Art & Inspiration Traditional images that need no explanation.

Richard Maskin who later ran the OT Maskin & Kanners AMC pro stock and went on to start Dart Machinery producing blocks and heads.

 

The John Athan roadster, the unique headers give it away.

 

very early Lion's Dragstrip
Look at the wide array of competition, 1952 Chevy/Olds sedan, lowered 50 Chevy sedan, Doug Cook C/Gas and behind Cook, Charlie Ettien’s “The Painter’s Truck” SUPERCHARGED Hemi Ford Truck in this screen shot.

That is individuality !

Hello,

When Doug Cook raced his 1937 Chevy Coupe, people took notice. We sure did as it was a hot rod straight from the streets competing in one of the Gas Coupe/Sedan Classes as Lion’s Dragstrip.

History shows up and tells a story. In the early street legal Gas Coupes and Sedan Classes, it was hot rod heaven. Bring what you have, make sure you have a scattershield and off to the races… big motor? Usually A/Gas. Smaller motors? C/Gas or B/Gas as per weight of the overall car vs. motor. A true street hot rod proving grounds with what you spent your hard earned money to make look good and go fast, or as fast as you could. For those that had smaller motors, Flathead or other, D/Gas.
1959
So, what does a guy like Doug Cook do? Changes the rear axle gears to get a better ratio for the drags, test drive it on the daily street trips and then show up at Lions Dragstrip to race in C/Gas or without added weight, B/Gas on Saturdays.

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His own wooden blocks, jack stands and changing the rear gearing for dragstrip competition. It takes a little extra effort to make a difference in winning the class eliminations against the competition. But, it was the variety of the competition that allowed hot rod cars to come to the dragstrip to see what their builds could do in the Gas Coupe and Sedan classes.
1959
A panorama view from the actual pits area at Lion's Dragstrip circa 1959, facing the orange timing tower. "Class Lanes..."

 

George " Whitey " Gould from Massachusetts. " Whitey " later moved to California. IIRC the " T " bucket is now owned by the son of the owner of " Ken's " salad dressings.

 

Ahaha. A Corvette purist is biting their finger knuckle when they see this.

 

Searching for puke emoji once again...

 

Spell check is traditional!

 

Maybe his name was Ed L. Brock