Competition Coupes post some pics please

And Ken Gross told we I couldn't complain about my parking space... right between the So-Cal and Pierson Bros coupes...

 

Only one unchopped and only one not channeled

 

Here's a couple pics of Comp Coupes @ the '58 NHRA Nats in OK City:


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NOTE: Images from HOT ROD Magazine - November 1958

 

I don't know what's cleaner... the cars or the gr*** ^^

 

THE Compe***ion Coupe! End of story.

 

I can't think of too many aussie 'U.S style' comp coupes. Altereds, yes, not Comp. coupes. Phil1934- Thanks for posting the pic of A/C#37. Crazy- good kooky lookin' coupe there. BTW What event is that?
Miscalculation looks to be hooking nicely. What a cool Old(s) thing to see,hear, smell..

The Bakersfield 15 oz. youtube clip would be a good fit here too.

 

You can just see the Bakersfield banner above the Bantam so that would be the Nostalgia drags.

 

Cool thread!!

 

Now .....fire that thing up and give em something to listen to....

 

And put Jungle Larry in the seat and give 'em a real thrill!!

 

Is this the concours at St. Johns, in Plymouth, MI? PLEASE tell me it isn't... if I missed that, sigh.

Beautiful pix, regardless. Thank you for sharing.

JK

 

Leroy Mackey & Bob Veselka's C/C from Corpus Christi, TX. NHRA Top Eliminator Runner Up in OKC '57, got nosed out by Buddy Sampson, another Texan. Both guys are still alive and well and love to talk about the old days.

 

Glad this thead got revived, love the compe***ion coupes.

Bob Gorman did run the Bantam coupe, first with a fuel flathead, then with a blown Stude, ran 124, apparently later went to a Cad motor.

The Crosley was run by Bader and Fererra from Cypress, CA, ran a blown Cad on gas, ran mid 130s...it is seen several times in the Life Mag series taken at Santa Ana in 57...

 

Compe***ion Coupes and Modified Roadsters are hot rods as art at it's best.

 

Jim Klim's Lyndwood, a recent build but with period parts exactly like he wanted Pat Bilbow to build it in the late 50's. This one's a real beauty.

 

Gosh darnit that is sweet.

 

Got the body on mine,

 

Rich we just bought an Anglia comp coupe/sedan and thought it was the A&B car but on close examination you can see its not BUT it looks like the one in this thread that has 327 on it with the injected Chevy in it. Does it ring a bell to you. Here are some pictures as we found it and as it was the last time it was running cica 1967-69 You can see the difference in the wheelwells and the rear section that was cut.

Pat

 

Bucksnort do you know anything about this car I think we now own it.

Pat

 

That photo is in the 1965 Hot Rod magazine Technical Library book "Basic Bodywork" In the 'Picking a division' article

 

Old and faded, but possibly one of the best magazine covers ever. The best part is, all 3 of these fuel coupes are alive and well!




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Check out the 3rd one down. I have one of his 34 Fuel Coupe bodies, it's nice and light.

http://www.nostalgiafunnycarbodies.com/bodies/index.html

 

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There you go. I have one of his bodies very nice work and very lightweight.

 

Heres some pics of my Slightly Dangerous Dragster

soon to be Slightly Obnoxious compe***ion coupe

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vintage-Dragster-Slightly-Dangerous/332183923480408?sk=wall

 

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Cool Deal!

 

I down loaded this from somewhere. Flaming Frank and the Taco Taster

 

mrtc4w, you asked about the headers pointing back into the body. The way these coupes were built, they had partial wheel tubs inside the body, and the headers were supposed to blow the balled up tire material off the top of the slicks.

 

Thank you,
Marty
Marysville, OH