History A few Oz photos of old 'T' racers etc

Have these photos been posted here before? ''Compe***or No 33: probably Ted King in a modified Ford T racing car Penrith Speedway, 1925' - photo by Sam Hood/creator ted Hood; State Library of New South Wales

 

'Compe***or No 13: S. J. Twomey (driver) in a modified Ford T racing car, Penrith Speedway 1925' - Sam Hood photo/creator Ted Hood, State Library of New South Wales

 

'Racing cars, Penrith Speedway, 1925: (from camera) 1914 Vauxhall of R. McKellar; Bugatti of H. Bartlett; Diatto of Smith; Ford T of Twomey; Lexington of Cohen and Mercedes of Jacobs'

 

'From right [it's from left ...] , supercharged 1924 Alvis of Fred Braitling, no. 4 (registration no. 226-276) is the Fronty Ford Special of Charlie Spurgeon and no. 3 is the Rajo Ford Special of Don Shorten, taken for Cinesound, Wentworth Autodrome, Nov 1933' - photo by Sam Hood, creator Ted Hood

 

Thanks.

 

Great old pictures thanks for sharing

 

Very businesslike, I really dig those tall ( highspeed? ) wheels.
Thanks

 

'Racing cars at Penrith Speedway, 1928'; snapshots by Ronald Vernon Taylor; State Library of New South Wales

 

Thanks for sharing these...I'm always surprised to see high profile racers and low profile racers in such early racing...I wonder if and I suspect it did if the lower stances rides outperformed their high al***ude compe***ors?

 

Having located them on library websites I am happy to share them; there are a couple more on the Western Australia State Library website but they it might not be permissible to put them here; I will see.

I guess No. 15 above is a Ford? The front axle seems to be from a Model T?

 

Thanks for the history lesson. Not much in the way of 'cookie cutter' cars back then. Everybody had their own ideas on going fast, and had the big br*** ones to see if those ideas worked. Boardtracks, dirt ovals, hill climbs and (on the road) road racing in those years had to be the ultimate e-ticket experience whether you were participating or spectating. Thanks again for your time.