Once again, Why old Fords are so rare! *Warning, not for the faint of heart*

With so many old Fords being wrecked in the races and in the demolition derbies, no wonder the prices for Henry's original tin is so high. That's why cheap ol' me drives a Mopar.

 

It is a shame now..... but in my book, every one of those guys are local heros

 

HAHAHAHAHAHA The best this I've seen today... Made my day


Mike

 

Here's one more I found on the net,... Michigan State Fairgrounds,
"sing along with the bouncing tire!"

 

yup, amazing indeed

 

Sorry guys,.... But I thought this needs another go around !

 

Yep !

 

One more,....

 

Boone Iowa home of the I.M.C.A. Super Nationals. The 2 pictures are the same car 1950 Olds.

 

Guess I'm just not cool, cause these pictures cause me serious pain. Cripes, it used to bother me in the '70s when i would see '63/'64 Galaxies getting destroyed in the local demo derbies. Everybody thought I was nuts, now half those same guys would kill for a fastback galaxy. I'm glad I didnt have to see this happen.

 

Gardena Stadium July 5, 1959

 

Some Fords from back in the day at Boone Speedway Boone Iowa.

 

I used to work with an old carpenter who said he and his buddies used to buy up old fords then cut the tops off with a hacksaw and run them to death as field/timber bombs. they were just old junkers to them!

 

Back in the 60's you didn't dare sit next to my Mother during a "Stock Car" race at the local dirt tracks -Her arms were swing and she was screaming - Only thing worse was the night she found out I was driving an old jalopy at 15.

 

thats just distrubing.....on so many different levels....

 

I remember taking a clean 40 Ford coupe and building a hobby stock car out of it in 1968. It got pushed off the end of North Star speedway the first night out. It did 3 end over ends and landed on its wheels without hurting the body. The driver got a broken left arm and 6 broken ribs. We hauled it back to the farm and lifted the body off my 36 Chev street rod and was back the next Friday night. Both were powered by Buicks, the 39 had a 3 speed and the Chev had a dynaflush. The driver finished 3rd in the feature event that night and third in the season driving one handed with the dyna flush trany. I miss those days.

 

all most all the calif photos shown here are in HAMB member toml24 or Thomas Luce book on Jalopy racing in calif from the 50s to the end in the 60s. Its a great book ..

 

yep gardena was a great way to spend a sunday my dad and i sat in front of the announcers booth on the straightaway and ate 25 cent peanuts and cheered on parnelli jones orville allen termite snyder and scotty cain and dick lane with his hotter than a bakers apron lol