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History The "De ARMOND & MARKLEY Special" ROADSTER: A Pictorial History

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    The "De ARMOND & MARKLEY Special" '29 Ford Roadster first ran at the 8th Annual Bonneville National Speed Trials (held August 27th thru September 2nd 1956).

    The Dodge HEMI powered roadster ran a one-way top speed of 174.41 MPH and raised the B Roadster cl*** (two-way) record to 163.761 MPH on Saturday (9/1/56). However, the Perry Boys '29 Roadster (also Dodge HEMI powered) bumped the B Roadster cl*** record up to 168.797 MPH on Sunday (9/2/56).

    Mr. William Hewitt traveled to and from Bonneville with the De Armond & Markley #106 Roadster (and Herda #999 'liner) crew ... Here's Hewitt's photographs of the roadster at the '56 event:

    #106 Bonneville 1956 (by Bill Hewitt) - 1.JPG
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    #106 Bonneville 1956 (by Bill Hewitt) - 3.JPG
    second from left is Al De Armond, next is "Bodyshop" Bob Smith, and Gordon Scott (in hat, with sno-cone)

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    #106 Bonneville 1956 (by Bill Hewitt) - 7.JPG
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    #106 Bonneville 1956 (by Bill Hewitt) - 8.JPG
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    A happy Alan De Armond​
     
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    #106 Bonneville 1956 (by Bill Hewitt) - 13.JPG
    left to right: Ed Paulson, Al DeArmond (****pit), Bones Markley, and Charley Markley​
     
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    #106 Bonneville 1956 (by Bill Hewitt) - 24.JPG
    (driver) Alan De Armond with his Bonneville Roadster​
     
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    #106 Bonneville 1956 (by Bill Hewitt) - 25.JPG
    Robert "Bones" Markley (l) and Alan "Al" De Armond (r) with their Bonneville Roadster​
     
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    #106 Bonneville 1956 (by Bill Hewitt) - 26.JPG
    "SALLY"
    NOTE: The grille artwork was done by a local high school kid.
    Charlie Markley says it was even better in color!​
     
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    #106 Bonneville 1956 (by Bill Hewitt) - 27.JPG
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    NOTE: The #106 Roadster is being worked on in the shed​
     
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    #106 Bonneville 1956 (by Bill Hewitt) - 29.JPG
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    Bob Herda uses the vice mounted on the #106 Roadster's trailer tongue​
     
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    #106 Bonneville 1956 (by Bill Hewitt) - 31.JPG
    Ed Paulson (l) ... Unknown (r)

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    "SALLY" at night​
     
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    #106 Bonneville 1956 (by Bill Hewitt) - 33.JPG
    Camping at Donner Lake (cold) ... Pat & Bob Herda

    #106 Bonneville 1956 (by Bill Hewitt) - 34.JPG
    left to right: Herda's Lincoln, Bones Markley's '54 Ford pickup towing the #106 roadster,
    & Charlie Markley's '56 Ford pickup towing the Herda #999 'liner
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    Almost home ... on the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge:

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    westbound on the Oakland side

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    westbound through the Treasure Island Tunnel

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    westbound on the SF side​
     
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    Here's a Dean Batchelor photo of the #106 Roadster on the salt in '56:

    Sept 1956 DeArmond & Markley Special B-Class Roadster. 174 MPH (Photo by Dean Batchelor).jpg ​
     
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    Another circa 1956 photo:

    #106 Roadster (circa 1956).jpg
    photographer unknown​
     
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    Here's a 1957 photo of the #106 Roadster from the William Hewitt collection:

    #106 on trailer in 1957 (by Bill Hewitt).JPG ​
     
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    Another circa 1957 photo:

    Al DeArmond pic.JPG
    photographer unknown​

    Unfortunately, the #106 Roadster didn't fair well at the '57 event as it could only muster a 111.52 MPH p***.
     
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    Wow, great photos of real history! Thanks!
     
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    X2 Thanks for sharing!
     
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    That is one killer Hotrod, a great series of photos and a great bunch of relative good ole days history. Thanks @HEMI32
     
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    Fantastic photos! Thanks for posting.

    Ed
     
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