@swade41, you sure ate your Wheaties......Thank you for your service... I took this at Waterdown, Ontario in the 80's I think it was Leroy's...I see he changed to split wishbones and swapped the tail lights to side mounted bullet style... That was a great show and swap...it moved to Rockton where Jeff has the Jam-Up now...
The 151 is the perfect M.P. Patrol Vehicle and made a great hot rod in the field. I don't care what anyone says... "Of The Troops and For The Troops"
If that was the 80's then it was Jerry Jerry owned/built the car, was Leroy's best friend, Jerry was killed in the car waiting to make a left into a parking lot during the Street Machine Nationals in Hamburg NY. Some kid in a Camaro rubber necking at the cars in the lot drove right into the back of him. His family gave Leroy the car and several years later the club rebuilt the car, one of the members even still had the layout paper for the flames from the 70's. I went to Waterdown with Leroy and a couple other club members in 2008 I think, I took the bucket.
Damn that's a sad story...In 2008 did the Coupe have the Tailights and bones in my pics? RIP Jerry...
No, how visible those lights were at that angle was brought up, so one of the changes was the taillights. Some other changes were things that Jerry wanted to do to the car, like swapping the sbc for a 371 Olds This photo is actually from the annual memorial breakfast, before heading over to the fallen club member's grave site to pay respects.
My Dad Harold Davison in 1946 the day he and mom got married from what I can figure. 41 Ford that he bought in California in 1945 when he got back from the South Pacific.
My crAte. US Army, 173d Airborne, Viet Nam. My Dad (not a car guy) bought a new '57 Chevy BelAir Sport Coupe. He went ashore at Normandy and was wounded in late Aug. just before his unit entered Paris. My Hero!
I carried a photo of my avatar durning Viet Nam after my girlfriend dumped me a day before I left. The photo and I got back and my love life continued and the love of 32's continued till today. Veterans Day is just one of the other 364 days of the year that I count my blessing of making it home and my memories of my buddies who didn't have the same good luck I had.
My car is my avatar. I was a cold war veteran. My thanks go to all of the veterans who came before I did, and to those who came after.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/just-louvers.1028008/page-82#post-14197331 ...this is an image shared by Hamber @loudbang in one of my Threads... Thank you for your support and contributions over the years and thank you for your service...
Here’s a pic of my dad, going to army air corps school prior to heading for Italy during WW2. Also a pic of my rear window decal on the Olds…
Rene M. Charland- Also known as The Champ, Da Champ, Mr. Charland W.W. II Vet Iwo Jima Rene center with his trademark cigar 4 time NASCAR National Sportsman (Now Xfinity series) Champion 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and a member of the original Eastern Bandits Rene with Bobby Allison to his right and Richard Petty to his left Rene left us in 2013 after a battle with Alzheimer's. Rene Charland Accomplishments Below is a list of some of his wins and championships: 2-time Rhythm Inn Speedway champion (1954-55) 5 Non-Ford wins at Waterford Speedbowl in 1959 4 Modifed wins at Riverside Park 1961 Norwood Arena Sportsman champion 2-time Stafford Sportsman champion (1961-62) 1963 Islip Sportsman champion 3-time Utica-Rome Modified champion (1961-62, 1964) 4-time NASCAR Sportsman National champion (1962-65) 1965 Old Bridge Stadium Sportsman champion (Tied with Pat Moon) 1965 New York State NASCAR Modified champion 1966 Vermont Governors Cup winner (Modified at Catamount) 1970 Fonda Speedway track champion 1974 Lebanon Valley 200 winner Track champion at Brattleboro, VT; Keene, NH; Old Dominion Speedway, Manassas, VA; and Fort Dix, NJ
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ogenized-hotrods.1002926/page-3#post-11311342 ...This was a Hotrod shared by Hamber @porknbeaner in a Thread I enjoy...I continue to enjoy his thoughts on the culture and his being open to the big picture that is Hotrod/Custom... Thanks for your service Beaner...
I know there are many others here that have or are in the Service on all sides of the Allied fence, a number I'm sure that I have had conversation with over the years here on the Hamb... I know it's private to many...If any would like anything I've shared removed please let me know... Thank you All for your service https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/dry-lakes-hot-rods-by-pat-ganahl.1158561/ RIP Pat Ganahl Credit to Photographer, Owner
I remember going to the Riverside Park Stock Car Races in Agawam, Massachusetts many years ago, and Rene Charland was racing that night. Later, I also worked with Rene's aunt in Hartford, Connecticut
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...enized-hotrods.1002926/page-210#post-14311851 The Late Dick Eaton...a close friend of @Deuce-Deano's who shared the pic above at the link with further links within... Thank you for your service...Rest in Peace
Great thread !!! If we get a little leeway on this one I'll share my uncle Jerry's first "Hot Rod".... Rural SE Oklahoma style. Stock motor, split the exhaust in shop class & straight piped. Ive heard some great stories about him & his brothers in tearing it up this truck. First pic is mid 60's. Second is recent, we still have the truck & the farm.. He was USMC Vietnam combat vet.. Last pic is him & my Grandma... Sorry I dont have better shots of just the truck.
My dad was a bomb disposal officer during WWII and recalled to active duty during Korea. He wasn't really a car guy but supported my love for all things mechanical starting with mini bikes and go carts when I was in Jr. High. He did however have a '51 Ford woodie that he talked fondly about up until he died at 100+. Photo with his third wife, children, grand children, and great grand children in my '39 p/u on his 96th birthday.
My dad was an only son of a farmer but volunteered to serve in the Philippines as a motor pool Sargent, met my mom…..and here I am
Alex Xydias volunteered for the Army Air Corp at the top of WWll and went from being a defense plant worker to a flight engineer and top-turret gunner: . . . to ultimately wrenching on B-25s. Here we see Alex with his beloved ‘34 cabriolet that he named “Jewel”, standing in the snow while stationed at Douglas Air Base in Arizona circa 1945: It was at this final post where Alex would learn to work on those B-25s, acquiring skills and knowledge that he’d soon be adapting into his hot rodding and racing pursuits . . . and opening a little go-fast shop called "So-Cal Speed Shop"
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