John Black, who is the webmaster to the North West Vintage Speedsters website has recently been asked to put together a new website for the famous Speedy Bill collection of engines and automobilia. He is doing this in exchange for content for the NWVS.org site. This is a link to the first draft of the site, www.museumofamericanspeed.com Comments on ways to improve on the first draft are welcome Here's an example of some of the stuff you going see there... That's just the engines...!! The site also includes heads, carb's, superchargers, water pumps, pedal cars, automobilia etc etc.
thanks, thanks a lot. now how am i gonna get any work done the rest of the day. i'll be scrutinizing these awesome obscure works of art and speed!...hope the boss doesn't walk by.
I was glad to see mention of 2 of my favorite drivers. Ron Shuman and Doug Wolfgang. 2 of the best sprint car drivers ever, in my book. thanks for the link
Have anyone checked the NWVS tech pages, lots of downloads on building bodies, frames, and old styles suspension changes. http://www.nwvs.org/Technical/Technical.shtml
That place looks like it has some awesome stuff. Wow! The first thing I did was say, "Where is that place?" I had to dig and dig to finally find out it was in Nebraska. I might suggest putting it's location at the top of the main page with hours of operation and a phone number also.
very cool stuff. I almost didnt open this thread, I thought it read "Speedy Bill Collector's Website", I didnt want them to find me
aaaaaand saved to bookmarks...as if i didn't waste enough time on the hamb. now i have this site to pour over and attempt to learn from.
NICE SITE!!!!!!! I clicked on the Engines link, and couldn't believe what I was seeing! Of all the engines in the collection he picked one that I once owned! The D.O. GREEN 16 valve was part of a garage buy out along with a sprint car and Harley Knucklehead powered Midget back in 1972. Here is a photo of the engine and a photo of the car back in 1938. Later on the D.O.GREEN went to Dan Price. Last guy to actually race it was Joe Iorio out of Waterbury, Ct. If it is possable to add the history of the cars & engines to the site it would make for a great educational referance on these great pieces.
I've lived about 2 hours away from that place my whole life, and still have yet to go there. I really need to make the trip. That website just reminds me what i'm missing out on.
the trip to the museum was the highlight of the Ameracruise run this last summer in Lincoln.I could spend weeks there.The ingenuity of hot rodders and racers is nowhere more apparent than at speedway.Say what you want, the man knows what to do with his money, and sharing his collection with the public is awesume. Thanks Bill, and speedway
They were asking for additional information on the engines. Click on the engine thumb, below the picture is a discription and an email address to send info.
Iv'e been sooo luckt to have seen Speedway from the begining, my Dad took me with him in about 50-51 to get Shmitty mufflers for his black 48 Ford coupe, and telling me, these are the real deal, what an experience. Being around racing of all types Speedy was there with his dominant 4x cars, he had many great drivers, but Lloyd Beckman was the most exciting old school driver ever for me. Speedy has always openhoused the facility at the Americruise events in Lincoln. Bill and Joyce Smith and family are a high cl*** act and a super credit to our industry. Glad more people can visit via the website. Cool!-Sololobo
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