Folks Of Interest My Uncle's stuff

Okay....the guys coming from the LA auto show in 1948......not sure who's roadster..... -
- Dude Manning - my uncle Lawrence in his Football letter sweater - John Lehman
the guy's together - not sure if the same show ? ----
--- Bob - Rudy - my uncle in what looks like his jacket I got and Leroy Semas
Oh and here's a early picture of the Olds in his street roadster....he said he would later build a log manifold...
and Don Skaggs - Crager banger motor

 

In his collection was a picture of Isky in his little roadster - maybe on a parts run to Sacramento ? Along with one of his early letters to my uncle.....there are a few.....

 

Fantastic stuff @stillrunners thank you again for presenting these jewels of your families past. Love that scalloped 'T' in post #91 a**** so many other wild rides. Daaaaay....uuuuum

 

Thanks for sharing these gems, seems as though the car genes run pretty deep in your family!

 

Wow. What a time capsule. Thanks for showing us.


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sorry....for not posting more stuff....here's the street roadster in the late 50's running the Olds.......and hopefully the in liners won't be upset with his Bonneville stories...


be upset over

 

That's a great old junk truck in this picture.

 

This is an amazing legacy your family has, thanks for sharing it. It's great to see the names of these pioneers and photos from their days. What would you give for a time machine so you could go back to see and hear these guys and their cars and hang out with them.

 

A great read, thank for the thread.

 

Funny....I did see the Kodak on the back.....but in fine print below is the date....week of Sept 9th....1958 ! Maybe he was getting them reading for my second birthday !

 

Here's a interior photo.....

 

On of my fave's....is this rear shot.....these pictures were done as a note - "Theodore Judah School"......never knew about why there....you can see the headers he made for the Olds and the chrome heat plate at the bottom of the cowl.

 

The over head shot shows the column shift - which should still be hooked up to a LaSalle transmission....

 

Oh....the headlight bar he made had Packard lights - I think - the note says....

 

Another picture of the first Chey 6 powered High School built scooter he put together....crude...but that's what worked in about 1944/45....think he's due for some rear tires soon.....

 

Thinking a thread about his 1953-56 Bonneville log's or story would be great for some other's....but think I post here first....

 

Seriously enjoying Your treasure's! Amazing stuff rite Here! Thanx for taking the time to share... Fantastic, Happy Holidays.

 

Enjoyed the memories !

 

okay...let's see how this looks.....page 1 he wrote for the Inlinners in 1986....he wrote about the GMC/Wayne Horning headed experience....let me know if it's readable....

 

Think it looks okay....the rest of the story.....he mention's Don Argee's 32 roadster they but the GMC in...not sure but there might be a picture of the car....stay tuned !

 

It is easily readable and looking forward to being able to finish reading the story! Edit: And it was being posted as I was posting my comment. I am certainly enjoying following along the sharing of your uncle's story!

 

I like the story about welding up the holey piston while still in the engine.

 

Dang...now I want to read about Argee's roadster!

 

This thread rocks! Thanks a lot for taking the time to scan and svare all this!!


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Sorry for the delay - about Don's 1932 roadster - the first 195 A/H fuel roadster. About all the uncle had said was - it was a pretty nice 32 roadster that they put together - for them to go racing with. Remember 32 roadsters broght a pretty penny over an A roadster - still do. The GMC six should have been the first race car but I have no pictures of that. Here's the first 195A/H running the uncle's first injected Hemi....maybe at Lodi or Fremont.

 

There was one picture that's not really good of the front of the street roadster - that had that "Special" on the grille you don't see much of....most likely off a Buick.

 

Here's the 757 car sneaking by in a magazine pic....don't know the magazine. Still has those chrome lake pipes on....

 

Wanted to give a shout out to my Aunt Betty Annette....who my uncle met by chance as she was over here visiting relatives - on a holiday - from England. Here with my uncle's first new car they dated in....an El Camino.....and with his first Vette they bought. At this time he shared the 195 A/H fuel roadster, still had his old Street (BVille) roadster, the El Camino and the new Vette....he was in need of garage space so the street roadster ended up back at his old bachelor pad - garage apartment - where it had been most of the late 50's early 60's.
It was my Aunt Betty Annette that got the uncle to pull out these old pictures !

 

Have some more color pictures of the second purpose built - the uncle pretty much built up the frame, motor, body and was most proud I could tell....of the roll cage he built. The photo is in front or actually the back alley of the last shop my pops and he had - the early pictures are of the same place....the door to the left. And one from the strip...

 

This is a FANTASTIC thread. Thanks for sharing the history with us. He really built some cool stuff. Just look at that 32 Roadster.