History Comp Coupes, All but forgotten?

Well, in Super Street, Super Gas, and Super comp. SS and Comp eliminator do not permit on board computers or delay boxes.

 

these cars being gone from drag racing is the reason the grand stands are empty. they mite as well take the stands down. no two of these cars look alike!

 

Rich Venza's "Pinocchio".

 

I live in a small town in upstate N.Y.
My dad remembers a comp coupe out of Hobart (Ho-Burt) N.Y., in the early to mid 60's.
It was some kind of sedan with a W engine 348 maybe a 409?
I am trying to track down some history.
I found out the man who owned the car still lives in Hobart.
I will keep everyone posted.

 

2013 Meltdown drags in Byron, IL

 

2014 Meltdown drags

 

I think this one more than qualifies.

 

I sure remember seeing Lonnie Butts and Frank Pedregon's Fiats at Lions when I was young. Always been Topolino fan, whether as an A/C or as an altered. A buddy of mine has a life-size B&W mural of Lonnie Butts' car on the wall of his bicycle shop in L.A. I could stand and stare at that mural for hours - can almost hear it.

 

Hey Robert J.
I gotta hand it to you!
You really know how to get a thread
going! See you at Rhinebeck!

 

I have recently become obsessed with these types of cars.I ended out selling some parts i had stashed for the crosley wagon build to buy this one.Thanks David.You really gave a great deal on this car.Im doing a little bit every day.I have a pontiac 316 with 6 carbs planned for the nash.im working on the carbs and intake now.

 

This is the B/C from post #4, it was built and raced in '62-63 by Bob Duedall, from Albany Or. Fast forward 50 years and Bob is back in the seat, after Jim Lindsay found and restored it. the K-88 chassis was faithfully re-created by Ron Austin. I watched in run back then.

 

Now that's cool!!

 

Here is another B/C Bantam from my area, it belonged to Terry Mills, out of the "Speed Merchants" car club, clean, simple, and a good runner !

 

Not only was this car at the Meltdown Drags as mentioned above but he also had it at Back To The 50's in St. Paul this past June. I have been around many loud engines and this one is right up there. Ear splitting when he cracks the throttle. Super cool!

 

The restoration of Miscalculation-

 

Mr. Palmer,
like Tony Martino said, I can't believe the threads you start then fill with photos, magazine articles, interviews- this thread is another home run, kiddo! I loved the "Little Honker" video.
Thanks for your dedication to keeping this stuff in the lime light.
( I think you have a friend in Jeff Norwell!)

 

A few more-

A 56(?) Caddy and a Comp Coupe, what could be better?

 

Can't forget Hilton's L'il Honker!

Crap, don't know how to post bigger pic.

 

The Hilton's other comp coupe-

 

I always thought these cars were way cooler than even the dragsters-I liked the Bantam bodied ones the best. Great thread.