Features VINTAGE SPRINT CAR PIC THREAD, 1965 and older only please.

Sun Prarie Wisconsin

 

That little Italian guy again

 

How bout a rear engine dirt car?

 

A.J.Foyt and Tommy Copp

 

Right you are, Roy. It was Lakeside Speedway not I-70, and (I choose to believe) DWs suit was as much about encouraging promoters of proffesional racing to provide proffesional rescue crews and equipment at their events, as it was about his financial compensation.

 

Rodger Ward 2-3 wheeling it.

 

The Edelbrock (27) and Stroppe v860 midgets, were among the few that could beat the Offys regularly.

 

The late, great, Colo. racer Jim Malloy

 

Dryer we restored last year. It was set up for the short lived NASCAR "Speedway Division"

 

Glad to see the post still going.. Great stuff.

I went to the Sprintcar Swap meet at the (Indy)fairgrounds this morning.. always fun to see old buddy's

Bought FIVE of John Mahoney's Sprint car pictorals. OFF OF MAHONEY HIMSELF! 68, 74, 76, 81, 82, and 83. There pretty good. Great for drawing reference.

Here is one page outta one of them..

The Dean van lines spl' I always laugh when guys freak out at me running a hundred MPH or so in my hot rod on "Those old ribbed tractor tires"!!! WHATEVER!! Them old tractor tires have survived a lot worse.. How quick was this car ROY.. or Mac Miller.. or any of you guys! (Damn theres been a lot of knowlege on this post) 135??? (Vuky's first "Laydown" roadster set the pole at 138 in 52'

Yeah, I know they were running dirt on these but I guess 110 to 120 on the miles?? Maybe I'm way off.. Oh well, I haven't had a tire let go yet.. KNOCK ON WOOD.



JD

 

Hey Josh, Mahoney was half owner in my first Midget. Did you get a Mates White Front t shirt from him too?

 

How bout some more Foyt?

 

more Foyt

 

HERK need I say more?

 

I guess pictures would help

 

Herk and
Rufus "Parnelli" Jones!

 

Johnny Rutherford

 

Jimmy Bryan, my brother named his son after him

 

How about one from England

 

Last one for tonight
Tommy Hinnershitz

 

Some more....

 

You sure have some great pictures, now I'am jealous, I used to have a lot but lost all of them in a flood in 84
"Doc"

 

Hey Doc... Is that green T bucket yours.. with the six pin hals? My dad and I have talked to you before.. We were checking out how you did you hubs and stuff. My dad has one of the Mag features of your car hanging up in his garage by where he works cause of your wheel and tire combo.. He's building another 32 pickup, hi boy with six pin hals.. he is gonna make it the Hallabran shop truck to go along with the Hilborn one next to it

Cool.


Joshua Shaw.

 

Does anyone remember a Sprint Car race in the 70's at Terra Haute where NOBODY finished? Toby Tobius was declared the winner after a wrecker hauled him across the finish line. LOL

 

The great photography of Ken Coles:



Gary Bettenhausen (2) and Larry Dickson (1), New Bremen, Ohio.



Rollie Beal (40) Jim Malloy, New Bremen, Ohio.



Mike Mosley in A.J. Watson's car at DuQuion, Ill.



Bobby Unser (3), Johnny Rutherford (18), DuQuoin, Ill.



Al Unser, Sr. at DuQuoin, Ill.



A. J. Foyt, DuQuoin, Ill.