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Did Dick Williams own that Pony Tail ".......I know he had a couple or 3 of them, as I recall they were Rayson craft's ,.........I raced with the...
Did Doug Thorley's nova "Too Much" make a run ? I WAS supposed the there but I was a patrol boat at the Parker 300 enduro boat race ( they moved...
There was a "chase" on the day of this shooting with car to car shot's fired, they came down Rosecrans to Downey ave and down to 2nd st, my folks...
My 86 year old Dad :D 1st pic he was 16, the 30 Chevy 4 door I built for him a couple years back, and the boat ? he was down from Idaho last year...
I framed this pic for Doug Thorley awhile back,...........don't have a lot of info on it, just thought I'd post it up. [IMG]
Doug's been coming into my shop 3, 4 day's a week while his wife is at the dr's going thru dialysis, been going through the few old pics he has...
That is correct,..........as I understand, when Doug had it built he had all the original frame/chassis guy's etc., do the build. The engine was,...
just an update on this car :..............Ron Maxwell out of Parawan Utah now own's the Nova and is just about finished with the total rebuild of...
I'm guessing, San Clemente, circa 1956 ? kewl pix !!
sweeeeeet pics !! curious, how do you guy's find "parts" for these cars over there ? I talked to a pal of mine over in Germany awhile back, he was...
I did the build on this '30 Chevy, 4 door Special for my Pop's 3 years ago,...........I REALLY love MY '34 "kit car" !!:D [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
I'm thinkin herein lies "my problem" :cool:
The reason for my post here is, I've been working with Doug Thorley in doing some "poster's" of several of his cars from back in the day, he told...
No, wasn't Garlits :D his name didn't even come up in ANY of my first 100 "searches" :eek::rolleyes:
the 1st "altered chassis, shortened wheelbase" funny car ? Pelligrini's was the 1st fiberglass mustang, Landy's was the 1st...
http://www.hotrodhotline.com/dougthorley/
The "original" Corvair funny car.......................... [IMG]
how to build cars and boats, :D he built the 1/4 midget for me in 1956 :eek: 50 some years later, I built the '30 chevy for him , all the boats...
wheelie bar ? I've been going thru a ton of old drag racing magazines, books etc., doing some research for a series of poster's I'm going to...
I built the '30 Chevy 4 door for my Pop's a couple years ago, it's all steel, orig. frame, SBC engine powered,he drives this up in Idaho pretty...
I spent a couple hours today BS'n with Doug about his racing day's back in the beginning :cool: I shoulda videoed it :cool:..............
I'm doing some copies of Doug Thorley's ( Headers by Doug) personal collection, here's a couple I'm working on.................
I see they let you in at ardy's place :eek:..............did ya have to throw my name around to get in over there ? :D
"Headers By Doug",...............he brought in a couple pictures to my shop today to be framed. The guy still looks like he get behind the wheel,...
I know there's a few guy's interested in the old track at Riverside California so I thought I'd pass this along. I may even try to attend this...
Thanks guy's , appreciate the info.:cool:
in Gardena ? I just found this pic in an antique shop awhile back , it say's on the back it was on 63rd st, eastside of LA ? I don't recall the...
he ran stock cars back in the 50's & 60's in California, I think in what would be today's "bush" class. He owned a bar in Paramount, called "The...
My 'ol man's still a "hot rodder" at age 85 :D The last pic is him & his 1930 Chev 4 door "special" the day I delivered it to him in Idaho. This...
These 2 pics are from a track in Corona California ( The Circle City ) I'm guessing around 1912- 1915 ? Anybody know where the track was ? I...
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