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If the art of custom is more your speed I give you the Sam Barris merc as it appeared in TRJ 38. Restored by John Mumford.

 

Too tired and no time to create anthing new for this week so I dug deep into the oldies.

 

^^They're still righteous.

 

Not a brand new one, for sure (2013) and maybe a bit OT, but I've always dig big red wagon.

 

new stuff

 

I sketched on some wood coasters last week.



Kinda tough to control the bleeding...

 

Dunn Merrit Velasco Reath Automotive

“This is the Dunn-Merritt-Velasco Fiat that I ran with Henry Velasco and Dewey Merritt. I built the chassis myself; everything is homemade on this car. It had a 5/8-stroker small-block chevy, supercharged on gas, and won [class] at the Winternationals in ’63 and ’64 and was runner-up at the ’63 Winternationals."



Hello,

Most everyone in drag racing knows Jim Dunn. One of his early drag racing cars was the Dunn-Merrit-Velasco Fiat Altered, from Reath Automotive. This was not the only Fiat Altered from the throes of Reath Automotive influence. From 1959 to 67, there were a squadron of Fiat Altered Coupes from that section of So Cal. This was one of them.

The rest of the Fiat Altered Coupes all looked like toys. It is too bad that no one took a group photo of all of the Reath Automotive sponsored Altered Coupes from that time era. It was a who’s who of early Altered Coupe/Sedan racing prior to being lumped into a single category vs the Altered/Modified/Hot Roadsters.
or another version...
Jnaki

Then the end came almost as fast as they were lumped in class competition with others and the popularity fell, as the newer attractions, fuel dragsters and funny cars took over.

Who can list and post the photos of ALL of the Reath Automotive sponsored Fiat Altered Coupes from 1959 to the end in So Cal?

 

Great start guys.
Later,
Dick

 

327 Aussie

 

Aussie . 'Bobcat'. Unitary Holden sedan, couped. '66? Supercharged small (132c.i.) inline OHV 6.
The idea was prolly germinated around '64..

 

Zsa Zsa's 'T'. (pencil on paper, digital fade)

 

Me too ...

 

Robber.. funkster.. all 'round top bloke..

 

Johnny Palmer's timeless homebuilt '49 Chevy.. debut Rundle Street very early 1990's?..