My earliest drag racing memories were of Lions Drag Strip around 1959-63. The Comp coupes left a lasting impression with the whitewall slicks and exhaust flames. Bantams were (still are) my favorite. Any more pics out there????
This is goin' to be a great thread. Thanks for startin' it... Lets go Royal and Kiwi start postin'... Smokey
I grew up near Indy, so I went from '62 to '74. Loved the comp cars! I even helped push the Tennessee Boll Weevil on the trailer at age 14! I haven't stopped smiling yet! Here is a model I built in tribute.
I know what your talking about comp coupes . low boy comp roadsters . NEAL LEFFLER was a good friend he came up from LA and worked for HAT RACING ENT in san rafael calif. he worked for mickey thompson and joe reath and as you know LEFFLER - LOUKAS COMP COUPE. DRIVER MECH. also did a lot of GMC supercharger work. Neal and his wife moved to washington about 15 years ago.
Smullens & O'Brien B/C from Peabody MA. Heavily modified German body 1958 Lyod on a Chassis Research TE44o.
got permission to sneak this shot out .... it left the shop a couple hours ago...to be reassembled....then lettered...then off to detroit.... brandon
this shows the easy rust repair job ....a little off the bottom ... that 327 car is a old anglia.... that blue 30 31 coupe is sweet too..... brandon
Hey Lynn The first car is the Pop Marner car out of Denver.A local guy had the original body on E-bay recently for sale.Pop,s grandson Bobby was interested in buying it but it was too far gone and too expensive.A good friend of mine has the original Eng,trans,rearend and rear wheels
the black channelled A is my Bonneville buddy EJ,s out of Reading Pa. It stand 44" high and he runs alcohol thru the Flathead.
its the one in the detroit thread..... it ought to look pretty bitchin when its all done....judging by how the owner was acting ....its probably finished and waiting on me by now..... brandon
Hey Steve, Marners car was one of the nicest of that era. I sure would like to see it restored or recreated. A friend of mine has a Bantam coupe body but I have too many projects already....L.B.
Cool thread and a nice change of pace. Seems like everybody that brings a car to the track these days wants to call it a "Gasser" because it's the latest fad. It's nice to see non gasser cars from back when.
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