History The Yokogawa Special

That is so cool to know that way back then, locals out in the middle of the ocean, were kickin *** and going fast, in hot rods and having fun doing it!

 

Good stuff Ryan.

 

The Poi Pounders Hot Rod Club...........could only be from the Islands!
And we think we are having "supply chain" issues, I can't even guess what that must have been like back then for those guys.

 

Methinks there ought to be a T-Shirt in the making.......

 

Some where I have a little pages article with the Hawaii engine builder's coupe in that last picture. It maybe in an issue of HOT ROD magazine as well.

 

Compare to the Cl*** Records in this thread. That roadster was FAST

History - 1964 WINTERNATIONALS Official Entry List | The H.A.M.B. (jalopyjournal.com)

 

]Methinks there ought to be a T-Shirt in the making.......[/QUOTE]
Either Mooneyes Hawaii or or hhra_1959 (on Instagram) would be the places to contact for shirts. Mooneyes has the stickers for sure.

 

Make sure you come back to the Mainland with some HHRA swag.

 

I’m trying to figure out if STAN RIVERA was on staff at the Honolulu Star Bulletin or more of a drag racing fan that took photos. This is another article from ‘64

 

Stan shot everything for the paper.

 

Stan moved to Sherman Oaks and opened up a restaurant in the 80s.