Latimore Valley Fairgrounds WAY before the Showdown

I posted these a few years ago but thought they might be good again.This is Latimore way before the Jalopy Showdown. Maybe this is why the place feels so right.

 

wow,
I must have missed them before!

Thanks Larry

 

Those pictures are so cool,,,,,I think I remember being at Latimore with my father one time in the late 50s.

There are so many old pictures in the museum there on the grounds of Latimore and the history of how the cars evolved, sure am glad that we took the time to go through it.

Thanks for posting and see you next week !!!

 

That picture of the little guy in the leather helmet... that grin... could it be Lynn Paxton? I don't know him that well, so it's just a guess... but sure looks like the same mischevious grin... haha

Can't wait for the show... and the caravan to and from... gonna be a blast!

 

Heres a couple more.

 

awesome!

 

That is a great use for a '36 Ford grill & hood sides!

 

Wow. Awesome! 10 days to go and I'll see it in person.

 

Know what year the photos are from, Larry? My Great Grandfather had a race car and supposedly ran there around 1938. I'd love to find some photos.

 

Awesome pictures, this is my favorite show on the East Coast (even though it's about 6 hours from the coast).

 

way cool photos thanks larry!!

 

Thanks Larry !
The museum is such a kool place to go . So much history there .

 

excellent ! cant wait to get there

 

Whoa, those are awesome, thanks! I like that '36 grilled car.

 

These are way cool. I'm hoping to make a trip out for the Showdown in '10.

 

Wonderful old pics Larry....thanks for sharing them......see you next week!

CB

 

Thanks for posting the pics. Always loved seeing people having fun.

If this ******** weather doesn't soon change, some of you might want to stop at the local Tractor Supply company and pick up some waders or at least a pair of galoshes. It's beginning to feel like Seattle and look like the 'Glades. I'll be the guy in the orange slicker and standing on stilts.

 

Check the video I put in my other Showdown post!

 

Great stuff, Larry. Thanks for teasing us just a little bit a week and a half before the Showdown.

 

It's a great place with alot of history.

 

You must have been somewhere else, because Latimore closed down in 1939 when Williams Grove opened. Maybe you remember being at the Grove.

 

Do you think those guys had to repair the fence if they took out a section back then??