Low Flyers Reunion. Stuart Hilborn, Phil Reminton, Dick Megugorac and Bob Wenz

Saturday, Jan. 29 @ 4 p.m.​

Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by Automobile Club of Southern California​

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Admission is free and open to the public​

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Hear tall tales and bench racing exploits from some of the original members of the Low Flyers of Santa Monica - one of hot rodding's earliest and most important car clubs. Join us at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. with moderators Museum Chairman Alex Xydias and Jim Miller, son of Eddie Miller Jr, original Low Flyers member. Stuart Hilborn, Phil Remington, **** "Magoo" Megugorac, and Bob Wenz will reminisce of their car club days and hot rodding adventures. Admission is free, courtesy of Dan Webb, who recently re-created the Phil Remington Modified!

The Low Flyers of Santa Monica was a very compe***ive dry lakes racing club that reached prominence in the immediate post-World War II era. An incredible number of auto racing luminaries came from the club including Stu Hilborn, inventor of the fuel injection system that bears his name, and famed cam grinder Jack Engle. Phil Remington, instrumental in the development of the Cobra and Ford GT-40, and Indy 500 winning mechanics Jim Travers and Frank **** were also members. After winning back-to-back 500s with Bill Vukovich in 1953 and ’54, Travers and **** formed Traco Racing Engines and were responsible for winning entries for customers such as Roger Penske, Lance Reventlow and Jim Hall. America’s first World Driving Champion Phil Hill once remarked that as a young man growing up in Santa Monica, he was in awe of the Low Flyers.

The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum is located at 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Building 3A, Pomona CA, 91768. For more information, contact the Museum at 909-622-2133, or visit http://museum.nhra.com.

 

If you're in town for the GNRS, this is a must do!

 

I would love to be there & hear the stories.

Ash, if you get the chance can you ask Stu if he remembers this photo from 1948 & if the Low Flyers were friends with the guys in ALBATA.


From left to right are: Bob Rufi (Albata), Stu Hilborn (Low Flyers), Chuck Rostusha (in back, was killed in Korea), Bill Fugle (Low Flyers), Chuck Spurgin (Albata), Bob Giovanine (Albata), Richard (****) Fugle (Low Flyers)

Richard (****) Fugle V8-60 powered Cl*** "A" '27 T roadster with Bill Fugle at the wheel

 

Thanks for the heads-up on this Ash! This looks like a can't miss deal in you're in town for GNRS.

 

I'm planning my extended weekend hour by hour. Too much to do!

 

It's going to be a great time. We had a party back in June at the museum for Phil and the re make of his car we did and it was such a great time. Make sure you don't miss it and all are welcome

 

i wish i was going!

 

I had some last minute stuff come up and couldn't make it out to this. Any good stories to repeat Ash?