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Folks Of Interest Help ID Vintage Midget Pictures

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Barz51, Jul 3, 2017.

  1. Barz51
    Joined: Apr 12, 2004
    Posts: 716

    Barz51
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    I picked up a stack of 9 pictures at an antique sale this afternoon and I'm hoping you guys can help me ID them. I'm more into hot rods but I just couldn't let these moments of history disappear. I'll scan some more pictures in a bit.
    Should be easy to ID these grandstands:
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    Same track?
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    Ray from Super Chevrolet Service. "Fresh Off the Line"
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    #22:
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    Car in the foreground says Toledo and #35 in the back says "Green Lite Inn Special" Toledo:
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    A closer scan of Perry and "The Man in Black"
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    Thanks in advance!
     
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  2. gnichols
    Joined: Mar 6, 2008
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    from Tampa, FL

    Thanx for posting. I can't help you with idents, but I do love this bumper / grille combo! Gary
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  3. Rootie Kazoootie
    Joined: Nov 27, 2006
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    Rootie Kazoootie
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    from Colorado

    "Perry" appears to be Perry Grimm a top midget racer back in the 30s-early50s. Raced mainly on the west coast but ran some of the the big shows back east also. The tall fellow looks very familer but I can't put a name to him right now. Don't recognize the track but it appears to be a fairgrounds track and there were literally 100s of fairground tracks around the country that held midget races back then.

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  4. Speedwrench
    Joined: Nov 21, 2009
    Posts: 1,032

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    The track in the first and second shots may be the the mile at the Michigan Fairgrounds in Detroit, not positive of it though.
     

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