60'-70's Vintage Oval Track Modifieds

Been looking at the Gaudiosi #44 and it seems to be the old #69 Red O'Keefe car that ran West Haven in the mid sixties. This car was a real beauty with metal-flake lime gold paint and was a West Haven Speedway/United Stock Car Racing champion.

 

That car still exists, was at the last Plainville reunion, who would have thought they were the same car?...how did you figure that out? (obviously the scoop) Not too many stock cars have a successful totally different double life.

 

Look at the rub rails. It's not the same car that was at the reunion. This was:

 

More photos of the Red O'Keefe #69 Sportsman Chrysler.

 

Another one in color taken at the 'Big E', West Springfield, MA.

 

racemad55, Is Albany-Saratoga dirt now and could we run the midgets there? Denny Z

 

Albany - Saratoga went back to pavement last year unfortunatley.

 

It certainly was a great looking piece. Zoera, I believe you are correct. I will try to get the story behind the sale of the car when I get a chance (Red is my uncle). He always had sharp looking rides. Thanks for posting that shot from the Big E, I don't have that one. You just made my day! I've got a few pix I may re-post soon.

 

Here is the story on Whipcity speedway closing.

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/westfield_planning_new_development_at_w

 

Flan, any info on Red or the #69 would be appreciated. I'm from West Haven and was there for the last few years of operation as a kid. I did know Red's paint & body guy later on, Billy 'Panther' Korzick, who did the paint on the 69 cars and Billy Greco's 43 cars. Would be nice to hear the story of First Ave. Sales & Service and their race cars. Thanks.

 

If there were more 44 cars, I guess the 69/44 was used up? Would be a great one to find.

 

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1981 turkey derby,orange car won that year TOMAINO

 

photo by snape

 

Merv Treichler, 1972. Gordon Reinig photo.

 

Anybody else notice the power brake booster on this car? Allstarracing

 

now, that is a sweet looking coupe, Bullfather. Is it original or memorex?

 

Willy is that your dad on post #9530 car # 27?Probably not but looks like him.

 

I love this site......Bullfather...your pictures are the best!!

 

Roman fan, it sure isn't. But you're right it does look a little like him. It's amazing how little he has changed after all these years though

 

Charlie Neumann -- 1972 at Holland (NY) Speedway -- Limited Modified class



Tommy Leeson (Rochester, NY) at Lancaster (NY) Speedway -- 1971. Gordon Reinig photo.



Merv Treichler at Lancaster (NY) Speedway, 1973, on Kodak Photo Night. Fan photo (of course it's an Instamatic!) by Ken Nawojski.

 

Well I took the 98 to the Round-up in Austin this past weekend. It's a great show and I had a blast telling everyone about vintage racing in Texas as well as the Northeast. If you want to get kids excited about racing you just have to let them sit in a car.

Dan

 

thank you for the compliment.







okay I know my pops will POP for this photo!