anderson and his sprinter when it arrived in Australia for the 1971/72 tour. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] The...
Here's one I found a while back when searching for colour photos of Tattersall's Mattoon Motors cars. I presume the painting is a true likeness of...
What about this shot from Sydney Australia back in the day. The driver is using all the "body english" he can muster to get the car around the...
A link to a story on the Shanebrook midget........
Here's another of the Shanebrook coupe.... [IMG] Restored [IMG]
KK, You're right... here are a couple of photos of the NZ car.... [IMG] [IMG]
Don't know if you guys are aware that Vic Edelbrock family was instrumental in producing some of the finest RC 1/4 scale sprintcars ever...
Great to see Don Meacham mentioned in the BCRA Yearbook. Don was a class act when he came to Australia and raced. In the Miran Caves Offy Sydney...
This Gary Larson cartoon fits neatly into this thread........ [IMG]
Aaron, Here is one I just found...... G Benny... L Marshall..... G McClenahan.... Man... weren't they the days for midgets! Dangerous yet...
Mr Roberts, Mate, you might be right! However check out page 47 of "Speedway's Sensational Sixties". If my scanner hadn't been "stolen" by my...
Buildy, You're dead right, they are Australian photos. They were taken at the now defunct Westmead Speedway in Sydney. It was a half mile dirt...
Going through the old stuff and found these..... Hank Butcher without that cage and wing....... [IMG] A happy Sherman Cleveland after winning...
Another BCRA driver to race in Australia, was Hank Butcher in 1969. He arrived with a midget with a cage bolted on, with a wing on top.....1st one...
Couple more of Cleveland and Tattersall in Sydney.... Introductions..... [IMG] Have a bit of fun during practice...... [IMG]
Some info on Cleveland.... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4496772&postcount=201
I was lucky enough to see Sherman Cleveland when he came to Australia to race midgets in 1966, accompanying Bob Tattersall. He was a sensation and...
It sure was there.....this is the photo I took when I visited Knoxville in August. [IMG]
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