60'-70's Vintage Oval Track Modifieds

I know where 2 ended up: The Turner Bros. coupe ended up being parted out and then taken to the dump(as they were called then)
Mike Loescher's coach was sold to Ted Wolven, who raced it, and tried to sell it with no success, and it was then parted out,and scrapped.

 

Racers are the oldest recyclers. Most cars had the usable parts put on the new car and the rest was scraped and used for land fill.. Not many survived as lots of old late models were made into hobby cars or at least a lot of the parts were..

 

I think it's time Retroridesbyrich posted a pic of his privacy fence vintage modified. I about flipped out the first time I saw it!

 

We just found this photo from 1965 or 66. It is a 31 Model A body on a 40 Ford frame, powered by a flathead. It was raced at Rensselaer Raceway in Indiana by Larry Day, who just celebrated his 70th birthday.

 

I know Steve lombardo has a nice shot of Bob in his corvair on his website.
www.lasheefs.com

Bruce

 

Bill Park never had a Corvair Modified, Bob Park did! And You're right it's on Lasheefs'...http://www.lasheefs.com/PagesDrivers/parkfamily1.html

And Check out Lasheefs' home page...the car that started this great thread 2-1/2 years ago...http://www.lasheefs.com/index.html

 

I found gold! Tons of great photos on YankeeRacer.com site...

http://yankeeracer.com/g2/v/jg2008/




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Made a visit to Retroridebyrich today and here is a pic of his privacy fence vintage modified,

 

Nice fence, Rich!


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I posted these Richie Evans pic here before on this thread...

 

Don Diffendorf, 1971


Gary Winters' Cougar Modified (ap. 1971)


Jean-Guy Chartrand, 1971


Jim Keppley's dirt coupe, approx. 1971 or 1972


Lou Lazzaro, 1971


Merv Treichler's Gil Bruss-owned dirt coach, 1971 (sold to Augie Lieber at the end of '71)


Mike Loescher, 1971


Richie Evans at Daytona, 1974 (this'll probably show up later on again in this thread too...LOL)


All photos: Photographer unknown.

 

This is a Len Calinoff scanned slide that I posted on this thread months ago...

 

pics are awesome as usual DR.J!

 

Thort Haag at Lancaster (NY) Speedway, 1971. Gordon Reinig photo.


Ken Meahl at Lancaster (NY) Speedway, 1971. Gordon Reinig photo.

 

Thumbs WAY up Dr John!

 

whhhoooooaaa whhhhhoooooa wait one second dr. john!!!! that photo of gary winter's cougar is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :O)

is that paul radford in the 26 behind evans at daytona?

 

thats satch worley in the clarence steak house special

 

George, You are on the money Yankeeracer is great. alot of info as well if you follow circle track.

 

In post #3496 just look at the variety in those modifieds shown from that one year, 1971. Nowadays evryone has the exact same body style and has for more than 20 long years. Just pitiful.
Anyway, I'm trying my first attachment here. Keene, NH Cheshire Fairgrounds 1957
L-R, Buddy Bardwell (with trademark roof horns), unknown car, #37 Chet's Esso w/Ray Harris?, #98 Wilson's Sport w/ Art Cody?, #9 Dave Todd.

 

There's my buddy, Will Cagle, in what I'm pretty sure is the car he won Langhorne with. I'll have to ask him to make sure.

Pretty sure he told me his asphalt car for that race had independent front suspension.

 

Any HAMBers going to the North South Shoot Out @ Concord Motorsports Park? (That means you too Pete!) Maybe we can have a Meet & Greet....

 

My son and I will be there. Look for the #78 black sprint car. Ted

 

Ahhh, I can smell the methanol already! That's a good start, Who else is going?

 

Nope got EEKR go karts this weekend. Wish I could Rich!

George that is one of most beautiful modifieds ever!!!

 

awesome pic!.. any more like it?