From my post in DCIM right here on the HAMB in May of last year. "Although 296ardun had this listed as John Matsek when he posted it just over a year ago it is actually John Matusek, the father of Aeromotive founder Steve. Read more about the family here:" https://www.aeromotiveinc.com/aeromotive-president-steve-matuseks-all-american-success-story/ Roo
This is an early version of Joe Rhode's altered with his buddy (and helper/machinist) Jerry Capps at the wheel, most likely not long after the car's debut in 1963. The "Help Promote Street Racing" lettering was soon removed at the request of officials at US 30 Dragway. Later in its life with a 3" chop", a modified frame, pistons and a roller cam the car ran 11.06/125 mph. Still later the engine had an overhead cam conversion and the car ran 9.25 at 146 mph in a new purpose built frame utilizing the same body. Joe sold the car to Ron Sokol who ran it with a conventional injected small block and later sold the OHC motor to Sokol as well. Ron's original involvement was in painting the coupe. Joe is currently a member of the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) and is currently building a Van's Aircraft RV 12 airplane Roo
Some random shots from some magazine's I was flipping through today... Don't know where this one fall's.... Sent from my QTASUN1 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
From Bangkok Dean Red Baron running altered posted by keef59 in the vintage thread Harris Chassis Road Rebels
loudbang, this is the uncropped version of the photo that you posted on December 11 of last year and my comments still apply. "In the near lane, Jim Nelson in the Oilers car club entry at Paradise Mesa. The uncropped version of this shot shows more of the markings on the airport runway. Nelson was one of the founders (and first president of the club which dated to November 1947) and after managing Masters Automotive went on to race with and later build dragsters under the Dragmaster banner with Dode Martin. Roo
From the Petersen archives, an Eric Rickman shot from Lake City Florida from 1955 when Rickman was travelling with the NHRA Drag (later Safety) Safari team. Here is the caption that accompanied the photo in Hot Rod Deluxe's story by Dave Wallace. "Not To Be Outdone By That Garlits Guy, Frank Wertz Pulled Off The First NHRA "double" That We've Noticed In Old Magazines. The Merc Powered Coupe Prevailed In A/Altered At 93.26 Mph While Its Tow Vehicle, An 81 Mph ’51 Mercury, Was Winning D/Gas. Honorable Mention Goes To The North Florida Roadster Club's Acrobatic Starter, Who Leapt Like This In Frame After Frame Of Rickman's Florida Film." Roo
roo im amazed by your knowledge of these old cars. these race cars have stories to tell. its nice to hear some of them. its also nice to get the correct facts and stats on them. I also find interest in your posts about the cars from down under.
The first of the Heidelberg Speed Shop entries from Dale Hoffman and Glenn Collins. Some background from the late Billy "The Kid" Scott courtesy of Bill Pratt's excellent Draglist.com site: "There never was a Heidelberg Speed Shop. Two guys, Dale Hoffman and Glen Collins, were in the army stationed in Germany and they used to drink a lot of beer. And their favorite was Heidelberg Beer. They started out in racing with a coupe and they built the roadster. On the side of the car, they put Heidelberg Speed Shop. Also in the garage where they kept the car they had the full length of one whole side stacked to the roof with nothing but beer cans. Must have been 10,000 beer cans. By then, they had switched to Coors and Bud. Last year I didn't have a sponsor on our fuel Lakester so I put Heidelberg Speed Shop on the side. Because things are like they are now I had to go down and file a DBA as Heidelberg! So there is actually a Heidelberg Speed Shop, but only on paper!" Roo
Not too sure on the history of the Fiat but I do know that Harold "Bus" Schaller designed a quarter speed camshaft that had dual lobes for each valve as it turned at half the speed of a conventional unit (relative to the crankshaft). He debuted the cam in 1962 so this photo must date from some time after that. Roo
Roo, Funny but Bus Schaller came up on an old thread just this morning. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...-for-flathead-six.828501/page-4#post-12409638
Roo, If you ever make up Heidelberg Tee shirts I'll buy one, especially if it has an iron cross in the design. And a pocket for my tri-focals.
Rooman; Don't ya just love reading the lists of class winners in old magazines? The names that show up year after year in different cars and classes sometimes leaves a trail to help follow their their careers. It's always good to see names that are still in the scene today. The little white Bantam roadster #51, is that the Bacilek and Wilcox altered?
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