Art & Inspiration Traditional images that need no explanation.

General Jumbo wheels ?

 

taken from May 1958 Hot Rod Magazine. I remember that because the Leever and Esser Bonneville roadster was also featured, they were members of the San Francisco Ramblers car club.

 

Hi-Domes.

 

George Gonsalves, a member of the Carbs hot rod club in Hartford, Connecticut. That picture was taken when George was 16 years old. He is now in his late 70's and still has the 1940 Ford coupe.

 

That was the rule back then. 24" to the center of the crank.

 

Doug Gilbert's roadster in the snow at Doug's house in Newington, Connecticut.

 

Eddie burned a hole in the starting line at Connecticut Drag-way with that dragster.

 

Very carefully.

 

Oops !

 

Joe Manes 33 willys. He ran the local speed shop in Torrington, CT. Blown bored and stroked 392 hemi, B&J 3 speed trans.

His speed shop was located at 51 water street right across from the church we attended as kids and i would go peer into the windows and check out the mechanical goodness only to find myself a customer years later.

Cliff Ramsdell

 

Cliff, Joe Manes Willys coupe is now owned by Big Al Lombardo of Big Al's Toybox.

 

A sneak peek.

 

Bought a few things there myself.

 

Bill Neuman.

 

Fred Steele's roadster.

 

My uncle's shop - Ferguson Auto Service - was right next door to Carl's Hollywood Muffler shop. What I never appreciated until I looked at that pic again was that Carl's was also a British car repair shop.

 

I want one of these trucks

 

I am here to pick up your daughter.

 

What the hell is this guy doing with his left hand?

 

This guy? He just happens to be Mickey Thompson, RIP, and the slow shutter speed caught his hand moving.