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Miller started out making carbs. before engines and race cars. Those are numbered jet drill bits. Nice rare find !
Culp Offy in background !
North Midway plaza east of Bedford exit.
Dave Aldana`s mom ?
Wyndotte Tool Meskowski
Check out E.M.M.R in Pa. They have a drag racing section and people who will remember that car.
Thanks Doug .
Doug,what is the black frame in the background ?
The Ship Hotel west of Bedford Pa. on US 30,burned down about ten years ago.
Any idea what spindles these are? They look like 32-35 ford with the built in steering arms but the arms look thicker and the zerk fittings are in...
Well I feel stupid,checked my photos and that handle is in all of them. Guess it`s nothing four calipers, a brake handle, master cylinder and...
Rootie, it`s strange that Beckley had the hand brake hooked up for a dirt race. The hand brake was for a second set of calipers . Great photo !
The car was built with a 90" wheel base and shortened to 85 in 52 with Halibrand rear and Dryer spindle mount front wheels. Dutch is standing...
No this car started life as the Dutch Culp Offy in 1950 and is called that. In its long life it`s been powered by a 220 offy,flat head Ford,GMC...
This is the Dutch Culp Offy when Jim Ruth owned it,ran until 1976.
This is the Bedford Fairgrounds,big 5/8 track and still runs today. I can see it from my house
That is NOT Cumberland,track is to close to the grandstand.
Interesting photo,dirt car with header on left side. that said I think this is the Sumar Kuzma. I also think Louie Seymore had something to do...
I don`t know where you got your information about the Hopkins dirt car but you are dead wrong. It was built for Jack Beckly by Meskowski in 60/61...
A few years ago someone posted photos of a 3.7 in a Dirt Late Model stock car engine that looked a lot like this one. Would anyone know what shop...
I checked the Roadster book,he didn't build one until 56 so you have an upright car. Offy engines are going for 50K.
Great photo but its 1952,car was #4 in 53.
I was told by the guy who runs the photo shop at IMS that the garages were rented by the year . Got a great shot of my dirt car in one with...
The yellow tail with 0 is pictured on page 103 #2048 at Oswego.
I looked Gibson up in the USAC history book,7th in points in 69 and 11th in 70.
Todd did run USAC but I think it was short lived. The car was an upright yellow 0. In 70/71 I think his roadster was white with purple flames and...
This is the car Todd had in 65/66,sold it to Jack Murphy one week before the Oswego classic. The Kuzma ran in 67/68 and was sold to Norm Hagan and...
I talked to Todd Gibsons son Gene and this is the car Todd sold to the Bellingers in late 1972.
Guffy,the Show Car cage is more modern then other two. Because the pictured frame is crashed I think it is a later car.
That's the # I have,he goes by Iron Curtian Motors,sells CZ stuff.
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