History Hot Rod History and Photos Dallas Texas 1949 on -Caddo Mills Drag Races

Nice to meet you Bobby! I’m Kimberli, Butch’s daughter. We’re going to look through some pictures today to see if there’s some we can post.

 

THANK YOU,,,,,MR Mike Brown

 

Thank you too,Kimberly

 

Butch Kirby with Bobby Langley

 

Here’s some pics on the way to Monterrey of a competitor that rolled their car.

 

A picture of LC Kirby (Sonny) racing at Caddo

 

Caddo Mills, Texas Championships, 13 Sep 1959.

 

That’s Ronnie Kirby and Bobby James.

 

Has anyone talked to
wbrw32
Bobby Wolcott lately? Shows that the last time he was here was August 24,2020.

 

Bobby daughter put him into assisted living and he does not have access to a computer. I talked to Bobby about a week ago he in good spirits and tried to escape a couple of times but they hid his pants. I will be glad to pass on you’ll messages to him. I have known him since the late 50’s and we have remained close friends. Frank
P.S. you can PM me if you need to.

 

Frank,
Please let him know that I, and many others here really miss him, and I consider him as my friend. The stories he has shared and the insight of the Hot Rod & Racing history is amazing. Maybe someone can get him a computer so that he can continue to "set-us-straight" on the way it really was. May God Bless him and take care of him.
Glenn Hayes

 

WILCO

 

Same here.

 

I talked to Wbrw 32 just a few minutes ago he 90 years old and his daughters put him in Old Folks Jail. Bobby need help in his daily life activities, he quit driving and needs help going to the store and just about everything else. Bobby in good spirits and want’s to get on the HAMB , he misses it.. His daughter is suppose to hook him up over the holidays

 

That would be great to see him get back on here. There’s a wealth of knowledge there from “back in the day”. Glad he’s in good spirits.

 

Thanks...wishing him well....can't be easy.....send a hello for me !

 

Thanks Frank...we all wish him well.

 

Hello,

Nice photo of the Scorpion. The Bobby Langley photo was too small to just show everyone. Here it is a little larger and clearer. His black, Scorpion dragster was one of our favorites when he came out West to the So Cal's Riverside Raceway for the East vs West drag race meet in December 1959.

BOBBY LANGLEY SCORPION

Then in March of 1960, they went to the famous Bakersfield Smokers March Meet and made some blistering runs. We were there to have a chance to capture the action. What a cool FED.

Jnaki

Hopefully, these will add to the Texas composite photos and Bobby Langley.

 

Bobby Wolcott and Bill Collins about 1960.

 

Here's a photo I took of L.C.'s Cadillac-Allard at the 1958 Texas State Championship at Caddo. The photo with the car on the trailer I took the week before at the Oklahoma City motel where a lot of us that were racing stayed during the NHRA Nationals.

 

Dang.....towing with a 1956 T bird it looks like - nice trailer there too ! Thanks for posting !.

 

Roadster in this picture belongs to Ralph Sone of San Antonio, member of the San Antonio Roadrunners. Car was featured in Hot Rod in 1954.

 

Do happen to have any more photos of this car?

 

That is the only photo I have.

 

Holy shit did I learn a lot from this thread lol. Does anyone have any pictures of pat Kirkwood with the turtles or of the turtles at the 2222 club? Would help Alot with my research about jacksboro highway and hot rodding history in fort worth

 

Hot Rod magazine May, 1949