Perhaps its the periods the pictures were taken with the absence of certain features such as wide five wheels or they may have been a more common sight on the street based Hotrods...
I know I have re-posted new links where I shared YT vids if they had went awol...I wasn't aware that was the reason they disappeared, especially when they have and promote sharing of the videos posted. ...Perhaps they're taken down as the poster in fact did share something they shouldn't have...and someone complained via copyright issues...
In 1945 this was a way out there creation by a 17 year old Bill Carash starting with a wrecking yard acquisition of a V16 1932 Caddy engine...he owned the roadster he built right into his later years...I understand the attachment many have with their creative journeys...it was quite a well engineered ride the exhaust was unusually routed damn near the ankles so heat was always warming the tootsies... Our friends at Kustomrama have a great story with images on it... Bill passed in 1999 and his Nephew acquired the Hotrod and got it back onto the road first time since 1956...I hope he still has it and has swapped out the radials for something a little more complimentary but I applaud him for keeping the vision much like his Uncle created... It's funny as I'm looking at this I recall a Hamber recently getting a body looking a helluva lot like this...it was in the back of a pickup...I sure hope it wasn't this wild thing...that would be a shame surviving all those years and being parted out like that...anybody recall the Thread?
@Jeff Norwell That's the Mitte Brothers Special built in Detroit around 1940. Fairly certain that's in its early years, with the front leaf spring at the bottom and no front bumper.
Hal Robson at Southern Ascot, I believe. Some time between 1937 and 1942, as that's when that particular track was in operation.
Sullivan & O'Brien Special #47 in 1937, owned by Shorty Cantlon. That's Harry McQuinn at left, who drove the car in the '37 Indy 500. Not sure who the gentleman to the right is. Car was Miller M183 #1 built in '30 for car owner Bill White.
Nothing better than photographic evidence. I dig the old track roadsters. There’s your hot rod roots right there.
I'm sure a lot of y'all know the stuff I'm posting, but for those that don't... Sig Haugdahl and his 'Wisconsin Special' car, perhaps at Daytona Beach for it's unofficial record speed run. The Clyde Adams-built Sparks-Weirick 'Catfish' at Muroc for a record attempt in 1932.
Car at right is Ralph Morgan's Dreyer-built Frontenac-powered car with Harry McQuinn at the wheel. This car went on to become the Morgan Miller that Jimmy Wilburn had much success in early in his career. The other driver is possible Ray Tellas in another Morgan-owned car, I believe another Frontenac. 1934
This car is now in the UK. A guy called Derick Drinkwater drives and races the car at places like Goodwood. I’m guessing it’s the real car and not a copy.
It sure was 70'ed wasn't it...It takes quite the trained eye to see a Roaring Roadster under that radical an evolution...I'm looking forward to that reverse timewarp to come together...priceless really...
That is without a doubt inspiration for the Chrome reverse rims and how about the split wishbone up front...doing some acrobatics that's for sure...they were getting them pretty low to...graphics were in and they were pretty polished I read somewhere many drove their Street legal Hotrods to and drove them in these races...anyone shed light on that...Rumor or True?
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