Looking for photos: Indy roadsters and early open asphalt/dirt cars

Guys,

I have been searching the internet and here on the H.A.M.B. for pictures of early roadster style dirt and asphalt cars with little luck. I grew up on dirt racing, but have an affinity for the early Indy roadsters as well. Anything open cockpit from the teens through the 50's is preferred. Something that could have been run on dirt or asphalt.

I am searching for a photo to base the last piece of my sleeve on and want your help finding some cool photos.

What have you got?.............

Thanks

 

Here' a few I shot.




I'm sure there will be many more.

Kurt O.

 

Go to "Advanced Search" .....key word "Jungle" and "Search Titles Only". Then Select the "Hokey Ass Message Board" forum and "racer5c" as the contributor.

 

Below are some links to sites I regularly visit.
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What are you referring to about the sleeve? I have hundreds of photos from event or I could send you to Eddie Hitze whose dad was a photographer back in the day. I’ve bought prints from him.
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http://www.justmidgets.homestead.com/index.html
http://www.sprintcarhof.com/
http://www.unserracingmuseum.com/
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/racinghistory/
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Here is a photo of my midget.
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Bart

 

Here's a thread from a while back...
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=163464

 

Here is a dirt car from the late 40's...........I will be putting together a story about Jr. Hower from KC and the old race tracks in the Kansas City area in the next couple of weeks.

Chris Nelson
Kansas

 

Try this HAMB thread..

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=163095&highlight=smith+collection

 

Try Justice Brothers Racing Museum (Duarte,CA)

 

Here are a few but I had to resize them to upload, if you want a couple thousand more e mail me

 

Check this thread for some neat "old school" race car art work:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=200754&highlight=sketches

 

This pic has been hid away for 50 years or more.
Its at Jungle Park. The driver of the #42 was Vern Trester
I think the car owner was Hector Horne

 

http://www.retrorockets.org/home.htm

Better get a cold one before you hit this site.
You will be here for a while!

 

A repoped Watson

 

Some open wheel stuff that's been in our family..
Bob Trostle's first sprint car restored

A "Pop Dreyer" replica

A street legal Dirt Car my dad had back in the 80's

Had to throw this one in...Dad pushing sprint cars at the Iowa State Fair with his 41 Cad

 

Like this?

1934 Sparks-Wierick Miller "Gilmore Special"

 

Hey ,...I remember that one ,...wasn't it in Hot Rod Magazine?

 

Flathead Sprint Car

 

Ford Indy Car

 

1932 Martz Hudson Special

 

1931 Miller Lion Head Special

 

1931 Miller Boyle Products Special

 

Millers

 

1957 Watson HOW Special

 

Miller U-16 (Two straight eights joined!)

 

Guys,

Thanks to all of you who have shared your photos and stories thus far. The caddy push car is a riot. It brings back good memories, we used to push sprinters at the dirt track before we had a drivers license.

After I posted the request, I found a web site that may interest a few of you. The link is http://www.thevintageracer.com/index.htm
and search under pictorials. There are some very interesting photos and stories of early Indy cars on the dirt at Williams Grove Speedway and other famous Eastern dirt tracks. I was surprised to find out how many Indy 500 winners had raced and won at the Grove during there annual Indy Car race.

When I was young, we used to run our dirt late model there, a lot of history some of you might find interesting. Many famous racers have run at the Grove, names like A.J., Mario, etc........

Enjoy.

 

Here's one from a recent show in Tulsa that belongs to Jack Zink. It supposedly ran and won Monza back in the 60's.

 

All of those millers are beautiful.

Having never seen one of these things in person.....how big are these type of cars? What is the wheelbase? What diameter are the wheels.

 

s.s.dodge
Here is a link, to shots I took at a fundraiser for drivers, in Rushville, IN last year...some nice cars there...
http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q27/tierod_bill/Open&#37;20Wheels at Rushville/

Bill j.

McKee, 38chev.... Great shots...