I disagree on the Thurmond roadster being the only all steel bodied AA/FA. The first Fiat altereds were all steel, Gabby Bleeker's Bantam coupe was all steel, the 15oz was all steel, Bruce McDowell's original Bad News Coupe was all steel, and the 554 is as "all steel as a car gets.
As promised "GAB" Owned by Gabby Bleeker from Evergreen Park, Illinois USA Gabby bleeker32 Austin/Bantam Coupe by an Unknown chassis builder powered by Supercharged Nitro 420 Oldsmobile with direct drive. In this one it looks RED and has a hood. Different wheels than above Look at the offset and outside width of the rear wheels.
The "All American" Owned by Bohannan & Vorian from Dallas Texas. We had "All American" how about "Captain America" Number 35 AA/ FA fiat Owned by Pops Marner from Clearwater, Colorado 35 in motion "Easy Rider" Better shot Easy Rider One more The "Fat Rat" Fiat Owned by Bradfords Crankshaft Service. Fat Rat again in motion "Lil Thunder" Owned by Joe & Janet Boone from San Diego California USA The "Magnificent 7" owned by Dave Benjamin (M) from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Rear wheels inside out? The "Mental Cruelty" Owned by Dave Bowman from Yorba Linda California. Nanook on the ground this time. "Pure Hell" "Team Fercock" ?? can't quite make out the last part. A bit of a streamliner Altered
I built this in 1970/71, raced it off and on till the late '70s. It later had 12 spoke Americans up front, gold and black paint, different wheelie bars and a F/C style cage among other changes. Unfortunately this pic from '71 is about all I have.
"Jeff Courtie" Owned by Jeff Courtie from Hollywood, California 48 Oldsmobile Woody by an Unknown chassis builder. 15 OZ in motion "Axis Power" Owned by Don Campbell & Terry Ervin from California "Born Wild" Owned by Van Duvall from Maryland Ford 23 Model T Burkholder Bros. 202 in motion "Dick Decker" Owned by Dick Decker from Arizona48 Fiat Topolino by an Unknown chassis builder "Different Drummer" Owned by J.T. Young & De Meglio Bros. from Hurst, Texas "DiMatteo Bros." Owned by Tony & Bart DiMatteo 68 Austin Bantam by Don Long
"Goodies Speed Shop" Owned by Ron Corbari & Terry Ervin from Pleasant Hill, California "Jack's Monte Vista Garage" Owned by Bob Hartwell from Highland Park, California. Michelle this one had Gary Essman listed as driver you found this one yet? Note the suspension????? "Lo Blow" Owned by Campos Bros again . In motion. "Quality Auto" Owned by Fred Cerutti from Pleasanton, California "Quality Auto" again More Rat Trap "Rat Trap" Owned by Boswell Green from California Another Rat Trap "Thurmond Bros." Owned by Butch & Bill Thurmond from San Pedro. Real clean one "Wild Rat" Owned by Martha Lippard from Silver Spring, Maryland One more Wild Rat
Loudbang I'm not sure . I don't think so unless it's the one sitting in our driveway at our old house with my Mom standing next to it Check my thread Gary Essman. I thought Hartwell had a couple cars and my Mom said he drove for him often . This car looks to sit lower than the car I have in pics Sent from my SM-G900P using H.A.M.B. mobile app
Can't see the driver or helmet. No more info it is just in a list of altereds and has him listed as driver
Yeah you cant see the helmet , but it looks like it sits lower than altered I have a picture of that was Hartwell's . Sent from my SM-G900P using H.A.M.B. mobile app
