History Early drag racing photos

Ol Carl was a major winner at Palmdale Raceway for many years also. There most every weekend, at least every time that I was there, he was too.
If I'm not mistaken, he was also a man with the flesh and blood leg on one side, along with a fiberglass leg on the other.
He did a pretty good job in shifting that Ford too.
Very nice guy. I was taking a few photos of his car and he walked up and asked if he could answer any questions. We talked a bit.
All that aluminum work...was his.



Mike

 

@40ragtopdown Any idea idea who this guy was?

 

No I don't. Interesting car though.

 

Here's a rear view of it . Maybe someone else can identify it.

 

Look at that oil pan on the Chevy II

 

Hope he doesn't do any big wheel stands with it.

 

My fathers high school friends worked at Ernie Alvarados camera shop and raced his beautiful cars! I think his first competitive car was called the shutter bug...

 

Any bumps and the Chevy II pan must have made sparks when climing on the brakes

 

Hope he doesn't have a flat, they would be oil all over the track!!

 

Looks like overkill....

 

You have to wonder, why he would need a oil pan like that. I can not think of any reason for a sump that deep. It also looks ridiculous.

 

The 49 Olds, has 303 HP on the hood, in Stock Class, it would be 135 HP.

 

Gary Cagle

 

Wow, never seen a front sump pan that deep!