Every time someone digs up and posts pictures like these, they add immeasurably to our understanding of where drag racing came from. These cars may seem crude, but they are home-built by forgotten pioneers of the sport, who pave the way for us to follow. Thanks for posting!!
First set with the shoebox Ford...4door... drag racing! Take that all the 2 door elitists hahaa....Just playin'. Awesome pics!
That Allard is a rare bird . . . I know a guy here in town that put one back on the road recently - 1950's caddy power <table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From Drop Box</td></tr></tbody></table>
Thank You Very Much for these pictures.... Man they are soooo cool and for sure a part of Hot Rod history.
WOW..... Thanks for the really great photos *right-click*save*...new screen saver OK, let's run down the clues so far.... I love this detective stuff. That's where I think it is too, here's a photo of Great Bend for the '55 Nationals. Look at the track surface. It says "Cam Twisters" above the KCTA Hall's Speed Shop (still in business) 1205 E Lincoln St Wichita, KS 67211-3498 (316) 262-5154 The year on the license plate for the black coupe says 1954. I'd guess this to be late summer/early fall of '54. If it was late fall, you might see a new 55 Chevy or Ford there somewhere. Picture #5 in the first group is Frank Lister's 32 PU as seen in this 1955 photo at Great Bend
Man lowkat!! That's awesome you found that information. That pick up is one of my favorites... This car came up a few times in the stack of pictures I have... I think it may belong to a guy who is friends with the camera man since there are multiple pictures of it. At the races I think they traded out those nice spokes for some steelies. I'm just guessing it's the same car. Got to love that set-up he has under the hood! Sorry to re-post a couple of those but I wanted to make it easier to see the similarities...
These vintage pics that continue to pop up are the best. Thanks for taking the time to post these. Very cool.
The odd thing I noticed about that car is that to save weight he's removed everything other than that St Louis Gateway Arch from the car that isn't needed to make it carry him from the starting line to the finish line, except that he left the front bumper on the car ... with the bumper guards. LOL!
Neat pics. thanks for sharing! seeing how Hall's speed shop is still around, you should send a copy of the Pickup with their name on the door to them.
In the first set with the kid in the Speedomotive car. Check out the 32 3window in the back ground. I can remember using a bumper jack like that and yes it fell over. Real bitch those days getting them back up enough to put a tire back on. Click on it a couple times and you can blow it up.
Awesome pics, thanks for posting. Anyone else notice the gigantic megaphone exhaust on the 30-31 roadster in one of the pics in post #19??
Everyone on the HAMB should be required to study these photos - Not only the cars - the people also. These are like a wormhole to the heart of our passion. Thanks for posting
Truer words were never said! That is the magic of old photos. Thanks for posting these; a priceless collection!
I love these old photos, they do more to teach us than anything you'll see these days. Thank you very much!!
Probably a WWII airfield judging by the square concrete. Ercoupe (air coupe) airplane in the background is further evidence that this event was held at an airfield.
I got a framed blown up version of the roadster for Xmas this year! These pictures are the coolest I've seen, even neater in person. Finding this pile of pictures at an estate sale is almost like winning the lottery...as far as the odds go. Thanks brother!
The roadster in the top left is exactly how I want to build my roadster, (when I get a body that is).
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