History TRADITIONAL GASSERS, Gas Class cars and modern TRADITIONAL cars.

Jack Kulp 1959. Innovative racer, doesn't get the credit he deserves.

 

I dig the buick tail lights.

 

I know I have seen the car above in Howards Cam ads before, but I cant find it. I have also been looking at photos of Howard Johansen, I think this might actually be him working on the car, but I don't think its the Doug Cook/Jerry Johansen Stude in the photo, it was a dark colour.


Any thoughts? Maybe @Dean Lowe would know?

 

Cook & Johansen stude, 1960

 

I think this photo is from the HAMB

 

1959

 

1959 No, its not "jacked up", the nose is lifting under acceleration.

 

1959 Johnny Loper

 

1958

 

1958

 

1958

 

1955

 

1958

 

1955

 

1955, is this jazzy Jim Nelson, of Fiat fame?

 

1955

 

1959

 

1955

 

I think that is Jim Nelson of Dragmaster fame. Oceanside is pretty close to where Nelson and Martin ran Dragmaster.

 

That was my initial thought, then I started to wonder if it was Jazzy. Was Jim Nelson an Oilers member? I will do some digging, and see if I can find out, I think I know where to look.

 

Hey FG,
Perhaps it is Al Hirshfield in his Studebaker sedan.
Jnaki
He was one of the top gas class driver (car) at Lions. Howard cam and had the "look" of the backyard builders/drivers... jeans, white t shirt, boots...a 50's guy look. My brother liked that look and patterned our 40 Willys with a bunch of Howard Cam stuff in the final build prior to the explosion.

 

If, the car in the picture is the car that set the record, this is impressive.

 

Couldn't be, no straight axle, no moon tank mounted on the grill, no bolt-on spindle mounts, ect...

 

Could be, that name strikes me as right. The car was in a couple Howards cam ads, but I haven't been able to find it, but Al Hirshfield could be right.

 

A number of years ago He recreated this car and was competeing at nostalgic race events like the hot rod reunion and such. I saw him run at Indy when the Goodguys still had the vintage drag racing there.

 

HERE'S THE LINEUP!
Left to right,33 Willys George Montgomery,57 and 38 Chevrolets were Terminal Transport cars driven by Hubert Platt,39 Chevrolet D.L. Maddox,40 Willys Barnett Brothers and the 35 Chevrolet coupes driver is a big blank.This was the premier strip in the Atlanta area at the time.It became semi famous starting in 1964 with the Atlanta $10,000. events.Sad to say it is now a subdivision. Per "A Southern Racer".