Vintage shots from days gone by!

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PS Didn't you have internet in those days?

 

here some more buses. (I try to keep track of my postings, but there is always a chance of reposts. Sorry for that)

 

After Glen Ward Crashed Howard Johansen's Twin Bears Car At Amarillo Dragway In 1962, It Was Jack Chrisman Who Got Behind The Torque. This Opposed Twin Version Featured Bored And Stroked 283 Small Blocks.



As Far As We Know, The Only Woman To Drive One Of These Dual Beasts (in This Case, Gordon Collett's Tandem Car) Was None Other Than Shirley Muldowney. She Did So At The Infamous Union Grove Dragway.



Chris Karamesines Tried Chizler I, A Short Wheelbase, Opposed Engine Car. Here, It's In The Alton Pits Along With His 204 Mph Single Engine Digger, Chizler II.



Beach Boys NOT the singing group LOL




Beach Boys same car teamed up with the Smothers Bros. And became Smothers Bros Beach Boys Special

 

Pete Brock, designer of the Daytona, teaches Shelby Driving School students about Riverside's Turn 8.



Fred Lorenzen Atlanta Motor Speedway



Fred Lorenzen



Jr. johnson wins 1960 Daytons 500



Ned Jarett

 

Al Dean originally owned this Lister Chevy but sold it to Harlan Fike. Wayne Weiler is the driver in the photo. Apparently, after little success and a crash the remains of this car ended up as the Sorrel/Larkin Special which was another of the very interesting one-off sports cars that ran in the 1950s and early 1960s.

http://www.tamsoldracecarsite.net/SorrellStory.html

 

The 1958 DVL version with Bill Pollack up.

 

The Burger Bar was on the Southwest Corner of Citrus and Redlands Blvd. (Hiway 99) Redlands CA. A Del Taco is on that spot today.

 

Thank you for posting. This is a special pic as it shows some type of Pontiac head not known of in the early 60s. It was not until late 1968 that Pontiac built a round port head without siamesed exh ports. This car has them a half dozen or so years prior. Have not found anyone with an explaination. Sadly, most of the people who would know have passed.

 

You mean some reindeer are INEDIBLE?!

 

Oh, the stories this car could tell!

 

Super Emails, but still slow dial-up internet.

 

are you sure the Connie pic is 1964? Based on the Ford engine and zoomies, it is likely 1965 or, could be very late in '64. He won Inday in '64 with a 392 and got the Ford contract for the switch to the cammer in '65.

 

Agreed styling wise but, also Pontiacs had larger brakes, stronger rear ends, avail 4spd hydro trans, an extra 50 or hundred inches under the hood ( 389 ), etc. Most things that Pontiac didn't do was because they were not allowed to do. Many ideas had to be snuck out the back down because they were not allowed to do ( GTO is an example ). It was probably GM brass that banned the Poncho Catalina pick up (as shown).