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Yes, father and son. Both Ed.
Curtis McKinny #8H, Ed Lozinski #69, 1959 Labor Day, Whittier, CA.[ATTACH]
He's thinking "That the biggest trophy I've ever won! I know because thats me. The trophy girl is Mary Ellen Kilgore, the girl in the back is...
Took my test in a 1949 cj3 jeep with a 221 sbf, 270 cam, 4bl, glass packs, 3 sp, heavy clutch, 7 lb flywheel and 5:38s in the rear end. With light...
429 is a 385
Offy intakes, wether they are NOS, made fourty years ago of came out of the shop yesterday are in most cases cast with the same patterns, machined...
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Offy is still Offy. Owned by Fred (Tay) Offenhauser, son of Fred Offenhauser, Great nephew of Fred Offenhauser. They have been in the same...
SRT The Whittier 1/4 midget track was about at the intersection of the 605 and 60 freeways. The roads have all changed. It was between the rail...
I ran with Ronnie Underwood many times. He had a Viking then a Viking Roadster, the on pictured in on of my posts and finaley the Aluminum...
Just checked and 494 was based on Boss 429 not FE.
At least some King Cobras had Mag 494 FEs. I don't think they ran very long.
My dad wanted to fly in WWII but because of his experiance with engines he was put in an armored division keeping the tanks and trucks running. If...
Bought a 289 cheap with a bad knock. It had been droped and the pan had dent in it . The crank was hitting the pan. Replaced it and put it in our...
Hi Dennis: I have some pictures from Whittier and Pomona what was your car number and what kind of car?
49 Jeep CJ3 with a 221 SBF and 4 shift levers on the floor.
They are certainly Continental 1/4 midget engines modified for racing. The AA may be a clue. That was the top class, 8ci,alky,almost no stock or...
Quarter midgets did and do run on pavement.
Another on of little Ed at Los Alamitos in #69. #8 is Danny Caruthers
Yes Ed Losinski is a member of the 200 MPH club. I raced 1/4 midgets with his son "little" Ed. I remember him wearing a jacket with 200MPH club on...
Pomona had an interesting history. It was originaly paved, but there was something strange about the banking. There were a lot of werks and...
I am taking my 1957 Race Craft to the Carl A. Poggeto race in San Bernardino CA. Sat 2-23-13. I ran at the 1958 to 1962 races in Pomona.This...
For low RPM the Offy dual port is good. It splits the primary and secondary on a 4bbl.
Just got a shirt. He should be sold out and taking back orders by .the end of the day.
Danny, I found a negative of a #99 Pacemaker from a Labor Day race in 1961 at Whittier. I'll get it printed and post it. It will take about a week.
I was running my last 1/4 midget race in Pomona CA. I still have the car.
Wow! Three wide was pretty unusual for 1/4 midgets. I ran a lot of races with #69, Ed Lozinski. Here he is at Corona. In the back.
I had some prints made from old negatives, looks like it is Bill Scott in the buzz bomb and also in #17 Scotty's car at Whittier in 1961.
The guages are oil pressure and oil temp, they work. At one time we had a tach under the steering wheel but as I grew we had to take it out. My...
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