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

Yes - he was drag racing it at that time. We are all from San Antonio and they use to race down the Randolph Field & Martindale Air Field flight lines. Imagine getting on an air force base these days and running down the flight line. My grandfathers name is Richard Foster and he ran with Harold Lozano (Lozano Brothers Porting), Bud Ward, Nylic Tatum. They were the start if the Rebels Race Club of San Antonio and were part of the Alamo Timing Association and NHRA. Actually have some video from the 50's of them racing. Thanks for the info and I'm still trying to find out more information about his car and trying to locate one simular to it.

 

Info, to copy a picture, right click the mouse on it, and the email it to yourself. After that you can save it to your files.

traderjack

 

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Great Picture!!

 

Our own Racer5c had the honor of driving for AJ Watson. I haven't seen him in a while but it is not uncommon to see Mr. Watson at the Mcdonalds in Speedway at lunch time.

Those are some great pictures Josh.

 

Here is a link to Eastern Sprint car races in 1954

http://www.thevintageracer.com/datr/datr.htm

 

HEY EVERYONE, I HAVE A 1947 3/4 SPRINT CAR I THINK. THE CHASSIE IS FROM A 1947 CROSLEY. THE ENGINE AND TRANS. IS A FOUR CYL. MORRIS 948 CC. WHITH A SMOOTH CASE 3 SPEED TRANS. WE FOUND THIS CAR BEHIND A BARN IN KY, IN REALLY BAD SHAPE AND SPENT THE LAST YEAR RESTORING IT. CAN ANYONE HELP ME FIND OUT WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT MIGHT BE WORTH. I WOULD BE VERY GREATFUL FOR ANY HELP.

 

Looks like a Midget to me.

I have no idea how much it is worth or anything.

 

Very nice Griddle, TQs were never too popular around these parts, so I don't know a lot about them, but here's a link to guys who are quite into vintage TQs. (can be kinda slow loading) http://www.vintagetqmidgets.com/Home_Page.php

 

thanks for the info may god bless you.

 

A couple more that may be of interest.
http://www.classic-wheels.co.uk/midget_race_car_photos.htm

http://www.antiqueautoracing.com/

 

I agree with buildy.. There were a lot more midgets that looked like that than the usual High dollar Kurtis stuff you see a lot. Very cool car.

A kentucky open wheel find is kinda rare.. Once you cross that river, You can't find a sprint car even if you had "Eldora's wall" helping you! That Sum bitch has "found" and made contact with hundreds.. if not thousands!

(just a little open wheel humor that only us sprint car geeks will get)

JD

 

Does that mean we are a "sprint car geek squad"?

 

Them Briars either won or buried them in the turn two wall. Maddest I ever saw Ol' Earl was when he unearthed one in the middle of 1-2 when he was doing the final grade on a Big Saturday Night.

 

I've got an old Buddy of mine thats been an open wheel - sprint car addict for ever (I think he crewed for Oldfield), anyway I've been trying to get him to read this thread.
His Momma Blocked the HAMB on his puter cause , well it's the HAMB.
Could you guys post some real names so I can entice him overhere.

Thanks

Ya - I would like to see them also to help me fill in some blanks

 

Wow. I have to tell you that NO thread here has had me more mesmerized than this one. I am through the 90th page and still working. I come from Central Indiana and have some great memories of some of the greats mentioned here....I have also learned SO much from Josh, Roy, Rootie, Dean etc....you guys are the best!!!!!! Once I am through the pages, I will get back and post!!!!!! All who have shared your treasures and treasured experiences...THANK YOU!!!!! My Dad crewed for Tom Cherry from Muncie, IN among other experiences and my first race ever was at Winchester....the old man KNEW how to get his son HOOKED! Be back soon with how it affected me!!!! Thanks! Ebert.

 

Welcome Ebert, can't wait to hear some of your stories!!

 

Pete Schmidt sure fielded some fine looking rides back then.

 

I need some help... this midget is going to be auctioned tomorrow so time is of the essence. Does anyone recognize the car [sorry for the poor quality pics cell phone you know] It's a HAL motor and as far as I can tell most of the major pieces are present. I wasn't able to locate the builder's tag, or even if there was one. It looks like a Mod.A rear and there is an in/out box. I located some paperwork that showed Eddie Zaluckie getting ready to drive a car very similiar to this one. Any thoughts, ideas, or advice???
Blessings,
PK

 

Advice?... bid high and bid often. Seriously, I don't have a clue to it's history, but with that HAL conversion, it's probably going to attract a lot of interest.
Maybe try and contact someone from this Fla. outfit. Of course, if they don't already know about the auction they will, and if they do, they might be kinda tight lipped. ?? http://www.daararacing.com/

Good luck.

 

My advise.. Forget about the Midget! BID ON THE NON-CAGE SPRINTER next to it..

The midget is pretty cool. It's all about who's there bidding. If I had to guess.. on the high end, it could bring $8000-$10,000 I don't think it will go that high though. If I had to guess, $6500 would but it.

Of coarse.. I could be way off. I have been before!

Let me know what the sprinter brings.

J Shaw

 

Looks like there may be more goodies on down the line (?) PK, take some pics while you're there, so I can see what I missed, 3000 miles away!

 

I know I should have taken more pics, but we slipped in as they were setting up. According to the auction flyer the sprinter next to the midget is supposed to be an AJ Watson car. I didn't check it real close because I was so intrigued by the HAL... Security eventually closed in so our recon mission was scrubbed. Oh well, tomorrow is the day so I'll get plenty of shots of everything there.
PK

 

Here are a few pix of a Ron Ward I have .All the correct running gear is there, I have a new nose,hood tail, fuel tank apoulstry. As well as some steel wheels. old body etc. Chassis is sand blasted and ready to be finished. If anyone is intrested contact me. Tom Bliss [email protected] I have a few more pix i can send

 

SUBJECT: WATSON
EFFECT : AMAZING!
CONCLUSION: CARRY ON!





See Josh "NEW INDY" Indy is good for something!....


This photo courtesy of palmer coach works web site.

 

Here is a picture of my Dad in his midget out in a friends field about 1945.

 

Hmmmm same car with a very young Circle track 40 at the wheel.
Gene

 

49 Kurtis, Winchester 2008 Old timers.

 

Good luck bidding on that midget. Cars that complete are hard to come buy. Its also neat to see a car that is different , not a KK copy with a v8 60.

I am watching the USAC race from Manzi on Usac.com. Go Jerry Coons Jr. and the whole Hoffman racing team. They can clinch the 2008 Usac sprint championship tonight. 30+ years from now we will be looking for the car Jerry drove tonight for a restoration project.

That Ward car is great. Looks like it would be a fairly easy restoration. Any history on it?

 

Here's some shots of the Schmidt car from '59 taken at Bonneville this year. Jim Lattin currently owns it and is planning to restore it to its 1959 front row glory after setting records this year. I talked to Jim at great length about he car. He was surprised that I recognized it as a Kusma car. Most think Epperly, watson, or Kurtis. He had many great stories about finding Kusma and having help rebuild the car. Said Kuzma had many many stories about racing but even more about the women he chased at the same time!