History Drag Roadsters............picture thread

Bump, because race car threads rule.

 

Been piecing this together over the last few months after having the idea in my head for years, should be out on the track next year, I should start a build thread at some point

 

Damn this one sparks my interest!!

 

Trying to remember when BSA made 2 strokes. Love the roadster

 

You are on the right track my friend.

 

I believe that's not a 2 stroke, it's a flathead.

 

That one is a flathead , but they made the BSA Bantam from 1948 to the 70s, and a 175cc 2 stroke version of the BSASunbeam/ Triumph Tigress . BSA actually made two stroke bikes from 1929 to 1979 alongside the four stroke production.

 

I found this thread doing an image search looking for something else but it seems like the perfect place to ask. does anybody know anything about this drag roadster? It was in Pat Ganhal's (sp) column posted about by @HEMI32 50's drag cars in color. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/’50s-drags-in-color-by-pat-ganahl.1267724/

EDIT: The car was in San Gabriel in 3/59 and is identified as "Woodruff".

 

Don't blink. 99jr and 555 in action

 

I think this could be at Dragway 42 West Salem, Ohio. I remember seeing these guys there in "61", "62".

 

Hello,

Having been an avid early drag racing movie film person, this is one rare film shown. It is unfortunate that there isn’t any more information about the film. It was shot from the spectator’s side of Lion’s Dragstrip, where we all gathered at one time or another. We did not have a telephoto lens on our old 16mm film camera. So, from this “down the dragstrip” location created long distance away films.

Either the person taking the film was standing directly on the drag strip or just steps away or he had a telephoto lens on his camera. The action film gets an up close and personal effect at the end.

The orange and black roadster is the Dale Ambrose A/H Class Roadster from the mid to late 50s. a part of the Ike Iacono Racing Team.
The blue 555 roadster was once owned by Mickey Waters and Dean Murray. Waters and Murray (California) Sky Blue from 1955-1958

So, the short film clip had to be at Lion’s Dragstrip in the 57-58 time period. As it was sold in late 1958

Jnaki

old Friday Art 1934 Ford Coupe GMC 6 powered

Ike Iacono Racing Team with the orange black coupe and roadster from Dale Ambrose

Ike Iacono 34 Ford Coupe and Dale Lambrose Roadster

The powerplant was usually a GMC 6 cylinder in the roadster and coupe. They were all orange and black paint with the numeral 99 as the specific number. But, each drag strip had their own window/body panel numbering system to keep track of the racers in the different classes.

Dale Lambrose ran this roadster (99 Jr ) as a teammate to Frank "Ike" Iacono's '34 Ford Coupe (99), with both running GMC sixes on fuel.
old Friday Art A/H Class Roadster


In the background, one could see Mr. Childers and his White 53 Pontiac Ambulance near the Orange timing tower.


Our friend, Mr. Childers, from the Dilday Family Mortuary in Long Beach.

Mr. Childers and the 1953 Pontiac White Ambulance at Lion's Dragstrip
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/old-hearses-and-ambulances.1267322/#post-14542606


Brissette Modified Roadster Class, Orange Lions Timing Tower and the White Pontiac Ambulance.

So, the story shows it is Lion’s Dragstrip during the 1957-58 season, since the blue roadster was sold in 1958 to an out of state owner and changed in a different modification.

 

@jnaki The Waters & Murray roadster and the white ambulance can be seen in a longer version of that film I posted in this link https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/lions-1956.1182296/ The YouTube links have been taken down But if you click on the Facebook links "In grey" you can see the video. It has a Getty images water mark on it, but you can still see the blue roadster being pushed down the return road as well as LOTS of other cars which I'm sure you'll recognize the films are dated Jan 1st, 1956.

 

no direct link

 

@jnaki Try this. https://www.facebook.com/groups/630364006976008/posts/2984161064929612/

 

@jnaki Here's another one with the 555 and 99jr racing like in your post.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/630364006976008/posts/2986168128062239/

 

Hey S,
There are no links, just an ad to join a private group. Not my thing...

Jnaki
But, you can pull out the direct link to the video feed if you are a part of that private group.

 

Let's get this thread back on track! I'm going to be building a street roadster soon and I need all the influence I can get! I have the 29 Ford roadster body, engine, some suspension stuff and lots of cool parts to use. Anyone building a A/SR these days? Let's see what ya got going!

 

Sounds good, what era will that be, always good to pick a year so all the bits match. Start a build thread so we can follow along. Bob

 

1962 -1965 era. I will start a build thread this year. Not ready yet.

 

Stole this first pic off of here. 2nd pic is how I found the car in a junkyard in 2014. 3rd pic is how it looked before the Caldwell's had it, had a feature in a 1960 Hot Rod. Last pic is how it looks today, restoration to it's Hot Rod time frame almost done. Still needing the proper tires, slicks. Oh, the young guy in the Hot Rod magazine pic owns it now!

 

Very cool project. Towel City should be able to help you out in the tire department.

 

planning on doing the same thing!

 

I thought a racer with a */SR designation had to be left hand steered (in USA). You show the driver seat placement centered in the car. That would make it an Altered Roadster like my avatar.

 

I’m not smart enough to answer that. But the 555 was center steer and the 99jr was left hand. I assume they raced in the same class. 22jr was also center steer.
The seat was just set on the chassis because it kept falling off lol

 

Mike Waters went on to boat racing at Marine Stadium in Long Beach for quite awhile in the 5 liter class. Later in life he returned to his roots with Dry Lakes/Bonneville time trails. He was very successful with his new partner Dana Wilson. Both entered the Bonneville 200 mph club and Dirty 2 club in a roadster #369 they built. They were both officers in the SCTA for years. Mikes son Greg very successfully continues to race their roadster today.
Dean Murray also returned to El Mirage and Bonneville with a roadster he and a gentleman named Altman built. The triple nickel 555.

 

Great, We should talk and throw ideas around. I'm close.

 

Back to the top just because this thread should never wither and die!

 

Some other pictures