Speedsters...gowjobs...sprintcars show us yours?

well i just got through chattin with the guy above me who built the Track Roadster i now have


also someone asked what part of so cal ? i am in South orange county

 

whoah!!!!


where would a fella get a neon ford v8 sign like that blue on..

those are some really cool cars and an even cooler shop!!

how do i miss threads like this when i read them ALL.....several times a day

 

here is "speedster" that was on the last endurance run...

 

when the great race came through a town about a half hour away, i snapped quite a few pics....

look here under great race photos.....two seperate folders

http://community.webshots.com/user/flatheadyounin

 

Was Chauncey Gardener the Peter Sellers character in Being There?

 

ASCOT ,GARDENA ,CAL 1980. Eddie Wirth Sprint Car . After years of flying around the sticky 1/2 mile on Flattrack Motorcycles, Eddie switched to 4 wheels and proved once again he is a genuine "Wheelman".

 

wow, that brought that thread back from the past! Where you running your sprinter?

your location is "dago"...i ***ume you are in san diego? great shots by the way!

 

Fur Biscuit, Yep your are right , San Diego. Yes I was running my Sprinter ( Sprint Kart!)at the time , on the internal 1/4 mile track. Ascot was a hot bed of racing almost everynight of the week. I raced Karts every Thursday night in the March thru October. I also raced "TT" on my motorcycle regularly with District 37 AMA. The CRA raced non wing sprint cars Saturday nights and Eddie Wirth was my favorite because he was so aggressive and his car was so beautiful always in such a dirty sport. Anyway this shot is me in qualifying. So many folks loved Ascot and I'm sure there are lots of HAMBers who have great memories and Photos. We should have an Ascot thread.

 

Still Racing! Coronado Naval Air Station Road Races 2005,

 

Furbiscuit- do you have any info on the speedster from post #93?

Looks like one that was built in a restoration shop I apprenticed in, but I can't tell. Id the color maroon?

 

Any update on this build? Looks real nice.

 

I can certainly recommend Gary Doyles books. Not cheap but they are superbly written and illustrated. I actually have limited leather bound editions of both (#10 of 10 of the DePalmer and #16 of 50 of the Murphy book). I have Gary's email address if you wanted to talk to him. He is a real nice guy. PM me if you do want it.

 

I agree would like to see some progress from you tjm73

 

How's this?

 

Hi,
Sorry for late response...don't have any recent photos, this thing changes every time I go back to my parents' place. This photo was from back in May before the Buffalo wheels went out to be re-laced. I will try to get some recent photos soon. I think quite a bit on it is different now, if I remember correctly. It's been a couple months since I saw it. My dad said he was working on the steering situation this week.



Cris

 

sorry, can't help you on that one. (I have a bunch on film, but none on digital) eventually I will scan some more.

The car was built outside Gilroy. It is a '17 American La France. The ch***is and drive train are from a ladder truck (the pump truck trans axles are 12" longer) The main tricks to making the car look right, were that lots of spring leaves were removed, and most importantly are that the wheels aren't stock, they are off of a Simplex.

 

i like the front wish bones. you do need some posts though. what wheel base are you using, it looks like 100"

 

How about this,


CBB

 

and this,

CBB

 

Not mine ,buy cool anyway

Model T ch***is ,narrowed V8 front axle and underslung rear end.

Holden 'grey engine ' with in out box.

Narrowed front axle..

 

http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumList?u=4029077

 

^^^ WOW, Lotsa Pics!

Thanks for posting.

 

great album.

 

See my post - search 'CHAMP CAR ERA PROJECT".

 

Cris,

How tall is your rear kickup? I would like to have the centerline of the wheels at the same height as the centerline of the frame on my speedster.

 

If I recall correctly, I think it is 9" but I will check in a couple weeks when I go home for Christmas.

Cris

 

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any more shots of the body or bonnet? it looks like a custom aftermarket body, i think it would look great with some earlier austin 7 wires on it...
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Here are some better pics of the hood and the car,overall. And one of Dave (biz partner) running from the Coke cooler .
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ill buy that off ya