History The ghosts of Hot Rodding past ( In Detroit that is)

*(First of all I have to apologize for the quality of these pictures, the scanner I have seems to do a pretty bad job sometimes)*

I got a stack of pictures from a old Hot Rod pal "Bad Jess Austin" a while ago, these were all taken in and around the Detroit area between 1949 and 1958 (or so I was told),..... I think you might recognize some of these cars .

A little background, Jess was a member of the original MHRA "Drag-On's", Jess was involved in hot rodding and oval track racing all his life, He also ran one of the "Go To" junk yards in the area,...... Jess is a fellow member of the MHRA "Road Knights",..... and a all around good guy.

Enjoy !
This was Jessie's first Jalopy !





Here is a genuine set of brand new "Jimmy Jones" Inkster skirts

 

And some more,.....

 

and more,......

 

Last ones,..... I was surprised to see a very early picture of the "Blue Racer",.. last shot




This is the Blue Racer, sometime just before or just after Loren McCombs bought it,..


This is the way I found it, after it's successful racing carrier,

 

I really enjoy old photos, thanks for posting!

 

Amazing. Thank you.

 

Thanks for the pictures,back then there weren't many hot rods around,it was a treat just to see one.

 

Thank you so much for posting these!

 

These are great thank you!

 

Love em. Thanks Bro.

 

thanks fer the pics they are cool!!

 

The truck with the '32 rad shell with drawer knobs, looks like Kenny Kay's truck from Kitchener, Ontario. It has Ontario plates....

 

Very much enjoyed the pics. Thanks.

 

Great photos. When you find that little Fiat give me a call, I need another one.

 

When and where do you aquire it, let hear the story?

 

Very cool shots! Thanks for sharing them with us.

 

Thanks for sharing them AWESOME pix..

 

cool man

 

GREAT PICTURES!!!!!
I've seen that first Crosley in magazines before;an early racer.Looks like a couple of Arfons early Green Monsters as well.The 33-34 with the headlights under the fenders could be one of several cars built like that in the Detroit area.Also looks like the Reath Maillard Sidewinder on the trailer.

Thanks again for posting them;I never get tired of looking at old pictures.

 

Very cool!
Thanks

 

very cool indeed ... thanks for taking the time to post!

 

Hey: I know Jess. Crazy and wild dude. LOL

 

Great pic's, thanks for posting.

 

great pictures -thanks for posting

 

Yah.....there has to be more to that story

 

It's a old story,.... here are the links

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=81222&highlight=blue+racer

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=204985&highlight=blue+racer

Unfortunately, there's nothing new to report,.... I think I found the original engine, but the shop deal is still in limbo, and I had to deal with my Brothers estate,..... it's called "the best laid plans"

 

That's cool...thanks for the links. Gotten any work done on it? Looking forward to seeing it someday. I love old cars with history attached

 

I was there when the Green Monster ran and I remember seeing the chopped and channeled 32 around the area when I was a kid.
Seems I remember that Hotrod Lady Cruiser saying her Dad had an Olds with Jimmy Jones skirts. Maybe that is his.
Thanks for the great photos from the Detroit area when I was there as a kid.

 

AWESOME! AWESOME! AWESOME! Did I mention those were awesome?

 

Great pictures, I love these old pics.

Ronnie