History hot rods @ Pomona - April 27, 1952

awesome pictures. it is always cool to see local shots. when i see those places now and try to imagine that day those years ago ..

 

Awesome!! Thanks!!

 

Is there any chance that someone has any more details of the Mitchell's Muffler Service RPU in entries 38 & 42?
Thanks
Michael

 

Here's a link to the photos. Some info there but nothing about the PU.
http://digarc.usc.edu/search/controller/view/examiner-m9927.html?x=1227991398601

Mitchell's was located on Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena.

Here's the car today:
from this post
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=260765&page=2

 

LowKat
Thanks for that.
Michael

 

Do you think that these guy's and gal's knew how cool they were back then? I was born wat too early...I love looking at these shots....

How far did your $$ go in the hotrod world back then....

 

Sooooo, where are all the tattooed chicks,skulls and spiderweb stuff?? Thanks so much for posting these....wow, my car was brand new!

 

April 27 1952 that was my 10th Birthday and I was living in Azusa at the time.
Moved to Pasadena in 55. Don't remember ever seeing that Mitchell Muffler truck. My dad always went to Blairs Muffler shop before he opened the real Blairs Speed Shop a block east.

 

now, that was a fun flash back!

 

Gawd, those were the days my friends.
Thanks for the ride back to 'the day'!

 

I missed this post earlier.
Too cool.

Paul

 

wow great pictures.

 

way cool pictures !

 

Very cool photos. Thanks for posting.

 

Fantastic pictures. Thank you. Here are a couple of colour pictures of the Drag Safari & the repainted F100 panel truck.

 

these are great pictures.

 

btt

 

I thought the Spaulding Brothers T ran a 12 port fuel injected GMC. Same car different set ups?I'm not saying it ain't, just looking for more information.This has to be my favorite chassis of all time.I really like the torsion bar front axel.
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It's the same car. It predates the meader$ clone$ by 40 years...No copy, it's the real Jack...Do some research, and find out who has the Jimmy mill now.

 

Bud Coons. Yeah. He, Chic Cannon, and Wally Parks signed me up for NHRA membership in January 1955, at San Jose Autorama, where they were for Drag Safari. I was 13, halfway thru a 5-1/4" top chop on my '36 Ford 3-window. Chic Cannon (NHRA advisor) moved to my town (Santa Clara, CA.) in '56, taught me to drive in his show-winning chopped & shortened '32 pickup.)
Bud Coons did more for hot rodding than any amount of 'rat rodders' then or now. (we didn't call guys like that 'rat rodders' then. We called them 'squirrels', and other things.)

 

Incredible pics of Norm! I saw the car about this time (timelining it from the bedrail pipes and the relocation of Natasha Badenoff to the rear axle) at Normandin's Chrysler in San Jose, CA. (1959? If memory serves) The salesman let me crawl under, for a closer look. My channelled '30 Coupe was out front, made me look 'credible'. My co-pilot, John Lyons, had moved to San Jose from N. Hollywood, was a friend of Norm's pal pictured in Life Magazine! Small world...

 

I accidentally added the photos of Norm to this thread instead of the 1957 Santa Ana thread they were supposed to go in.

 

How did I miss this.....great photos.....looks like Norm can kick some serious ass back then.

 

excellent! I hope theres more to come. I have looked over this thread like 3 or 4 times already.

 

= (.were did those days go..if i could only clim inside the screen and ...
thanks for the nice pics...

 

What search words do I use to find the photos of Norm in his room and working on his car? They are from the life archives?

Anybody have a link to them?

Thanks!

 

love the lady with grease on her cheek, pretty cute

 

Yah! Like "Propwash" said! I'm old also and I don't remember ANYTHING like all the Rock-a-Billy stuff or "Rat Rods"! The '50s and '60s were some wonderful times for us who lived them. I never got to see Elvis live but I did see Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the "Big Bopper" just a few days before the tragic plane crash. Not much "Rock-a-Billy" there. Also on the show was Dion and the Belmonts, still one of the great artists!

Wolfie

 

I love that dude with the crutches! Awesome!