Great story and a wonderful family heirloom! I wish I was so lucky! Old Corvettes & Corvette Parts Wanted - Reggie/Atlanta 678-488-5461
Fantastic post! I grew up in Memphis, and ran the crap out of my cars at Lakeland................... sad to see the pic. I will NEVER forget seeing Evel Knievel blasting down that strip at a hundred plus on the back wheel! Thanks for sharing your story, great history, great car................
Great post. The family angle adds so much to the story. I 2nd the idea of a pic of you and your bro sitting on the front tires. Brian
Kool car, great story. I really enjoyed reading Zot/Outta sight's well documented history with your family. Unfortunately the "current" pics didn't load, but I get the idea through the text and HAMB comments.
This type of known history makes a car more then just a car . I really like how it turned out , its originality is a rarity and is above what so many cars are today great work . .
AWESOME STUFF !! And I like the direction in which youve taken the car. It allows you to spend more time with her on the street and allows others to get up close to this time capsule... Well done man.... Rat
Tim, Great job, damn you tell a good story, looking forward to hanging out with you again this year at the Round-up
WOW! Great post! I saw your car at the show last year with the dirt drags. I think I may have even talked to you. Very Well Done traditional style build. I had no Idea of the family history, you need to cary some of those snapshopts to shows with you. See ya around this summer.
Great story! Reminds me of my family's 32 Woody, except it doesn't have the drag pedigree. Some time in the future I hope to put in a hopped up four. Here's a link if your interested. http://idisk.mac.com/forever4/Public/pages/johnstone.htm
I knew that car had to have had some history last year after looking at in Austin. Cant wait to see it again Great story Rusty
We saw the roadster at the roundup last year and have a better appreciation of it and its history. I think it's cool to have hot rodded the car. Good job! Hope to see it at the roundup this year. Is the truck making it too? Both are righteous in my book! RGV
Thanks Rio. The ol' truck ain't gonna make it this year, I wish it could. Should be ridin' the Round Up with it next year no problemo!!
I know I'm late chiming in on this, but I just wanted to say that this is a great story and of particular interest to me since I spent many days at Lakeland during the 70's. I may be inclined to agree with the previous post regarding Marshall as he would be about the right age to pull off a journey like you described. His nephew John was a hot rodder as well, but he would probably have been too young to bring it back in the early 50's. John passed away too soon, so we can't ask him, but Marshall's still here... If you're interested, these two links reveal some history of Lakeland, and the Memphis Rodders (one of the earliest hot rod clubs, and still having an annual reunion)... http://www.lakelandraceway.com http://www.memphisrodders.com LK
This thread is really cool! Way to go putting a flathead in it again- the old deuce is probably a little tired, and going a bit slower isn't a bad thing! What a life for a car- beats sitting in a field and rusting for 50-60 years! Thanks for sharing this great story with us! -P40-
Great story. Thanks for sharing. I love the way the car looks now. I couldn't bring myself to paint it either...
Hey Tim, I can't believe this is the first time I've seen this post. I drooled all over your car when you came out to visit but had no idea of its history. I kinda feel like I had a beer with Sam Barris without knowing it was him. I have a much deeper appreciation for you car now. Thanks for sharing.
This is a bump for a great story. He saw that I had a copy of the 57 Nats program in OKC and contacted me asking if I could get him a copy. He told me that he saw his car on a video covering the 57 Nats. So, this intrigued me as well, so I am listing every 32 and the drivers names that competed that year. 1. Jim Gouru, Austin ,TX 2. John Lovlean, DFW,TX 3. Bob Daniels, Marysville,OH 4. Huddleston-Fake, Grand Prarie,TX 5. Don Dodson, Ft. Worth,TX 6. Jim Palmer, Birimgham,AL 7. Maurice Babb, Abilene,TX 8. Billie Rasmussen, Ft. Worth,TX 9. Junker-Zalesky, SA,TX 10. Dan Breithaupt, Grand Prarie,TX 11. Bob and Jim Carson, Dallas,TX 12. Miller A. Morriss,Jr., Waco,TX 13. Pratt-Oesch, Tulsa,OK 14. Edward E. Reasor, Wichita Falls,TX 15. Wayne Forward, Phoenix,AZ 16. M.E. Gaforth, Bethany,OK 17. Fred Allen, Philadelphia,PA 18. Duggan-Turnow, Denver, CO 19. Dudley Somdal, Shreveport,LA 20. Cheverton-Wyman, Whittier,CA 21. Earnest Horn, Ft Worth,TX 22. Joe Gardner Boston,Mass 23. Joe Wheeler, Muskogee,OK 24. Wilson Bostick, OKC,OK 25. Gus Rhodes, Houston, TX 26. Richard Warnick,Houston,Tx 27. Joe Pooley, La Mesa,CA 28. Richard J. Bell, Akron,OH 29. James H. Berry, Waco,TX 30. Marvin Ruetz, Niles, MI 31. Homer Mathews, Bellaire,TX 32. Carl T. Stone, Dallas,TX Do any of these names ring a bell? These are the drivers not necessarily the owners....... Oddly enough 32 entrants drove 32's and of those 32, how many were flathead powered? 1 and it had a 46 Ford flatty in it. Look how many of the 32's were from TX.
Being a Memphis boy I knew Marshall,Howard And Budgey since Iwas a gear head and drag racer.I remember it when the above 3 owned it in it's various configurations. I left Memhis in 63' to move to Atlanta with Olds. division. I ran Lakeland from it's opening until I moved. I raced at Lakeland with my blown Olds A/R and Chrys. AA/GD,but I don,t recall your Dads 32 on any of my return trips from Atl. Thats not unusual since you can get caught up in your own class. Great pictures and story.My son Chris sent you a pic. of the 32 I had in my files when Marshall owned it.Give me a call at your convinience and I might be able to fill in some blanks Bill Webb 423 7447496 Athens Tn. I have a Flathead powered 32 myself.Flatheads Forever
That fact is very interesting as it is solid proof how quick the Hot Rod scene had changed in the 50's. What would be most interesting from a historical point of interest , how many were listed a Chevrolet powered? This was only a little over 2 years since the 1st Chev V8 was introduced. That program is a great post. Thanks.
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