Event Coverage TV Tommy's 80th Birthday Celebration

My friend Bill Carey and I attended the Celebration for TV Tommy's 80th Birthday at the NHRA Museum in Pomona, CA. Here's a short video presentation of the events of the day. Enjoy.

 

Very cool, of course I liked seeing old 219 @ 4.06 in. I spent a lot of time cruising the salt in that car. Thanks a lot for the tour. I just finished Tommy's book, I highly recommend it, its a real good read, G. Vail.....

 

Cool! HaPpY bIrThDaY
T.V. Tom

 

Thanks, that was very cool. Hope I make it to 80 with a little fan fair from family and friends.

 

I didn't realize Tommy Ivo was Jewish. Happy Brith day as well. Ron

 

Wow, how time flies. I remember Tommy on TV and in about 1965 or so, he brought his dragster setup to Pittsburgh International Dragway. It was the first time I had ever seen a really professional touring racer, he had that gl*** sided trailer truck with two (as I recall) dragsters stuffed inside.

Happy Birthday, Tommy.

Don

 

Happy Birthday Tommy, a living legend.

 

Cool....

 

Happy birthday to Tom, great video, thanks for sharing!

 

FWIW, Tommy Ivo and Cynthia Pepper were in a show called "Margie". "My Little Margie" was with Gail Storm. Two different programs. I used to watch both of them

 

Thanks for sharing video - Birthday boy Tommy Ivo is a terrific guy, easy to talk to - the records that he set and cars that he built are amazing.

 

Thanks for sharing that video. I'm only a few ticks younger than Ivo, was able to ***ist him, back in 1970.
He still looks good.
The NHRA Museum has always been on my bucket list, but have not gotten there.
Again, thanks for sharing.

 

Happy Birthday TV Tom.Neat video Thanks for posting.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

I was there a month too early March 18th, saw the flyer for it, looked like it would have been a blast.

 

Nice video. THANKS !
Also nice change to have a video without distracting headbanging background music.

 

Never knew that TV Tommy and I share the same Birthday.

Looks like he had a good time with good friends. HRP

I always liked these images from Life Magazine.

 

You are correct, thanks for the info

 

oops, typo fixed it and by the way, I do have a bit of Jewish blood from my Mother's father.

 

What of my all time favorite drag racing legends!
Great guy, very humble, Happy Birthday Tom!
KK

 

Best of birthday wishes....a hero of mine, to be sure

 

on his Birthday The Roads Kings of Burbank presented Tommy Ivo with a Platinum Membership

 

Belated Happy Birthday.

 

Happy Belated Birthday T.V. Tommy, It was nice visiting with you @ The TROG party couple of months back in Burbank. May you have many more.

 

Mr Ivo built a car to piss off Mickey Thompson .Who managed the local drag strip. He was mad because Mr Ivo's car was so fast. It had shop rags for interor a meat cleaver in the trunk sheet metal no paint and rusty. But very the car was very fast. . So I would say Tommy built the first rat rod. great guy he inspired a lot of car guys. Plus he was in a lot of old Hot Rod movies.

 

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