Art & Inspiration Traditional images that need no explanation.

A short but compelling story about this 56 Chevy.
Here:
https://www.hemmings.com/stories/20...ion-unite-solving-the-mystery-of-the-underdog

I thought I remembered the name Gary Griffiths connected to another drag car, can't remember the car, maybe a 40 Ford sedan.
I didn't really make a connection to this cars' owners name and Oregon until reading the comments at the end of this story.
Thought maybe some HAMB members might know.
@Marty Strode any ideas Marty.

 

think thats the ultra rare "articulated" slingshot dragster. unfortunately it was not successful

 

It looks like this dragster was made to go around right turn corners.

 

Does that plate say Orygun?

 

Genuine Orygun son a birch

 

@swifty , you know who took this photo some 55 odd years ago

 

Yes Eddie Ford of Aussie Custom Rodder fame took that on our Hot Rodders Tour of the US in 1966. Eddie actually bought a roof from an early A from that yard to convert his brother Bill's Sport Coupe to a real coupe as we never got Model A coupes here in OZ.
In a recent issue of his Restored Cars magazine he has posted another pic of that yard as he is running a one page story with pics of our US tour in 66.
BTW it was 57 years ago and I think that pic was in Issue 1 of Custom Rodder in August 1967

 

This edition. I remember the cover hotrod quite well as will many other Victorians.