Folks Of Interest Blackie sure knew how to show his Roadster... Sideways!!!!

Evel (& Brett Barris) ... cool pic ... thanks for sharing.

Here's some pics of Blackie's "Lakes Roadster" before he completely rebuilt it into a show car (i.e., before its 1955 AMBR winning form):


NOTE: All pics from from the ROD & Custom "Blackie Gejian - The Story" article

 

The stark AMT kit simplicity of the bottom view is really neat. One '34 Ford, a T body, saw and glue...the meandering wiring harness is the only hint that the car has more than the 25 parts in a model box.

 

I've seen this pic before but I just started thinking, if you look at the date and then look at that sinister car and beard that Blakie is sporting.... DAMN, he was WAY cooler than the coolest guys around at the time!!

 

Is it just me or does he look like Milner?

 

All cars worth showing should be shown like that. Anybody can show a car on it wheels.

 

The park pictures look like they were taken at Roeding Park in Fresno. You can just make out a flower hedge spelling out FRESNO in the background of the shiney side up pic.

I guess that would only be interesting to us Fresnoids.

 

I think they called it the shish kebab special in one of the old books I have

 

Really cool old photos,I have never seen these before.

 

No leaks hell, if I did that to something I've built the damn engine would probably fall out.

 

Theres no denying, Blackie is a bad ass dude !

 

hahahaha...but it would take an army to set your Chrysler on it's side...

Where the hell you been hiding Ryan?

 

I showed my car like that once, but the cops were involved...............

 

Definitely a classic.


P.S. Enjoying the Barris DVD's immensely. Thanks.

 

Ha, Thats cool. For some reason I cant help but think that it would damage something? Guess not?

Here are some pictures of some guys lifting "The Cockroach" on its side so everyone could see all the chrome underneath.



This Last picture was taken by Monsterflake

 

this is my new favorite thing ever. i think every hot rod needs enough chrome to have to be flipped over.

 

Those shackles are screamin'!

Sam

 

Thats one of them stories when a dude tells it your like "Bullshit,,,whatever,,,I'll believe it when i see it!!'...WOW...its REAL

Thats awesome...

 

whoa!!!

 

I believe it was called the shish kabob special? I read somewhere that he was the first to use mirrors underneath a car in a display to show off the chrome. guess they got tired of draining the fluids and he went in to the womens bathroom at a car show and yanked the mirrors off the wall and placed it under the car.

 

Bump for Blackie... Rest in Peace!

 

Back in the day, it wasn't uncommon to see midgets, sprint cars and even F1 cars up on the sides of two wheels while working on them. Gary

 

GodSpeed, Blackie, heaven just got a bit cooler!