Yes Jim, was great competitor, as you know Fords was his thing. I worked on his cars, and went to the different tracks. might be me in photo, and I also raced my 64 vell at Conn. dragway. It looks like the Jolly Green Giant truck (in background) used to haul race car.
Hello, No, although that time period was right in the era, 1961-64, those surfboard logos are not familiar. They must be Eastcoast brands. Thanks for thinking of my participation in So Cal. It was a fun time. The surfboards were long and heavy. The shapes were about the same, but when ordering your own version, different modifications were tried to up the performance. For most, that time period just showed boards that looked the same. They did not always ride well, but that is the difference between custom made longboards and pop out boards sold by places not surfing oriented, but in it for the fashion and money. They look the same, have a fin and round rails, and took a faster time to shape, sand, fiberglass and finish each board.(due to no custom parts or shapes) But the custom boards always rode better for those that knew what and where to go to get the right stuff. No Sears, Penny's or Kmart. Jnaki Harder rails, slight "v" in front of the reversed shaped fin, and a flat nose area for 10 toes on the nose. Plus a 3 inch balsa stringer and custom color "racing" stripes. We had to pay a little more, but you got a lot more by not getting a "stock" board fresh off the mass produced run that every shop had. They looked good, and were sold to those that wanted a "surfboard." (and later on were sold to other first time buyers as a real "surfboard," just like in the ads in the early Surfer/Surfing magazines.) Not...
I know this photo was with an American Motors group…but the rocker arm covers and spark plug covers sure look Buick to me.
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