Vintage shots from days gone by!

1968 2008

 

1958

 

Chicago 1960s

 

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Marysville, KS. 1962

 

That hasn't been changed! Even though the car was constantly developed.
here's a vid at the Scope Classic meeting
It holds itself against more modern cars



this photo was taken in April '69 [it was chopped by then]


Edit: Plagiarised elsewhere for you.
1938 Chevrolet Coupe – The coupe was one of several Grant’s late father, Ron Silvester, owned and raced in the sixty’s. This car was built by a very good friend and work mate of his, named Jim Walker. Jim was such a meticulous engineer and would hand make anything needed for the car and as with all passions working 24 stints to build the car up after an insidence was ‘fun’ for Jim. Sadly both have passed away or the stories could be on going for ever. The Coupe was badly damaged in a race at Ruapuna where Ron got his jandals [flip-flops] stuck under the pedals. This caused a panic in the time to get the damaged car ready for a race that was to be two weeks from the time of the crash, so whilst Ron was getting repaired in hospital with a damaged shoulder etc Jim was building the car to race again. The Coupe had some great wins over that period . The car is all steel and original 1938 solid beam front suspension with a 1955 Chevy diff with 3.72 ratio Detroit locker unit, Muncie 4 speed rockcrusher box with Tilton triple plate clutch unit, Chev 327ci engine that has been bored and stroke in the ’60’s to 370ci. The main feature being the original 6 x 2 barrel ’97’ Stromberg carbs that feed the engine.

 

Another Chevy Coupe was raced in NZ by Kevin Green [who later shot through to the States with the car]


This colour photo graced the pages of NZ Hotrod magazine I believe


And he used a local brand of wheels made by Dave Jolly