Features VINTAGE SPRINT CAR PIC THREAD, 1965 and older only please.

Russo aboard 'Basement Bessie.' Homebuilt, lo-buck, 1950 Indy car, complete with Model A front suspension.

 

In the early 90's while I was working at Hajduk's I rebodied Danny Milburn's Oz champ car with a CAE style body. Made a grille for it and all. We made the right side rock shield out of Lexan so that it was hardly visible. The only concession to progress was the box that we put over the injectors although I made that as contoured as possible to fit with the body style.
Sadly Danny lost his life in the car at Phoenix the first time that he ran it.

Roo

 

We got to hear The one dad did work on at Zakira's. Idling.. the best comparison I can give you is a Solid lifter Big Block chev.. Very deep, very Michanical. Reved quick.. I could tell that at high RPM it would have a high pitch to it though.. I'd love to here one.. (Ad that to the reason I picked 54' to 64' as my time travel years!!)

 

Pretty wild!

 

...And with a rebel yell, she CRIED MORE MORE MORE...


The best to ever make laps at the brickyard..




Nice restoration..





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This guy goes good like this, till he gets to the pit gate!!





Why can't city officials get their heads out of their ass's and do this today!!! This was indoor in Chicago. (I know... The reasons are endless)

 

And in the midnight hour... Mo Mo Mo.


WARNING!!! Children under 18, PORN BELOW!!

ENJOY!!!








Oh that was sooo good! I think I'll have a cig..

 

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anyone notice the centrifugal supercharger on the Novi engine picture?

 

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Josh how do you post your pictures so big it makes me resize mine

 

Josh, Vuky was great but his equipment was far superior to everyone else this may actually be the best to ever drive at Indy, hell how do you pic the best but anyway anyone want to guess who this is? This is before he ran Indy

 

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Rex Mays ?

 

Spent about an hour, a couple of days ago chatting with Billy Jr. about his dad and 60s/70s sprint car and midget racing.

Nice shot of Frank Lockhart driving a "bobtail" at Ascot wearing the Italian helmet that they presented to the winner of the "helmet dash"

mac miller

 

Roy,.. Didn't I see the nose piece of this STP car hanging in a bar, or a shop in INDY?

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I believe you will find that piece in "Zoom" Long's radiator shop.

mac miller

 

they just opened an indoor small 1/4 mile dirt track in CT this year. they also do indoor motocross and flat track racing there as well.

 

Man, this guy takes running the high side to a whole new level!

Talk about jumpin the cush!

 

I have a short "wav" file of a Novi at speed at Indy. If someone knows how to post it here I can Email it.

 

I'd say Rex mays... Wilbur Shaw was no slouch...


On this picture... Just another reason I like "Pit shots", check out the "T" bar to slowly turn the engine over in the pits... I guess?





oh, and thanks Mac Miller.. Thats where I saw it!!

JD

 

I set up a Photobucket account.. Photobucket.com you can do a free trial run but you can only store a dozen or so pics there.. But just join.. Its TEN BUCKS FOR A WHOLE YEAR!! and you can store as many picyures as you want. and videos!!
You download your pics to your photobucket account, then copy and paste the Bottom link to the hamb..

Call me if you do it, I'll walk you through it.

 

On flickr you can get 100MB a month free. $24.00 a year for a pro account with unlimited storage and a 10MB limit per file. I like flickr,very easy to use.









My flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/millerracers2000/

 

McMiller got it already Josh, it was Frank Lockhart

 

How would you ever be able to say who was the best???
Lockhart, Mays, Meyer, Vuky, Foyt, it's not possible.

 

As much as I hate to admit it since I am a Foyt fan, Vuky I think was the best in his prime. From nowhere to King in such a short time and even one pole run finished in the rain. Had he lived, his streamliner would have extended his wins since he was with Travers and Coon. It took a huge wreck to kill a huge talent.

 

Meyer was a huge talent but I do know he had great financing and reliability in a time when those were hard to find. Ironicly, he found his greatest support from a crewmember early on who just happened to be one of the richest young men in the country. This was discovered when he wrecked the best car he could put together and the crewmember asked "What will we do now?". To wit, Meyer fired back "What do you mean 'WE'?". Of course the rest is history.

 

My Dad a few months after 1969 ended, give or take a year. That's me in the front seat wondering what all the commotion is about.

 

Let's not forget Mauri Rose. But IMHO I have to give the nod to A.J. Consider: 4 times in-- F/E roadster-- early non-aero R/E-- aero dependant R/E, over a 10+ year period. Huge talent!

 

If these are to far off topic let me know

 

Too cool, Roy, looks like Danny had his "race face" perfected early, Steve Kinser has nothing on him.

 

Mauri Rose