Art & Inspiration Traditional images that need no explanation.

No explanation,,just a pic.

 

That's the most unusual '57 front end treatment I've seen, ever! And I've looked at lot of 'em.

 

I thought it was a roundy-round car with the reversed number on the "hood". Like, here I come or something. But he was a NHRA winner -- so how would he be showing his number to all the cars that were beating him?

 

Thanks for posting that info, I did notice the floater rear hubs, and thought it was an oval track application.

 

Notice the caption.

 

My first impression was aerodynamics for the lakes or Bonneville, then saw the floater and thought stock car, but had never seen a frontend like that on one and it sat kind of high for a stock car. (Also note 6 lug wheel on rt. front.) Must be a drag car. Nope! Fine print under the black and white says, ".... local NASCAR points champion, has car ready for 1963 season."

Fabber McGee types faster and more concisely than me.

 

This young man with a camera, is my old buddy Wayne Miller. He supplied me with this large batch of photos. He is in many of them, had a couple of his cars in Hot Rod in the 50's.

 

. . . whoops

 

RIP Jim Wangers