60'-70's Vintage Oval Track Modifieds

My favorite TB Mod was the yellow coupe with the black sunburst.

 

Mine too. When I was a kid I used to hang out at the shop when Tony Gazinski was builidng that car. It was originally driven by Red Klauss and had the Seagram 7 logo as the number.

 

Okay Rich,
I'm deferring to the expert on all things Modified and Tiger Tom, Ken insists the big Baldwin fire was at Riverhead, I seem to remember it being Islip (we rarely went to Riverhead in those years anyway) Well Rich whats the answer. (I wish I could insert the jepordy music here )LOL

Thanks
Bruce

 

Pete
Really Awesome Islip Photos, really liked the Cup cars from '72. Keep them coming love the Fig 8s and street stock stuff too.

Bruce

 

if he don't know, I can ask on LongIslandJam.com someone would know over there! Even though it seems we have a wealth of knowledge right here on Long Island racing!!!

 

anyone see Big Bob??????

 

How could you miss him LOL

Spent quite a few laps around the pits in the golf cart with my ears bleeding.

Bruce

 

Hey Pete I guess I wasn't the first 60X

 

I read a number of my posts and can't believe all the typos, sorry guys. Been a bit under the weather the past few days. Great job on the photos Pete, Mom saw them also and she was picking them out. Artie Tappen on top of Freddie's 18 for one.

 

That's right! Oh Lord, I want to go back Home!

 

Beat me to it.

 

That was Cliff Tyler's 18.

 

Hey Bullfather ..

I wonder if you'd be kind enough to post the great midget pictures from this posting & your previous one over on the .. "Cageless" Midget Picture Thread here?

THANKS!!!

 

Now deceased .. Russ DeVoe worked for me at Riverhead as the Handicapper .. 1976 & 1977 I "think".

 

99.99% sure it was Riverhead Raceway between 3 & 4th turns

Some GREAT ISLIP pictures
Was A BONUS to "GROW UP" ( term used litely
during that era

 

Well Ken and Goodoledays, I guess you guys must be right this shot was on page 60 in this thread. The guardrail in the backround doesn't look like the striped metal fence that Islip used until they changed to concrete. My brain is alittle fuzzy on some details, I think I'll blame it on my CRS.

Bruce

 

Hey Guys ..

Riverhead .. between the 1 & 2.

I'll explain how I remember .. the flames went as high or higher than the light poles .. from my vantage point I couldn't .. didn't see Baldwin get out of the car .. I thought he might be "toast" .. until I saw him walking on the track. ..... We had made a cut out .. an opening with a removeable section of that steel guard rail in the first turn for Marty Himes to get his vintage cars .. from the front midway display (when they were there) .. onto the track, without having them/him go all the way around back to the pits. I had a beer in my hand (don't know why) .. I unlocked the gate we had also made there in the debris fence and went up to the (removeable section of) guard rail .. SHOUTED at Baldwin "TOM .. YOU NEED THIS MORE THAN I DO!! .. and handed him my beer.

Yeah .. I know NO beer in the pits &/or on the track .. BUT !!!!!!!

BTW -- a master craftsman ... old Tony Gazinski straightened out every heat warped panel on that car .. straighter than new. That man was a true CRAFTSMAN!!!

 

Ken ,

Thanks for the personal info. That's one of the reasons I really like this thread. If it wasn't for guys like you and Pete and Rich all our history would be forgotten. Thanks again for spending the time to do this and John56h for starting the thread.

 

Uhhh Bruce, I hope you don't mean me 'cause I don't contribute much. If I ever get off my butt and get all those negs and slides scanned, maybe then I'll be a contributing member of society!

 

Rich get your butt in gear!!! Huge part of this thread is also Dr. John, tons of great photos!

 

No Rich, your contributions in just your experience are great, but it sure would be nice to see some pictures!

 

Rich has tons of negs. but won't get off his butt or back depends if he's on the couch or in the garage! (but which one is for the couch and which one is for the garage!?!?!)

 

I'm in the shop way more than the house....Really.

 

He's too busy fabricating some of the best cars around. he moved down to NC and the fabrication bug bit him.

When he lived up here and he couldn't install cruiser skirts on his primered 51 Ford.

There are just some things you never forget Richie.

You're a good man in my book boss.

 

That's the Emil I know! Glad to see you're still stirring the pot.

Now, get that kid of yours to stop chasing Karts and to post more scrap book photos from "The house that Larry built" !

 

He's to busy interviewing all these hot Babes in racing today and in barber shops. I didn't raise no fool. LOL

 

I found this in my racing stuff I know this photo has been posted before but this one was signed by Eddie. I must have bought it at Islip during the '69 or '70 season. I really get a kick out of the littlte plastic frame it had around it.

Rich I don't remember any frames around the shots I bought from you

 

Didn't want to spoil you guys. But you did get a feature in CT.

 

I guess he'll be posting Rich's pictures before Rich!

 

Circa 79/80 @ O.C.F.S. in Middletown,NY.