Hot Rods Iconic cars Then & Now

Then

Now (Owned by @Big Daddy Spence) Maybe he can fill us in on its life in between.

 

Bobby Langley's Scorpion
In 1956 with Cadillac mill

With paint

Sold in1959 to Bob Taylor and Charles "Smiley" Smith re named "The Red Hoss"

Now



Full history of the car HERE: http://www.cacklefest.com/Langley.shtml

 

Boot hill Express

 

Sam Conrad’s Roadster

 

“lol Coffin”

 

Barb Hamilton
Then

Now

 

Jim Khougaz '32 roadster
Then

Now

 

Thanks to @Jive-Bomber I found another one. I think it's been restored for quite some time, but I just missed it.
Mitchell Auto Co Special
Then

Now

 

Then:
Owned by Hill Alcala

I don't have much history on the car when it ran the dry lakes before Creighton Hunter owned it but maybe our resident prewar dry lakes expert @Jimmy B or @jnaki could chime in on this one.
Owned by Creighton Hunter.

Now: Picture stolen from @jnaki and @Dean Lowe

 

Then... Now I took the "Now" image when I visited Dave Shuten's hot rod collection last summer. I'm very surprised the Uncertain-T was not already part of this thread.

 

Not for nothing, but I’m glad Starbird restored this thing.

 

Hello,

My brother and I had started our 1940 Willys Coupe build with a 292 c.i. SBC blower spec motor with a new 671 supercharger. The complete new Isky-Gilmer kit for SBC motors was given to our friend in Los Angeles as he was friends with the Edlebrock folks and Isky Cams folks.

When we mentioned a 671, the complete kit was just starting to be readied for deliveries to the local speed shops. So, we were able to get one of the first units. The Isky-Gilmer Belt Drive, sprockets, different gears and toothed belt as well as the Edlebrock custom manifold for the 671.

But, as our limited budget was emptied and then restocked, then emptied, folks like John Mazmanian was on the other end of the spectrum. His later model build of a 41 Willys Coupe was completely finished and as money seemed like no object, all of the top of the line parts were included in the build. I was able to film the finished Candy Apple version in 1964 at Lion’s Dragstrip.

It was the first all Gas Coupe and Sedan Drag Race Meet ever held anywhere in the USA.

Jnaki


While walking around the pits like I used to do during our time at the dragstrip, filming the top Gas Coupes and Sedans was a return to the memory lane time period for me. Our close friend, Atts Ono had just finished his immaculate build of a 40 Willys Coupe and was ready to race. His finished 40 Willys Coupe arrived on the drag racing scene with his version for the B/Gas cl***.


Atts Ono worked on his custom 1940 Willys Coupe to perfection. It had a bright red color and was captured many times over at Lion’s Dragstrip by numerous photographers. Yet, it looks as if it just stepped out of a hospital clean workspace… without a front bumper. By 1964, the Gas Coupe/Sedan Cl*** rules had eased off and cars raced without front bumpers, but had to have a gas tank no longer in the cab. YRMV
Thanks, @elgringo71
A custom installation behind the grille and sitting on machined mounts, without having a blob sitting outside, in front of the whole front end…


But, one could not leave the dragstrip with such powerful race cars and color to boot.

John Mazmanian Willys Coupe in action:

 

As a young kid, several decades ago, I'd obviously never seen the before pic, and didn't think to imagine a man sitting on top. The green house most likely formed my opinion of it's size, since the family station wagon was my only yard stick.

Seeing these two photos snaps that scale into reality. I'm sure Id try it out when I was a rowdy teenager, but in my 50's, I'll be having none of that.

-rick

 

Magoo's red roadster, 1978:


At the 2019 GNRS:


At last year's Old North State Invitational:

 

Pete Chapouris' (RIP ) roadster, 1978:



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