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Go back to post 7913 a couple pages back.
That is Kenny Weld. Weld Wheels was his brother Greg.
Is that a young Frankie Schnieder ?
Friday : 25 / 18 17 mph wind Sat : 32 / 20 11 mph wind Sun : 43 / 40 12 mph wind Doesn't look like rain / snow will be a problem. I'm...
I'm not sure Richie Evans ever drove a super - I don't remember reading of it, but he was killed in a modified at Martinsville, Virginia in 1985.
The shots of the Hell Drivers look at have been taken at the old Florida State Fairgrounds at Tampa - Plant Field.
Since you got the car in Minnesota, you might try contacting the IMCA Old Timers group to see if anyone in that group might have any info. They...
Emmett Hahn ?
When you are asking around ask for the hubs from a tapered rear end not a splined rear.
Google " mongoose indy car "
Might as well, It's probably too cold to play golf.
I remember reading in one of the magazines that Ford was having trouble with windshields cracking in practice so new ones were made and hand...
That may be an Essex frame. In the pre-WW II era there was an automotive chassis that was popular with circle track builders that looked similar...
Actually, the hearse was a Packard. There were no Lincoln hearses available so a Packard was brought in from out of state so Henry would not have...
Not sure if it is true or not, but the was an old wife's tale that floated around Indy for years that Hulman didn't actually buy the Speedway. He...
Time will tell. Tony George and his sisters have had the cost of things at the speedway dialed up to max for years.
As someone on another board said " At least it didn't get sold to NASCAR or International Speedways ".
And also the Indy Car racing series.
Joe Leonard. AMA and USAC Indy car season champion
Lindsey Hopkins ?
Is this the movie where Brock Yates, basically playing himself as the organizer, tells the competitors at the drivers meeting - " With the...
Sorry I can't be of much help with the identity of the car. All my old time midget buddies are now running the feature at the golden speedway....
Wasn't there a variant of the TVR ( perhaps under another name ) that used a small block mopar , 273 or perhaps a 318, after the Ford engine deal...
Have a bearing house cross reference these numbers. lower shaft front 62o6 ZJ lower shaft rear 6306 ZJ According to my early 70's Halibrand...
Hard to believe Steve Stapp was ever that young.
In the first shot, is that Dick Sutcliffe in the seat ? Thanks for the photos you post.
Ford used TQ's on some California - only applications. Not sure of the years or models.
Aren't you building a roadster ? Any progress to report ?
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