Cool 1940 Harper Dry Lake Racing Film

Stop by theoldmotor.com and watch this rare footage of dry lakes racing filmed in 1940.

 

Incredible! Tommy Lee, Danny Sakai, Bob Rufi, so many more, some great customs also (was that Tom Hocker's 40 Ford, the chopped, filled-quarter window coupe?).

Thanks for sharing....

 

A belly tank in 1940?! What did that come from? Earliest belly tank that I have ever seen was on P-40's and they were much too small to be adapted to lakesters. Really neat film, though.

 

Bob Rufi was running his Chevy Four steamliner before WWII and he set a record of 143.54 MPH with it. Follow this link here on the HAMB to read about him.

 

Wow, I read that link he was really before his time.

 

same film running in other threads