Art & Inspiration Let's see vintage pictures of airborne cars

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Sorry moderators, both OT. I understand it may be pulled.

You need real balls and skill to ride this race

With advances in technology, things got a lot FASTER and higher, Isle of Man TT (Again OT but the greatest motorcycle race in the world.

 

Maybe ot but still amazing

 

March 6, 1960. Western Speedway, Gardena, Ca. The most reproduced photo in the history of West coast jalopy racing. Driver Art Atkinson is thrown out the top of his '32 Ford and survives with only minor cuts and abrasions. He raced the next weekend.

 

Good thing the roll bar kept his head from hitting the back of the cab.

 

Did any of these cars or parts from them survive? Just hope a few of those Coupes are still with us. Bob

 

Another that's OT.

 

Once upon a time in Los Angeles, a 1932 Ford Coupe could be bought for $5:00, and raced. Jalopy racing was the entry level for automobile racing. A driver had to start somewhere, and the equipment was available. I saw Parnelli Jones 2-weeks ago at Irwindale Speedway. Parnelli started in jalopies and won the 1963 Indy 500 as a driver.

 

What I thought as a kid, we would be driving. {Flying Cars}.

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Great pics

 

The space station concept from the 1950's. In my early youth I would look at this drawing for hours and fantasize how cool it would be living up there.

 

IIRC this guy survived this crash.


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Fitting photo for today May8, the end of WWII in Europe. Bob

 

I don't know what it is but it looks cool in the air....

 

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Yeeeeeeee haaaaaaa!!!!!!

 

Up,up and away! HRP

 

Let's see some more c'mon now please

 

1938. Southern Ascot.

 

Dad getting some air on the horse track at the Sidney Nebraska fairgrounds, summer, 1948. He was on a qualifying lap and wouldn't lift.

 

From the HAMB thread "Cars on a pole". 1962 car dealership Les Bacon and Son's Ford in Hermosa Beach, California. The car itself is from the early 1950's.