60'-70's Vintage Oval Track Modifieds

Ed Farley

 

Oliver Butler

 

Buzzie Reutimann

 

Jackie Hamilton

 

Last of the East Windsor pictures

 

hey Daveww1, your pictures are great.

A lot of history in these pictures. Car 72, Bruce "pee wee" Griffin earned himself quite a reputation as a "dirty" driver. Such as, he spins out Tasnady then jumps on his hood declaring I'm the best. In another incident in '70, he stuffed Joe Kelly in the fence at East Windsor. The whole modified feature came after him, he drove the 72 out of the pits and through the streets of Hightstown, N.J., to get away. His car hauler and crew giving the finger while crews chasing them with whatever in thier hands. Pee Wee was suspended for a season for that, not counting the other suspensions for "rough riding"

 

That's Steady Eddie Hoyle on the pole. The car number was fOrd. He's not leaning over in the cockpit. He had his seat mounted at and angle. This is one of the first cars I remember from my youth.

 

Dr. John,

I showed Dutch that pic of him in the Nichols Camaro when I saw him at Dundee (Black Rock) Speedway in 2009. I said it sure was a nice looking car, to which Dutch replied...."too bad it wasn't fast". He was right though.....more show than go.

 

Ahh... the good old days.

 

Coming up on Page #400!!!

 

and 8,000 posts

 

Happy New Year, Bullfather and all the folks at 60's & 70's Vintage Oval Track Modifieds. I see everyone has been busy (like 15 pages worth) while I was enjoying some time over the holidays with the family.

Here are a few shots I have leftover of George Kent and the upstate NY mods. Then I have to get back to scanning some more material....

George Kent #26, Mickey Morollo #15 and Don Warren #44





George Kent #26 with New England's Ray Miller in the #01





Kent and Evans at Shangri La





Jerry Cook #38, George Kent #26 and Randy Hedger #33?




action at Spencer Speedway





George Kent in victory lane after winning the ROC at Pocono (3/4 mile oval)

 

Right on Terry1 with the Steady Eddie ID. I think that's George Summers behind him and Gentleman Jimmy Wilkins beside him. Remember that time well.

 

Here's a few from the old Kingston (RI) Fairgrounds courtesy of my great uncle Larry Dionne

 

Like that last shot there Flyer, the last one, must have been a wild ride that didn't end soon enough!

 

Let me see if I can get us to 400.....I'll cheat a little hahaha

 

close???? By the way welcome back Jbull!

 

Dick Clark for the New Year!