Features VINTAGE SPRINT CAR PIC THREAD, 1965 and older only please.

Josh, This car is a V6 with an automatic trans. It was designed and built from a pile of tubing and a roll of fiberglass. I designed a space frame for more useable foot and leg space. See more pix and slide show of this car at
http://www.myrideisme.com/Garage/macmiller/238

It is going to Terra Haute for some laps today(Sun.May4).

 

Mac miller,

Very good... The cars I'm building now.. I'm moving the Engine forward for leg room. After I got my dads done, it dawned on me that there was no "real" reason to put everything at "True sprint car specs" I didn't need to shave tenths, or create more rear bite. Its for the street, might as well make it comfortable. I looked at dads, and I could have moved the engine forward FIVE inces!! What a diference that would have made...

JD

Oh, and about Santa Maria Speedway. It was Okay. Not the Midwest! The cars were good quality, but had to run HUGE mufflers that really quieted them down a lot! Sounded like a bunch of high school kids in their 5.0 mustangs. The crowd was another thing.. My Fiance and I were Amazed at how Ill-informed and "non-racer" it was. Just a bunch of drunk idiots that acted as if they had never been to a race track.. The younger crowd was dressed like they were giong to the "club" straight from the track. But, like Beth said, "They probly were.. That was probably the BIG THING to do on a Sat. night in Sant Maria!"

But in all... IT WAS OPEN WHEEL SPRINTERS ON DIRT!! It could have been a handfull in a middle of the desert and I'd have paid my money to see it!

JD

 

Thank's for the play by play on the text messages last night,(thank's for rubbing it in).. While I was sitting in the rain at Florence Speedway watching field cars, your in Cali watching Sprint's.. Life is funny that way, still had a good time..

 

Contributed to Racing From The Past by Mike Evans
The Late Ken Williams. Ken was killed at the Topeka Fairgrounds Speedway in 1969.
Photo 792


Contributed to Racing From The Past by Mike Evans
Ken, Speedy and Bob Williams
Photo #790


Contributed to Racing From The Past by Mike Evans.
Knoxville Super Modified Racing News.
Photo #793

 

The Ken Williams information was taken from the pages of The Missouri and Kansas City Open Wheel Pages Of 60's & 70's
http://www.racingfromthepast.com/moopenwheelindex137.html

 

Ok kids.. been following this thread and asking some questions but not getting any answers ?????????? Heres the deal.. Im leaving michigan friday may 16th for indy.. Im gonna take in qfying saturday then hopefully run down to salem for the HOSS show saturday nite the 17th then back to indy on sunday the 18th for bump day. Then im free till wednesday and ill be back in Anderson for the USAC race and thursday for little 500 qfying and friday then friday its back hopefully to indy for the hoosier 100 then back to anderson and the little 500 on saturday evening.. So............ Anything race orentiated i should see on monday tuesday and part of wednesday near indy ? Ive never made the speedway museum so thats on the list but i was told i could take that in on saturday and sunday while im there.. Anyone want to get together for a beer or 2 or lunch while im in the area ? Ya Nay ??? I got lucky on this one as the wife asked me last month if there was anything i wanted to do the end of may for vacation ... next year im gonna try ohio or indiana of even Pa speed week stuff.. Ill prolly be in the daily as im used to torrential down pours for the little 500 and if i was only planning one day and looked at the weather i could ride the harley or drive the 32 roadster but for a week its too scary.. Oh ya maybe hot rod shops to visit also?? I am gonna throw a post out on the board closer to my heading out .
Thanks in advance
Dave

 

I'm usually there every weekend in may either a Sat. or Sun. I will p.m. with my info if interested, I'm always up for a beer.... Sounds like you have a full plate should be a good time.. hope to meet up.. Maybe we should al try a little meet and greet on one of these days..anybody else in the are up for it?.Ryan

 

I'm up for it at the Hoosier 100.

Make it in the infield, at the turn three and four tunel?? (no pit pass needed.)

JD

 

A few of my dads... I hit the wall in the red one at Willow...that was a fun day!

 

I am just amazed at this thread and it's long legs.....

 

more oldies but goodies from the 40's...Ed "Silver Fox" Barnett

 

Great stuff Spatam and Sloppyseconds.

Thanks.

 

Sounds good to me.. Ill just have to find it i guess! Ryan ya pm me your info when you get a chance. Ill post here before i leave on next friday. i will have my laptop and internet access all week...
Dave...

 

Anybody recognize the driver? Ascot 1960.

 

Hint: He won Indy more than once.

 

Al Unser sr.?

 

The only 2+ Indy winners that were alive or not in diapers in 1960, would be A.J., J.R., Ward or the Unsers and he doesn't really resemble any of them, but if I had to guess, it would be Ward (?)

 

AJ would have been obvious. Rutherford was on the IMCA trail, just a year out of Dallas. Ward looked older than this in '60. Bobby would have been obvious too. BUT AL, had a baby face and was still in NM willing to go west on occasion. In fact this might be the sprinter he converted from an old super his brother used to drive.

 

I forgot about Gordo, he would have fit in that time line also, but it don't look much like him either.

 

Seen this at the PATE swap meet this year ...

(I think this is the correct era ?)

 

Smokey Snelbakers Pa. sprinter. Yeah it looks like its right off Williams Grove Speedway around 1972 or so. Looks authentic but its a long way from Pa. (?)

 

Well, it had a "sprint car museum" sticker on it ..
And, when I walked up ..the guy siting there said

"Don't slobber drool all over it" ..and walked away ..So, I have no other info for anyone ..sorry

 

Since this is still on top.........I found this digging this past weekend for Kansas Racing history.

http://winfield.50megs.com/Forrest/Women.htm

 

1970 Bobby Allen chassis, driven by Smokey Snellbaker. The car showed up I think at Knoxville recently with the owner short on cash. It was picked up by a guy out of northern OK. He was trying to sell it at Pate. Don't know much about the current owner.

Bobby Allen chassis were considered the Caddy sprinters for their time. So much in fact Jan Opperman demanded such a car in order to run for Bogar. This was a tall order since Bogar was out to market his own brand and Allen only made 5 per year, and they were a bit pricey I'm sure. It was not until later when he ran the Heintzelman chassis,who worked for Bogar and Barry Camp, that he found the Heinz' chassis more to his liking.

Both are very much alike yet the measurements are different in suspension geometry.

 

Thats some interesting history there that i surely didnt know about .
Thanks
Dave

 

I have to agree, RW had kinda a baby face but by 1960 he was quite mature looking. Here's a pic of big Al a little later in the 60s and he would be the likely choice.

 

The Heintzelman built Bogar 99 "shitbox"

 

The crazy part is, the Shitbox was arc welded since he had no tig.

When it was restored, the pieces that were welded back together were done first in tig, and then gone over with a cracker box arc welder.

 

Lloyd Ruby of Witchita Falls Texas. A definite kickass driver of his time. The 1968 Hoosier Hundred in a rear engined car. I am still trying to drink a beer with this guy.

 

I love this shot, Foyts last dirt car race.