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This coupe has always impressed me as an extremely well built and thought out example of a ‘50’s race car. Has anyone ever seen more details on it?

 

You can say that again.....

 

This looks like a very nice car! Look how straight the body appears to be. That would be nice to find sitting intact, covered with a blanket, in the original builders garage. I can see him now, in his 80's, sitting on the porch, in his rocker, thinking about all the fun he had with it. When I get to old to drive mine, that's what I'll do.

 

Hugh Tucker.

 

Hello,

The street legal roadster class was run with its rules at every dragstrip. But, the interpretation of those rules leaves everyone with their own build to fit the “street legal” status. Some are right on the money with their everyday full fender street roadsters, while others left those interpretations wander.
Jr. Thompson/Jim Cassady street roadster

The clashes we saw and recorded were pretty amazing. The “T” and “A” roadsters were powerful, quick and had some very tight races during this early drag racing history. One of the top street legal roadsters that we saw at Lion’s Dragstrip was Junior Thompson in the black “T” Roadster from the Jim Cassady camp. The other one always giving close competition was a light Turquoise Buick powered “A” roadster pickup of Jim Morris. The light Turquoise roadster was very quick off of the line and the battles were classic.
Jim Morris modified street roadster pickup, Lion's Dragstrip,
in the A/SR class.
Jim Morris total

There were a few times that this other darker blue roadster play tricks with everyone and won a few rounds. Junior Thompson behind the darker blue roadster.


Jnaki

My brother and I never got tired of the street roadster class racers. We talked many times about building a street roadster pickup for our next adventure. We could use the pickup body to cart around various parts and necessary items that we forced into the trunk of the 58 Impala.
old Friday Art
Our version with the 671 SBC motor would have had modified fenders to stay street legal for daily driving and be competitive in the drag racing class rules. Or, a centrifugal supercharged motor for better daily street driving + competition. (fenders and all…)
other Roadster Pickups in the competition classes…
Jim Morris at :15

 

Big fans of glucose?

 

Virgil Cates ?

 

Blackie Gejian.

 

William Bendix.

 

It came to the U.S. from Hawaii and went to Colorado I believe. It had the number 5 on it later.

 

she must be eating her Wheaties!

 

Which guy is Bendix?
Was he the "brake" guy?

 

I'm digging the molecular formula on the door. You could say its... sweet.

"Ah! Hello Sugar!"

 

I must be getting old or everyone else is getting younger.

William Bendix (January 14, 1906 – December 14, 1964) was an American film, radio, and television actor, who typically played rough, blue-collar characters. He is best remembered in films for the title role in The Babe Ruth Story.


WILLIAM BENDIX "THE BABE RUTH STORY" (1948) PHOTO 8'' x 10'' inch Photograph. William Bendix.