VINTAGE SHOTS FROM DAYS GONE BY! (Part 2)

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Just, OMG!!

 

My grandmother was a welder at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach.

 

1950 something my brother had rubber(?) ones on his shoebox Ford. As I recall, he called them Mickey Mouse white walls.

 

That's a very nice photoshop

 

That 34 five window! Any info out there?

 

The Walker brothers prepare all three of their midgets for an early 1949 trip . That,s Marcus up on top, and Alfred on the ground.

 

Tony Bettenhausen proudly displays a huge trophy for his win at a 100 mile midget race on the paved mile track at Milwaukee. His mount is the Ashley Wright Kurtis Kraft Roadster . Mrs. Bettenhausen awaits her chance to get close to Tony.

 

Check this thread

History - A Fuel Coupes - Don Montgomery '32 3w | The H.A.M.B. (jalopyjournal.com)

 

Indianapolis coliseum. McQuinn is outside pole and Marshall Lewis inside. Left to right is Harry McQuinn, Tony Willman, Tudy Marchese, Jimmy Snyder, Ted Hartley and Marshall Lewis. Likely 1937 or before.

 

Here is Vic Edelbrock with his brand spanking new Midget # 27. Roger Ward beat the Offy's with this car

 

1956 Buick Special Convertible with a Cubana Airlines Lockheed L1049G Super Constellation. Wonder if this Buick is still tooling around Havana somewhere...

 

No caption with picture

 

Could this be HAMB hoodlums I've heard about on here.

 

Lucky kid, Dad had kool cars.

 

I wonder if the car won a trophy too.