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Here are some Drones Car Club newspaper references: February 28, 1941 issue of The Ventura Weekly Post (Ventura CA) [ATTACH] February 7, 1947...
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Here are some period newspaper references: July 25, 1960 issue of The Daily Times (Davenport IA) [ATTACH] July 26, 1960 issue of The Rock...
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Figured it out. The Velociteers lakester was owned by Lee Pendleton and ran at 1954 Bonneville. Photo from November 1954 Hot Rod Magazine: [ATTACH]
Front: 4.75x16 Dunlops on 4x16 Ford wheels Rear: 6.50x16 Firestones on 5x16 1941 Lincoln wheels [ATTACH]
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Here are some references from North Carolina newspapers (1959-1975) July 27, 1959 issue of Winston-Salem Journal: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] June 19,...
I spoke to one individual who was not a member but knew some older guys when he was younger who were but they are no longer alive. He also had the...
My father had a chopped 50 Mercury convertible in 1959 when he was a senior in high school. He had many other cars over the years. During early to...
Dragin Angels article from August 28, 1957 issue of The Central New Jersey Home News (New Brunswick NJ) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Trying to identify the knob on the hand pressure pump in the 1954 photo below. Looks like a door knob with a crown embossed in center. [ATTACH]
I am researching the history of the Velociteers Car Club that was in Ashtabula OH during the 1950's. Looking for information/references/photos...
End of shifter has concentric ribs. Knob is two piece. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A small sampling of a great collection of race cars: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
From this article in December 17, 1956 issue of The San Bernardino County Sun it looks like SCCA required roll bars starting 1957. [ATTACH]
Triple "R" Road Racing Association 1956-58 newspaper references: October 23, 1956 - Los Angeles Evening Citizen News: [ATTACH] May 30, 1957 -...
I searched "1959 Detroit" on Petersen Archives website (https://archive.petersen.org/) then looked through the 2500 +/- images that came up and...
Marbe's Coffee Shop was located at 7010 East Rosecrans Avenue in Paramount CA (South of Los Angeles and north of Long Beach). Marbe's was on the...
Stratorods' 1925 Model T from April 1962 Hot Rod Magazine: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Modified Roadster Class Description, Safety Regulations and Standard Elimination Procedure from NHRA 1959 Drag Rules: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Looks to be same car that is listed as an entry in the following NHRA program: [ATTACH] INGENUITY IN ACTION Official Program of NHRA Fifth...
From February 29, 1952 issue of The Hartford Courant (Hartford CT) [ATTACH] From March 1, 1952 issue of The Hartford Courant (Hartford CT)...
Top 32 bid results: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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ZEPHYR GEARS FOR YOUR CAR article: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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