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

Jimmie James team at the L.A. colosseum

 

big car garage scene in the 40's

 

the Great Rex Mays in the Wolfe special

 

the handsome Indy winner Bob Sweikert

 

A.J. Foyt and Joe Sostilio reminisce

 

That's Walt Brown standing behind the cockpit.

 

thats true and he unfortunately was also killed in a racing accident. i could be wrong but i think he was one of three killed in what they referred to as black sunday

 

My Kenny Worth sprint. It won the 62 CRA championship with Colby Scroggin. Jim Chinni photo

 

Mike Magill and the (former Aggie 98jr.) Unverdorben 98 1953/54.

 

Eddie Sachs in the Wally M. Chevy powered Champ Car 1962.

 

From a mid 80's Williams Grove Old Times Convention. The Steffen Chevy.
Sorry, but I don’t know any of the history about the car.

 

Earl Steffen was a looong time Pa. car owner. Hank Rodgers, Otis Stein, Eddie Sachs and many others drove for him over the years.

 

Thanks Rootie! I can't tell you how much I've learned over the past serveral weeks here.

 

Rootie,
I think the Sachs picture in Wally's car is 1963.

 

our local racing publication first reporting our hero Johnny Thomson going to Indy

 

Seeing the modified in the background got me to thinking, is there any web sites devoted to that type of race car?

 

Johnny Thomson Indy 53.

 

Marchese Bros. Bardahl Spl. 1950, Myron Fohr up.

 

Might try here: http://www.vintagemodifieds.com/

 

thank you Rootie for posting those great pictures of Johnny at Indy in 1953. he was the most soft spoken guy you would meet, but Boy Oh Boy was he a different man once he put his helmut on !. and to all of us that love this again, a sincere thank you.

 

Flatheadtommy, right you are. He was my favorite.

 

Jud Larson in the Lowther 2, Ed Elisian in the Watson 33 1959 Terra Haute.

 

Bobby Unser in the ECCA car Phoenix 61.

 

Greg Weld, Terra Haute 1968.

 

The Semler Sprinter. This car ran with URC, but I don't know any more than that. Any details would be welcomed!

 

Jim Semler was 9th in URC points 1972, and 14th in '73. This car looks a tad more modern.

 

Thanks Michael!

 

Gene Force in the Iddings sprint car circa 1954.

 

Jud Larson in the Sherk 5 1959.

 

Walt Faulkner in Aggies #2 San Jose 1951.