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

Not sure.. The Milton car that Zakira's is doing is the 23' winner. I know it was bought by Zakira's as a different car a few years back, and they later found out it was the 23' winner..

 

It looks like it would make a great decapitater when you popped the wall at a 150, If I was driving, that shit would be coming off!

 

Sprinto7,

Thanks for the link! Pretty much what I assumed it had to be. The 'pad' over the exhaust side is interesting. Now that I have seen it I can sleep better! ;o)

Thanks again.

JG

 

Ok, then it is a different car. I've often wondered how many Pre WWII Indy cars still exist, has anyone put a list together? Sure many had long careers at INDY and don't look anything like the first year they ran.

 

A.J. Watson "did it"

 

Spike: That #52 Flathead powered sprinter was Pat O'Conner's start to the "Big Time". The car was owned by Bob Nugent (owner of Nugent Auto Parts in Columbus, IN) and campaigned in the 1952 AAA Midwest Sprint Car circuit. At the time AAA allowed Flatheads to run 276" against the 220" Offies. According to the lore, Pat was instructed to never finish better than third because 1st and 2nd would have been subject to a displacement check. He finished 3rd in the season championship standings which earned him a ride in an Offy the next year.

 

That man has never lost his touch has he?

 

Anybody seen this? 1957 500

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVJM6jeKDBc&feature=quicklist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5jRQzkFc5w&feature=quicklist

 

EVEN BETTER, 1961

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taWc5pRUfJk&feature=channel_page

 

part 2-1961 500


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Gd_1IM9CY&feature=channel_page

 

Anyone going to Williams Grove or Lincoln this weekend? Emmr has track time at both. And Friday night at the Grove is the Tommy Hinnershitz Memorial.

 

Anyone know the history of Lite Craft Manufacturing? He/they made parts for injection and other various speed/racing applications.

 

Those are good, Thanks.

 

RSCA, when did Reading annex Oley, Pa. That's the home of Tommy Hinnershitz!

 

Wouldn't miss either of them. Looks like a nice weekend.

 

Williams Grove:
Champ cars 1956- #95 Jimmy Davies, #46 Tommy H., #51 Jimmy Reece

Unsure, but possibly Ed Russo in the Sumar #48 1955.

Swiekert in the beautiful McNamara #73 sprint

 

1957 Indy movie:

Great stuff-NOVI with Russo driving-wheel to wheel action-Ruttman coming into the pits,racing in the 500 in a T shirt-priceless!

 

"Anyone going to Williams Grove or Lincoln this weekend? Emmr has track time at both. And Friday night at the Grove is the Tommy Hinnershitz Memorial."

And I just happen to have the day off Friday(I work 2nd shift)....
I think I`ll be heading to the Grove-thanks Joe!

Weather forecast for Fri-Sat is good,too.

 

Rootie-
Damn, those just may be some of the best of your old time pics!!
I know that a whole lot of us appreciate you doing this!

 

Gene, thanks for the pictures but I could not find myself [maybe my shirt was not bright enough].
Had a great day.
Jim Graybeal

 

mac miller-
You sure are right about the bolt-on cages. In 1970 when URC told us we needed to run cages, i hated the idea. I felt that a roll bar, mounted right, was better safety wise. I was not about to spend much, so i bought a used cage from Jerry Karl for only a couple bucks. It was not moly, in fact it was conduit! But i left the original Hillegass roll bat on the car, as a back up!

 

Good theory.. I've seen the "old style" single hoop roll bars left on a lot of cars after a full cage was added. I wonder if you weren't the only one!

Would make sense.

 

Thanks for the pics Harley Gene... I don't know if I would have recognized Jim if he wasn't wearing that red hat.
PK

 

A big Maybe for the Grove..... Will you have your car there Joe?

 

A long time back I came across this pic on a site and kept it for no other reason than it was a neat looking car with some nice louver work. After a closer look I see it has some interesting stuff going on suspension wise. It appears to have:
1. IRS of sorts with dual cross leaf springs acting as upper control arms (?)
2. Not much for rear brakes, maybe inboard (?)
3. And I can't see how the rear axles can even move up and down
The front is a whole nother bag of worms-
1.IFS with what appears to be a cross torsion bar acting as a upper control arm (?)
2. Friction shocks
3. Assorted suspension/steering linkages that are too hard to make out as to their function.
Pretty advanced thinking for the time, which I would guess 1930s or maybe imediate post war.
Of course, now, I have no idea where I found it and have no info other than it is titled -MitteRiley. It's a long shot, but does anyone have any info or thoughts on this rig?

 

I've seen a front view of thast car, when I find it I'll post it. Bob

 

That would be great, thanks.

 

Ted Mitte experimented with innovative suspension prewar, ran the car occasionally with the AAA Midwest Division in 1946-1950, without much luck. Among his drivers were Earl Tharp, ? Ethard, Jim McCann, Randy Blake, Chick Rice, Jimmy Leach, Bud Porter, Ira Collins, Roger Atkinson. First photo shows Chuck Smith in the car.

 

PK,
That is wht Tony Stewart told me in 2000. I bought 36 of them at one time [no logo on them], I have one new one left. I guess when I run out no one will know me. Might be better. What a great site. The car with the odd suspension on it I do not know. Slim Rutherfoerd? built several car and engines back in the 30's, 40's. One had indepentant rear suspension on it. The center section was bolted to the fram and it had u-joints[2 on each side] out to the rear wheels. It did not work at all and he took it off real soon. They called it rubber legs or something close. When I said he buit the engines I mean he made them.
Jim Graybeal

 

Thanks OldBill!, that's great, couldn't see the cross spring front in the rear view, so that explains a lot. Successful or not, he was sure thinking out of the 1930s box for sure.