Well let's start off today with some altereds that are a bit different. A couple Corvettes. Seeking an index advantage, many Corvette racers entered their cars in unusual classes. Econo Altered rules, for example, specified a single four-barrel carb, restricted cylinder-head modifications, and an automatic transmission. Even so, this '65 C/Econo Altered Sting Ray made enough horsepower to pull the wheels off the line at the Gatornationals in the late '70s. Photo by Marty Johnson, from the Jim Hill Collection Double entendre aside, Jim Warter's '63 "Joint Venture" coupe once captured the Competition Eliminator points championship in the NHRA's Division 6 (hence, its No. 61 designation). The sharp-looking Vette had everything necessary for hard Comp Eliminator racing, including a 9,500-rpm small-block Chevy, a four-link rear suspension, polished lightweight wheels, and hard-starting line launches. Photo by Tom Schultz, from the Jim Hill Collection The Reinford brothers, from Pottstown, Pennsylvania, began drag racing with a '37 Chevy Gasser dubbed "Moose" for its large size. They later graduated to this C2 Vette, running in both the Gas and D/Altered classes. In 2005, the Reinford brothers were inducted into the East Coast Drag Time Drag Racing Hall of Fame, in Henderson, North Carolina. Back to our originally scheduled programming LOL 554 coupe One when it was yellow. 554 K&G Speed Associates 554 Owned by Ed Fox from Philadelphia Arizona Wildcat Owned by Larry Christopherson from Phoenix Bad Actor Owned by Don Wilson & Gary Hazen. Hell of a shot chute coming out "Bad Actor" again "Bandido" Owned by Bill Finacle "Bishop-Buehl Engines" Owned by Tocco, Harper, Garten from Arcadia "Bishop-Buehl Engines" again last one
"Black magic" Guess it was one of the "Magic Muffler" bunch. Owned by Jim & Bill Miles & Frontuto black magic again again last one The one I know as "Magic Muffler" Same owners as black magic "BLUE RAT" Owned by Haggerty-Holland-Haggerty from Dallas Same owners different car "Calumet Auto Parts" Fiat Owned by John Forstka from Indiana "Geisler & Graf" Owned by Dennis Geisler & Frank Graf Gretchko Bros. Owned by Mike, Tim & Tom Gretchko Another one with the chute just coming out Gretchko Bros again. Nice shot seeing wrinkled sidewalls on an altered. last one trying small top wing "Groundshaker Jr." Owned by Glenn Way, John Hoven, Okazaki and Mike Demarest
Another rare body style " Gunter Bros." Owned by Warren Gunter one more "Hyder & Koulan" Owned by Glen Hyder & Tom Koulan Bet it's pretty hard to see where he's going in this one Great shot of "Jack's Monte Vista Garage" Owned by Bob Hartwell "Jackson Thomas Goodell" Owned by Jackson & Thomas Goodell from Tigard, Oregon "Monkey Motion" Bantam Owned by Gil Hayward "Pipins & Green" Owned by Don Green from Pomona More "Rat Trap" "Super Rat" Owned by Walker & Weddel "Thundermug" Bantam Owned by Wally Grangruth " Vic Hubbard Speed Shop" Owned by Denny and Jerry Forsberg & Al Hubbard More "Magnificent 7" Owned by Leroy Chadderton
Below is mid '60s version with Powers and Riley chassis. Chuck Burt, co-owner of the "Wild Wedge" altered told me that Gabby went to the Powers and Riley chassis when he saw how straight the Wedge ran - supposedly the crowds were disappointed because the new GAB wasn't as fun to watch!
Some pics of the aforementioned 426 Chrysler wedge powered Wild Wedge: Peoria match race vs. Selkirk and Bork gasser: (Chuck said they were on 7 cylinders in this race) Starting line at Peoria: Rockford (now Byron dragway): US 30 (Indiana): Cordova (obviously): Many more photos on the old thread on the Wild Wedge, and thanks again to Chuck Burt for the photos and stories. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...edge-altered-anyone-remember-this-car.525645/
Great follow up by Phillips on GAB and wild wedge. Great thread on the wild wedge good read. Glad to connect some of the dots Still got a few more pages to grab more like these I have posted before this source runs out.
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