History Stock-S/S-F/X 1959-1966

Thanks! Yes Lee, it is an S&S Willys ... I'm still figuring out how to navigate this (pretty cool!) DVD frame-by-frame and select/store images. I'll try to post some more later ... Any 'requests'?

York -- on the 'Return Road' ... 1963​

 

Any shots of Tex Randall's rail or footage from Aquasco?

-Lee
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The Galaxie is most likely being driven by Bud Shelenberger(sp?). This would have been 1964. He won Indy later on. He also drove the King Ford T-bolt. My guess is the Bonner Falcon is still the "Georgia Peach" here. It didn't get lettered with "The Warbucks" until late '64 early '65. The "Daddy Warbucks" name showed up on his AFX Mustang at the Winter Nats in '65 then the Poppy Red AWB Falcon after that.

Great shots!!! Keep them coming!!

 

Requests? Any SS/AFX cars you have!! T-bolts and LW Galaxies are top priority for me though!!!

 

A couple of pictures of Bonner's car taken by George Cureton.

 

Here's a Bill Holmes photo from way back when.

 

Looks like Ronnie Sox talking to Phil.

 

Bob

Is this photo from NY National? Sure looks like it.

 

A couple more Mopars from 1963 @ Capitol ...

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Sorry, no Aquasco shots Lee. I went there 1957-59, and then it was just York, Capitol, 75-80, Cecil and Englishtown.

I do have a small amount of footage of Racing Parts & Machine's and (I think) the Coleman Bros diggers @ Capitol.

 

Tom,
You would be correct. Here are a couple of pictures of S&M taken by George at the same race. Love the one with Ronnie and Buddy sitting in the car talking things over.
Bob Rice

 

John,
I have no idea.
Bob

 

I wondered who took that photo. I am always looking for more!

 

Looking for photo's of the original GeeToTigers...

 

Always liked this (lucky) shot I grabbed (at Cecil) of Ronnie in a 'pre-match-race' moment of contemplation. Wonder if the guy with his back to me was Jake, Buddy or ... ?

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More likely Dave Christie

 

Definitely not Buddy with that hair.

 

Wally sezs 'whats wrong with that hair' ... it's very CL ... like mine!

From: (new GOOGLE feature) http://images.google.com/images?&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=drag+racing+source:life&&sa=N&start=0&ndsp=20​

 

Ok, you 'Olds' guys ... what's the 'History' behind this image?​

From: http://images.google.com/images?&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=drag+racing+source:life&&sa=N&start=20&ndsp=20​

 

You are correct.

 

Ahhhh, he invested well.

 

Not sure what the significance was, but that's a cool ass picture!

 

That was really great Doug! Bet *Wally (R.I.P.) would have smiled!
Nice to have a bit more humor here. I was starting to feel ... well, alone!

* Wally's 'post Brylcream' era! -->
(From: http://cars.ign.com/articles/826/826235p1.html )

 

Just a guess Steve, but could that possibly be an Oldsmobile dedicated car club from back in the day? Members posing with their customized club project car??? I can just imagine the metal plates hanging under the rear bumpers......."Rocketeers".....

 

If your 50's Olds has a dent in the roof, it could be one of these

 

Yea, Most-likely is a 'Club' Verne. It was from a LIFE magazine piece ... the only info the site gives is ...

"National Hot Rod Association'S Drag Racing Meet Held In Santa Ana, Calif. Phototogragher: Ralph Crane"
(*date not given)

I really loved the way 'Race-track WHITE' was the the attire color of choice (at least on the 'other' coast) back then! It was so ... Very CL!

 

I really loved the way 'Race-track WHITE' was the the attire color of choice (at least on the 'other' coast) back then! It was so ... Very CL![/quote]

White "ducks" had been the basic racing/pit attire since the beginnings of organized racing, oval track especially, throughout the nation, not just the west coast. I seem to recall it's origins being with the AAA officials and organization, that was racing's top sanctioning body in the country wanted to present a clean image.
Joel

 

Bill McDuell's She-Devil at the 1967 S/S Nationals at Cecil County, MD. The ex-Tom Grove car.
Joel

 

Dick Brannan's "Worlds Fastest Ford" '63 Galaxie. I grew up hearing how this car had a high gear like no other. Its still alive and owned by Don Snyder.

 

Just out to curiosity, what kind of mph did it run? How about et?