The Friday Art Show

Ditto

 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/soldiers-joy-a-pre-40-s-custom.1088859/

A tribute to the late Hamber @stanlow69...he was onto something big with this one...

He left us near this time a couple years ago...WAY too soon...

Another Hamber @Rodney Dangercar helped me remember...with a recent like...


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Hello,

I was fortunate that my “secret spot” was available after I got finished talking to my friend, Mr. Childers at Lion’s Dragstrip. Who is Mr. Childers? He was the person no one wants to know or see on a regular basis. Not that he was harsh, or rude. But, he was hired as the Dilday Morturary Services that provided the white Pontiac Ambulance everyone saw at every Lion’s Dragstrip race day.

From the topic @Jive-Bomber posted a couple of months ago, here is a Getty Image that was part of the post. Normally, I do not post any watermarked photos or images, so, I tend to post my own or ones I find taken many years ago, without watermarks.

This is a great capture of the white ambulance owned by Dilday Mortuary Services from downtown Long Beach. We knew all about the services as the Dilday Brothers went to our school the same time as my brother and me, in different years.

Jnaki

We got to know Mr. Childers as he was always standing by the white ambulance, on call. Some days there is nothing to do. Other days, there is action that called for his services. But, I knew he stood right at one of the best photo locations at the drag strip. 90 % of the photos shown in public were taken from the spectators’ stands or right in front, in the grassy area.
So, the photos taken in front of the orange tower and where Mr. Childers stood was usually empty and not a place for anyone to stand around, let alone take photos or movies. Ha!
The two brothers in their khaki pants and blue nylon jackets talking with Mr. Childers.
1958-59 Lion's Dragstrip
So, one day, I wandered over to Mr. Childers’ spot for a nice conversation. But, also, to take some films of the top drag racers of the day. YRMV

from stock car class racing time trials... to:

traveling professional drag racers...

But, the most exciting was the one I happen to take of the Scuderia FED coming right at the location where I was standing… next to Mr. Childers and his white Pontiac Ambulance.

 

...a couple of 32's I'm workin on...

 

Cheers, Rob

 

46 Desoto

 

Just a couple old drawings. I spent a lot of time in 2022 playing around with different “styles” as I was just getting back into drawing after 40 years.

 

I remember Littleman.

 

An R.F. mask sitting on a Big Red Hot Rod by Marx toys. I got it Rod for Christmas in the 60's

 

here's a T shirt I did around 1993.





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Vector art for laser cutting.

 

update...

 

Nice very nice
Dan

 

Great stuff this week Thank you all!
Dan