Features Corvette hot rods - picture thread

I don't know about that but I read that after he sold it there was an electrical fire and the new owner came back to him and complained about it.

 

Don't remember seeing front wheels like those before...Cragars?

 

They don't look like cragars to me but I don't know what they are.

 

Maybe Cragar Dragstars. They do have that star design. My memory isn't that good, especially with things I don't care about and that's not a wheel I wud have run on any of my cars. Most of the people I knew that bought Cragars bought them for their '60s muscle car, i.e., Chevelle SS, GTO, Fairlane GT, Roadrunner, etc., and used Cragar SS's. The guys with the C2 and up Vettes usually ran Americans if not the stock rally wheels.

 

Somebody did a really neat job with the wheel flairs & the rear spoiler.

 

The wheels on the '66 coupe in post 1292, are one of Dick Rader's less popular styles. I just had a discussion with Black Panther a couple weeks ago on the rare wheels thread about this same picture. Defiantly unique, but not the best looking wheel from back then.

 

Thanks for the clarification bowie. That's one thing that I like about the Hamb there is more combined knowledge here than in a set of encyclopedias.

These were from Pike's Peak

 

Thanks Ryan, Corvettes filmed at Lemans
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=11755

 

Friend of mine just sent these to me. This Hemi powered Corvette was built and owned by John Fairbanks. I had heard about this car, but never saw it run at NE Dragway. This car survived and is still around today, but the hemi is long gone.

 

Thanks again Ryan,

 

At 7:44 in the video,there is a bridge that is either under construction or being taken down. Wonder where this was ?

 

Here's what I found, it was titled California Corvette Club circa 1958 and someone said this

 

And another one,

 

Thanks Jason.
Here is C2 Coupe here in MA that belongs to a friend of mine (I didn't even know he had it...always see him with his 34 Coupe).

 

Thanks for posting those pictures Baron. This is one of my favorite threads.
Nice to be part of it.

 

Thanks to all for sharing so many pictures and memories.
Keep it up!

 

A few posts up, is that the REAL Dave McDonald from Indy?

 

That's all that I know. Feel free to chime in if anyone knows more about it.

 

Hoping this hasn't been posted before.

 

you can never have 2 many pics of Crazy Grandpa

 

Cool, then I hope these stoke ya if they've been posted. I've been trying to hack my way through the whole thread but it's 5 pages at a time.

 

Oops, forgot this one.

 

Found these on the vintage photos thread. I think they will disappear there soon because of way too many new cars and people are complaining.

hope they stay here.

This one well known





no info on this one

 

posted by tommyd in the drag cars in motion thread

 

I just was reading this and wondered myself if this was him. I have read that he gained famed on west coast by racing a corvette, but I thought it was road racing. I have loaned my book out that had stories on him and eddie sachs. anyone know if this is him?

 

Doug and BA King, although there are others more knowledgeable on Corvette road racing than myself this is the same Dave McDonald. In the video you can see his black 57 Nomad (that he used as a tow car-it was I have read supercharged). Dave was really a great talent. He started in drag racing in the 50s and went into racing Corvettes (both C1s and at least one mid year I know of-a 63 Z06). He went on to drive Cobras for Carroll Shelby with some success as well. I believe he ran in the Daytona 500 and of course the Indy 500 where he was killed in the often publicized crash that killed him and Eddie Sachs. It was the fiery crash that if often the subject of movies showing the horror of it all. He was driving one of Mickey Thompson's roller skates at Indy I believe. A pretty good all around car guy and driver with a sad ending for sure.

On a happier note the D/G 58-60 Vette above has me quite curious. I am assuming it is either during 68 or 69 and would really like to know more about the car if anyone knows.