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

Nice pictures of Jimmy Bryan, he took his rookie test at Indy in my dad's car, my brother Jimmy also named his son James Bryan Caruthers after Jimmy Bryan

 

"Dicks Unlimited"???

Hope that was a typo!!

 

Is that 23 James MacElreath's USAC sprinter?

 

I saw it there, by that point I was so overwhelmed, I don't think I had enough on the ball to take a pic though. Yours look nice.

 

Hey, give me a break. Mr Smith is a fine upstanding gentleman. That was a fumble fingered yoo yoo that did that. Ducks Unlimited, an excellent waterfowl and wetlands conservation group. geeez, now you made me feel like Forrest Gump.......Joshua, let that go...please.
Gene

 

Thanks for the photos, Gene. That means there are at least five of those issues still around.

 

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These are great pictures. First is Elmer George in his new lesoski sprinter, Foyt in Wally Meskowski sprinter, Tommy Hinnershitz passing Bill Brown, Eddie Sachs in Pete Schmidt's sprinter, Tommy Hinnershitz again and last is Johnny Thomson driving under a flipping Don Branson in Bob Estes champ car at Williams Grove. This was a heat race.


Been lurking here for 100 pages of this thread, had to join up!

 

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These are from the July 1962 race,

Jiggs Peters in the former Belond Indy winner, I think the picture marked Daywalt is Chuck Hulse,
Demler 99 is Bud Tinglestad,
Porky Rachwitz in the Kimberly RE Buick, a Mickey Thompson car

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Then Jack Conely in the Dunn 89

 

this group of pictures is from west capital speedway in either 1977 or 1978 from a outlaws show.

 

Jack ran it as his super too......It was real fast too!!!!

 

Great stuff guys! Welcome Jim Nise, good info!

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Hey Gene, I wonder how Tuff Gruff Ass Kickin' Texan A.J. would feel about a ceramic dog pissing on the tire of his 1961 Indy Winning roadster?

Great Collection! and great pics.

Thanks.

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Those old outlaw pics are cool. Mean looking cars. ..and OF COARSE I love the open trailer shots.


JD

 

I took this with my Cell phone yesterday.. neat picture.





jds

 

Here is a good one of James

 

Thank you Corngrower, I appreciate you starting this stroll down memory lane.

 

Lee Osborne

 

Here are two of my Sports Illustrated magazines. My memory says Sweikert was killed in a sprint car at Salem. Bryan was killed in a sprint car at Langhorne. Is this correct?
Gene

 

How is Lee Osborne? I used to go out to Jamestown to his shop to have some work done on my street rods. I see him at the Goodguys when he comes back to Indy. Is he still up in New York out in the boondocks?
Gene

 

Bryan was killed in a champ car at Langhorne

 

If you liked Bryan here is something thats pretty cool http://indianaracing.net/sounds/music/music-the-ballad-of-jimmy-bryan-by-harry-weger.html

 

Here is my Dad's car that Bryan took his rookie test in at Indy

 

This was my dads car also, this is between the pits and the garage area at Indy. This is the car Vuky was killed in, my dad owned it after that. Thats my dad by the left rear tire

 

Charlie Wiggans probably the best African American Driver to strap into a Big Car. I am sure most of the people following this thread know of the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes that was all black drivers. Charlie was a four time Champion of that series, he was also known at "the Negro Speed King" If you have a fondness for racing history I would reccomend you read the book titled For Gold & Glory

 

Josh, you might like this one, it's From Cincy probably 1954. The only one who I know for sure in this picture is Johnnie Tolan on the outside

 

Roy, the photo from the race bowl is great. On the song, I've got to try to download it. Believe it or not, I haven't heard it since I heard the writer perform it before the Hut 100 in 1960.

 

lee Ozborne is still at work up in ny. we were at Steves shop in jamestown last week last week & he & lee are still in touch. Bill Wallace

 

Milwaukee when it was dirt, 1949

 

if you figure out how to save it please let me know

 

Williams Grove, Johnny Thomson on the outside in the traylor Offy after riding over Ernie McCoys Right Rear

 

Roy! That song is KILLER!!!

JD