...I've got that book as well, autographed by the author, Cary Thomas. Pretty interesting little book if you ever spent any time in the 60's and 70's in the area of Beltsville, Maryland.
Donnie, Do you remember that AH? I was just on the phone with smoker talking about this thread and he knew exactly what the car looked like car in the picture. It's so frustrating to me not being able to find genuine pictures of the cars from the Mo in that era. Lots of could be's and daily drivers that nobody paid much attention to. This is the only one that was a real racer that I remember during my years there. There were a bunch of the 63-66 Mopars with the wedge motors of different stages.
Sorry, Tommy, I would be lyin' if I said that I remember it. I only got over to the Mo a few times and not really knowing anyone there, I didn't hang around too long. I did waste many countless hours hanging out at the Capital Plaza Hot Shoppes though. It was kinda unusual for cars from over in Queenstown to show up in Landover Hills although it did happen on occasion.
Dragging this back to the top in hopes that HAMBer 22calmike will chime in with some stories or pics from back in the day. Apparently he was a member of the P.G. Lakers club back in the 60's.......Donnie.
First off-----sorry i went away for a while---time flies when you are having fun-- this is the wagon you are taling about-----462 cubes----4 speed------put late model heads and ran pump gas with 2 edelbrocks and ram 4 cam----- then some asshole ran into me while tuning his radio on riggs road-----have not found a wagon to take its place----still drivin the ford pickup that took its place----only gonna drive it for 6 months------15 years ago-----where the hell is all the time going GUYS
Riggs Road. That road was cursed. It claimed many victims. I flew airborn accross it once in a Dodge Dart GTS (I'm sure you knew the car). Sorta long story.
i found this picture of the jolly dolly at capital raceway in 67 http://www.flickr.com/photos/54580385@N08/5048964941/
he has alot of things from back then,he has the club plaque,a old hot rod magazine from when they had the club display on the cover
Ask him to post on this thread and show us some pics from back in the day. All of us "old-timers" love to hear any stories he might have from back then. Even if they seem mundane to him, I'm sure others would enjoy them.
i havent seen him in a while,he lives down the street from my dad.i stop and talk to him if i see him out hen i go visit my dad.next time i get down to my dads il see if he is out
A buddy of mine told me that he has a set of valve covers that came off of The Jolly Dolly many years ago.
I can't think about the Jolly Dolly without thinking about the Sturtevant award that he won in the 60s. A gold plated torque wrench mounted on a walnut plaque. It was a very prestigious award for best engineering IIRC He didn't bring out all the trophies that he won but this one was always on display. It was a big deal.
I don't remember (it's a senior thing) whether these were previously posted or not: Here's a link to some pics you ol' PG boys will remember: http://www.flickr.com/photos/48454575@N02/sets/72157628298859975/with/6463757689/
here is one from beltsville,this is the first location of the rod shop speed shop http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917706@N07/4281897057/
The Rod Shop was Pete's 2nd speed shop' the first being Creative Speed on route 1 in College Park about1/2 mile south of 495 and just up the street from Doug's Uhpolstry (spelling) Shop.
My name is Tony Kivett, I am Terry Kivett's youngest son. My dad has a few pics of some of the old cars that they had. I will have to scan and upload some of them on here. He has told me many stories about the PG Customs at the airplane hanger.
Yes, Tony. Please post pics. Our old memories are fading fast. We need the pics to re-live the past..............Don.
I hope he has a picture of his old 49 or 50 Olds coupe with the radiused rear wheel wells. I can still see that car in the Mo parking lot in my mind. Your uncle Tommy was a member of the club and built some pretty healthy street racers in that old airplane hanger. Post all the pictures that you can. There are hardly any pictures of the Mo, the hanger and the cars there that have survived. you will make a lot of old farts smile if you take the time to scan them. It's like those 15 years never existed but we know better.
hello, i am brand new to this thread. some of my friends and i used to visit the Mighty Mo in Hyattsville, always in one of the parent's borrowed sedans. yesterday, i and and one of my dogs made the trip down to where i recall it being. what i saw was left to right, looking south i think, the following. a bunch of trees on the left with a fence between them and the road. what looked to be part of an entrance with a jersey barrier across it, and then, to the right, open space and the metro stop. i let my dog sniff around but given that he has never sniffed a Mighty Mo, we came up empty handed. geez, i can't believe it's all gone. someone in a previous message had said the old burger chef building is still standing and i saw it. i also saw Lee's Tavern. i have a friend whose wife works for Marriott and i've asked her if Marriott might have some photo archives that might contain pictures of the Queenstown Mo.
Post some pics of those "borrowed sedans". It's better than nuthin' and we are starved for pics of anything that goes back to the area and era. Maybe someone will recognize you or the cars or it'll trigger other memories. One thing leads to another.
.........Hopefully she can dig through the archives and come up with something good. Where did you live back in that time period? Still needing me a hot fudge cake.......Don.
It ain't the Mo but how many times did we cross that bridge? It seems like all the old speed shops, machine shops, paint shops and cheap gas was in that area. Not to mention the dreaded Court House. I remember trying to climb that steep bridge as stealthly as possible with pipes that were way too loud and a cop on my ass.
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