60'-70's Vintage Oval Track Modifieds

john nuzum

 

Merv Treichler and Will Cagle @ Syracuse

Maynard Troyer @ Shangri-La

Lou Lazzaro @ Fulton

Larry Nye In Ray Enders' car

 

Thanks for the picture of Pete Corey's Falcon. The picture below it of the Blue 135 is a Chevette driven by Pete Fiandaca of Fitchburg, MA. I used to compete against him at Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, NH

 

This looks a little like the Indiana State Fairgrounds "Indy Mile"!

Am I right?

 

Springfield, MA Fairgrounds

 

Here are a couple of Cali Super mods from the mod 70s maybe a
little earlier San Jose Speedway.

 

This is the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. There are 2 # 33's in the picture, one driven by Bill Wimble and the other most likely by Dutch Hoag. The 3 window coupe #111 is Kenny Shoemaker.

 

Welcome aboard Pete. Looking foreword to your knowledge and additions to this thread.

 

bob santos, Bobby Santos III is an amazing driver as is his sister Erica.

 

1949 Mineola Fairgrounds Long Island

Mineola

Mineola

1949 Islip Run what you brung hurst!

 

islip

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islip

 

mineola

mineola

mineola

1950 Freeport stadium

 

I agree, that's Syracuse.

This was probably a Labor Day Race in the early to mid-60s. I don't think there was any other racing there all year long except that one. The BIG race in October started in '72. Buzzie won that and I was there watchin'.

I can remember being at one labor Day race with my dad where (I think) Nolan Swift in the 10-Pins lost his radiator in a warm-up or heat race. They replaced it and I think he went on to win the BIG race. That had to be in the late 50's or very early 60's.

One of those Labor Day races had a car go over the 3rd turn wall and kill a girl. Can't remember his name, but I think it was Lee Pennington?????

 

found another dick clark Volkswagon Babbit car.

 

The driver from the accident was Lee Millington that got in the bad accident at Syracuse...

And while I am here...

 

Jim Zacharias at Shangri-La

Jerry Cook with a VERY nice looking Falcon

 

Hey Pete, I just started a project that would fit nicely in this thread. We'll be running it next year at Riverhead.

 

Frank, Do you have any photos of your project? Thanks

 

Enjoyed the gallery, no pictures to add sadly but look forward to seeing some more

 

hey welcome aboard frank, good to see some familar faces around here. what are you working on? maybe we can do some pieces on my site for it too.

 

Bullfather... what is your site?

 

http://www.pitstoppitbull.com It's a weekly racing video site, working on getting more tracks to sned stuff, new videos and old videos from fans. Kinda like a racing youtube of sorts. It's an entertainment site. This year is my home track Riverhead Racewasy, Long Island had so many tracks running at one point besides the ones people are familiar with being Riverhead, Islip and Freeport. Marty Himes site has a list of tracks that used to run locally on Long Island.

 

Ernie Gahan in the woodchipper special

1950 freeport

freeport

freeport

freeport

 

all freeport

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1958

1958

1958

1962

 

Ed Burnnhoelzl

danny moser

bill baldwin

jim lacy

bruno brackey

 

1958 freeport

Freeport pits

freeport

george brunnhoelzl

Jack reinhard

 

It's a '37 Ford 5 window on a '96 troyer chassis. Pete, I know you would like to post stuff on your site during the off-season, but I would appreciate if you kept this on the down low for now, we want to suprise everyone when we roll it out of the trailer at warm-ups.

 

cool cool, I'm down with it. If you'd like maybe we can do a few pieces and after you debut it we can show some before stuff and what not if you'd like. But awesome stuff my friend.

 

Be still my heart!