Yes, I knew it was The Surfers, I put the comment in quotes because before they were commonly known other racers looked at their antics with surprise. Riding skateboards in the pits when other cars were having pistons replaced between rounds, bringing the car back from the top end after their five minute servicing routine, filling the fuel tank with 94% when most guys were running 70% or less gave a lot of racers pause for concern. Just three humble guys that formed a great team.
Gordon K. Allen is long remembered as a legend in the history of ambulance vehicle sales and conversions in the southwest, especially in Texas. In the 1950s, Gordon K. Allen established the southwest distributorship for Superior Coaches of Lima, Ohio within the Dallas city limits. This included a complete line of Superior Coach limousines, flower cars, straight hearses, and those that were designed to be quickly converted into an ambulance by removing the scrolled side “Landau” glass panel covers, attaching a removable Federal Model 17 red “Beacon Ray”, and flipping over the casket roller covers. Gordon K Allen Co., Superior Coaches, Dallas, Texas 1962 Gordon K. Allen moved his Superior Coach dealership into this new location at 3909 E. Overton Rd. in Dallas in the 1960s.
Anything left in Portland that hasn’t been robbed or pillaged? With all the great photos of past Portland, one can only wonder what they look like now.
I think if most people on the road saw that in their rear view mirror it would probably scare the hell out of them.
Well, the luggage store in that other picture is still in business although at a different location, (I think). I'm not 100% sure, it may be in the exact same location as in the pic.
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