...this pic in another thread blew me away. It's so crisp and clear...and in color... Life wasn't in black and white back then...real people, real colors...I sometimes forget. We see all the old pics of the past in B/W in books and mags like Don Montgomery's etc., but these people and the landscapes haven't changed. Bonneville, Muroc, El Mirage are still there and in the same color as was witnessed by our forefathers. When the History Channel broadcasts the 'WWII In Color' shows, I'm blown away by the images of our soldiers and their surroundings in color. It becomes so real... Do you guys have any more pics of our Hot Rod History in color? Any pics at all...
This is something that I think about quite often. Thanks for sharing & proving that at least one person thinks like I do sometimes! Very cool indeed.
so when do we get to see the "secret spy photos from an undisclosed location?" seriously, this car has been sought after for so long, supposedly no one knows where it is, etc... how about talking him into a sneek peek?
That pic is from a book I have that is full of color pics from the early days. I can't remember the name of it right now. Sounds like you would enjoy the book. Someone here will post the name of it I'm sure. If not by the time I get home I'll post the name / author..
It's from The Birth of Hot Rodding by Robert Genat It has tons of vintage 40's & 50's crystal clear color Bonneville photos. With all due respect though, that sounds like he's saying he had it all this time, so who is this ? or is this him ?
Dam, that`s alot of chedder for some metal! I don`t think I would have the restraint to turn down money like that for any car or part! I have sold cars that I really liked [70 Boss,67 Camaro SS, Vettes of all type ] and thought ''Why would anyone pay this much for a car'' I guess if you don`t need the cash that`s another story!
REALLY??? If that's true it would answer one of the greatest mysteries in rodding- but the fact that Stu wasn't the last owner of the car makes me think you are just pullin' out leg.
If you were replying to my post, I didn't mean to say he was a liar at all, I'm just saying he should know something about the paint scheme in my above post and who the guy is, maybe that's actually his dad ? It doesn't say the guy pictured "is" the owner, but it's obviously the car, and it does say Tulsa on the side.......if they got it straight from Stu, then they would have had to have this paint also right ? (not trying to be an ***, I just think it's be neat if the rest of the story to this pic, and the car, was discovered here) I thought most everyone had this book...if you don't you have to get it. It was fairly expensive (about 29.00 in hardcover) , but then they made it in the softcover and it was only about 12.00 at Barnes & Noble. It's by Motorbooks Cl***ics. THE BIRTH OF HOTRODDING / THE STORY OF THE DRY LAKES ERA by Robert Genat .
Son of a B! You should try to get some current pics ! , this just solved the mystery of where it went after the Kansas drag race 1954, the last day it was ever seen. I wonder who "Miss Cynthia Ann" is ? This is crazy & neat. (I never thought of it before now, but Vern @ Hilborn would probably know what happened to it also, he's been there forever and was Gene Adams partner since Gene's dad gave him the Olds and he started racing it....I talked to Vern just the other day and he told me about how they went and stole manhole covers right out of the street to put in the trunk of Gene's car because it had so much power it was gettin' loose at half track. Then in a late 50's article in Hot Rod on Gene's car, there's a pic of the manhole covers in the trunk ) Here's a pic of it way back in 1938 before Stu Hilborn even, it was Bill Warth's. Incidentally it was the first car over 150 at Bonneville when Stu had it. .
Ok then, Now that the possible "cats' out of the bag", there'll be a race to see who gets the ink on the resurface. I can hear ****an/TRJ's footsteps already. I guess if Meyer & Co. already knew, it's no secret though.
I've gotta say that this is exciting!!! Did your friend Doc say that he would take ya out to see it? Wasn't there a post on here not to long ago that said this car was destroyed. I knew that it couldn't have happened to that car. Jim's dupe of that car is one of my all time faves & Stu himself has said that this is now the car since he had a hand in it's "recreation". If you can possibly have Doc take you out there & take some shots of it that would be fantastic!!!!!! See what you can do ok?
JimA, Skeptical and presumsous as usual . Nice touch on the backpedal. I will have to say that you have nicely honed your style of calling someone a " Story teller " Congrats ! No hard fellings ! Thanks, L . B .
That gold roadster (538c) is a perfect example of why those color pictures are so cool! You couldn't tell from a b&w pic that it had all that chrome and that pretty gold paint.Thanks everybody for posting these pics they are very inspiring!
That's the Phil Weiand roadster...you can just make out the Weiand decal behind the front wheel. One of my favorite '26-27 roadsters.
There is absolutley no doubt that Doc Parsons has that intake it's a fact, I wish I woulda known he had the whole car when I was still coming out to race at the Chili Bowl I woulda liked to have seen it. Jackie Howerton told me the car WAS in the Tulsa area when he was a kid and lived there, but that it got wrecked pretty bad. So I bet if Doc Parsons says he has the remains then he does.
It's amazing to me how bright the paint colors were back then. For a young (31) guy like me, the definition of old is a B&W photo. It is easy to forget that colors were around long before color film was invented.
Great thread! Seeing old Hot Rods in color is always a bit of a shock. There is a local collector that shot color film in the 1950's, seeing cars you read magazine features on in color somehow changes your opinion of the cars. Question about the Stu Hilborn car, I don't have any doubts that the intake Doc Parsons has on his T is the "Real Deal" with the four carbs. My question is who has the original FUEL INJECTION intake? I posted photos of it a few months ago, and will dig them out and repost if anyone is interested.
Larry- This brings up the other topic that surfaces here every now and then. Just what all do we drive by everyday. I come through T-town quite a bit coming up from Texas on 75. And to think that a car of that notoriety is "Around" is crazy to think about. I'm even cool without pics, GREAT STORY!!!! As for color photos. If I get time away from the honey-do list this weekend I'll run over to the in-laws and scan a few pics off a book I have. Old Navy sold it at their checkout counters about 8 months ago or so for $7.50 "Hot Rods & Custom Cars" by Coco Shinomiya I just found it on the Taschen website for $9.99 http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/books/popculture/all/facts/03289.htm The cover of mine has the Chrisman coupe on it though with what can only be Art & Lloyd posing on it. Heres a pic off their website of a Digger and a '27 T (Not really a stretch this is in color, but...)
Larry, Please ask Doc about the fuel injection setup. I posted two photos of it from an old issue of Automotive Industries magazine a few months ago.
this is a good post. I have a set of photo's from the 49& 50 bonneville half are in town. all black and white find it funny that you're excited about a color photo of a black and white car on the salt LOL
Many posts have been about what was traditional and here we have the answer in living color. Look at these cars from the very beginnings of hotrodding and you will see painted, unpainted, rusty, all kinds of cars and that is exactly how it was and these photos are the proof. Just look at all the cars in the background as well as the rods, it is a snapshot in time.
Stu Hilborn has the 'original' injection setup. he carries with him in a clear case. He had it with him when we went ot the unveling of the Jim Lattin recreation of the Hilborn/Warth car at Jim's shops. DW
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