Did you know that Getty Images has it's roots in the extensive art collections of the late J. Paul Getty? I used to think this was just a coincidence, but I was watching an autobiography of the late billionaire the other night and they explained it all.
Nice start off action with Dale Lambrose from the Ike Iacono Racing Team versus the Waters/Murray Roadster. Dale Lambrose ran this roadster (99 Jr. ) as a teammate to Frank "Ike" Iacono's '34 Ford Coupe (99), with both running GMC sixes on fuel. old Friday Art: A/H Class Roadster: Dale Lambrose Ike Iacono Coupe/Dale Lambrose Roadster Team. Hello, We have always been in awe at the photos the folks at the Getty Images presents to the general public. They are on sale as always and folks should buy them with the water marks not on them once the payment is made. By the time period, those pro photographers had the best photo equipment, Hasselblad 2.25 cameras, other 35mm cameras with long lenses, a Bolex or Beaulieu movie cameras to get the color action films. Yes, I saw a lot of pro photographers inside of the chain link fence, wishing I was allowed inside with my own movie camera. So, where are those films or photographs from 1959-65? But, the film shows our friend, Mr. Childers from the Dilday Mortuary Services with his rare two door Pontiac Ambulance. Here is my friend, Mr. Childers. The many times I walked up the return road at Lion’s Dragstrip to get to the ambulance spot for filming, we struck up a friendship. He worked for a company owned by friends of ours from our high school and their family, Dilday Mortuary and Ambulance Services. We went to school with the two brothers, who are now the owners (or parents of) of the services provided back then and now. Next to the Orange timing tower at Lion's Dragstrip. Mr. Childers and the rare 2 door Pontiac Ambulance “The above picture is typical of a scene one would see if they were to look around any of the drag strips. The driver shown is Mr. C.B. Childers of the Dilday Ambulance Service. His ambulance is provided at the Lions Dragstrip, located at 223rd Street and Alameda Street, Wilmington. An ambulance is provided at every dragstrip to take care of any injury that might occur, even though a strip is the safest place anywhere to take your car to find out the best time it will turn in a quarter mile. These strips are being made safer every day.” Lion’s tower side looking back at the starting line. Jnaki Our 1958 Impala taken from the “secret spot.” As anyone can see, there were different models of ambulances for daily use and specialty use. This 2 door Pontiac version came from the Dilday Family Mortuary Ambulance Services. It was not a commercial big city ambulance. It was a 2 door version, but met the needs of Lion’s Dragstrip quite well. I found a semi-secret filming area at Lion's Dragstrip that no one else, except one guy with a super telescopic lens on a 35mm camera was using. Over the months I wandered over there, I became friends with Mr. Childers, the famous white Pontiac Ambulance Driver. The two brothers in their khaki pants and blue nylon jackets talking with Mr. Childers... 1958-59 Note: Then, we come up to George Cerny, but this time it is the 32 Sedan Altered they raced. So, nice images, but that watermark is just awful during the whole film. Also, we were just 3 years away in attendance and filming…YRMV Tons of films from a young kid, all without watermarks. Check them out at J NAKI You Tube Channel. Thanks…
jnaki, Thanks for sharing your films. I subscribed over on YT. Chris https://youtu.be/xwli3ogb0mI?si=UQTBy9CZsiGBcVzn
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