holyjohnson Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Who else but an Arfons would build a Jet Slingshot Digger? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg warner Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Landy's 1965 Dodge Coronet Lightweight Factory experimental (A/FX) "Funny Car" I saw this car run back in 1965 more than once at at Lions drag strip in Wilmington CA near Long beach. Lions was clsed down in 1972 to make room for shipping containers for long beach harbor. Landy was a local boy who's Automotive Research shop was not far from where I lived. Don Prudhomme was another local guy who lived real close to me and at the time was running the Greer, Black, and Prudhomme top fuel dragster. Another favorite was the Stone, Woods, and Cook A/Gas Willys. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnfalman Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Kiwi racer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted May 8, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted May 8, 2022 The racer known as the Bonneville Chrisman brothers coupe began as an abandoned Model A. Art and his brother Lloyd capture many records with this coupe. It's one of the most important automotive icons in 20th century American popular culture and multiple record-setter in 1954. More info: https://www.throttlextreme.com/1954-chrisman-bonneville-coupe/ 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21 shooter Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 On 5/7/2022 at 1:47 PM, Eric said: How about some vintage race cars, bikes, trucks, whatever. Back when you could tell the brand/model without looking at a program and the drivers weren’t whiny little bitches. Well, a few were whiny but nothing a brawl in the pits wouldn’t settle. I always liked Cale as he drove hard, one lap ahead or down three, didn’t matter. Of course he never shied away from telling you he was good. LOL! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuteTheMall Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 What do you get when you mix Carroll Shelby, a Ford V-8 engine, and a Sunbeam Alpine? Sunbeam Tiger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuteTheMall Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 tight fit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 On 5/7/2022 at 6:11 PM, Eric said: Cummins diesel Indy car. I had heard that car did unexpectedly well until the low intake sucked up rubber dust off the tires and trashed the engine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jmohme Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 On 5/7/2022 at 6:13 PM, Eric said: Or maybe it was one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators Eric Posted May 9, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted May 9, 2022 Just now, jmohme said: Or maybe it was one of those. I'm not sure. Cummins ran cars at Indy for a long time. They were competitive. It would be interesting to see what a turbo diesel Indy/F1 car would be capable of today, if the development had continued. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Is the Offy essentially a collector’s engine today, or are some still actively competing? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 On 5/8/2022 at 1:43 PM, 21 shooter said: Back when you could tell the brand/model without looking at a program and the drivers weren’t whiny little bitches. Well, a few were whiny but nothing a brawl in the pits wouldn’t settle. I always liked Cale as he drove hard, one lap ahead or down three, didn’t matter. Of course he never shied away from telling you he was good. LOL! At one time a mantra was “Buy it on Monday race it on Sunday”. No more. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnfalman Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Giacomo Agostini. The Man, the Myth, the Legend. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnfalman Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 King Kenny. The first American MOTOGP champion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aomagrat Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 https://georgiaracinghistory.com/2012/02/10/long-lost-nascar-tucker-lost-no-longer/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aomagrat Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Bobby Isaac's Dodge Daytona 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aomagrat Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Bobby Allison's AMC Matador. Swept the Winston Cup races at Darlington in 1975. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aomagrat Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 NASCAR's first two time champion (1951, 1953) Herb Thomas and his fabulous Hudson Hornet. Thomas still holds the record for highest win percentage for drivers with over 100 starts (21.05%). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 3 hours ago, aomagrat said: NASCAR's first two time champion (1951, 1953) Herb Thomas and his fabulous Hudson Hornet. Thomas still holds the record for highest win percentage for drivers with over 100 starts (21.05%). The Hudson had a strong supporting role in the animated movie “Cars” and justifiably so. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnfalman Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Nicky Hayden - the last American MOTOGP champion. A true gentleman racer. Always a class act and never talked bad about his peers. Ever gracious with his fans. I met him at California Speedway back in summer of 2006 or 2007 when he was there supporting his brother Tommy Hayden racing that weekend. He got treated like dirt by Honda even though he won a championship for them. Then he raced for years on a non-competitive Ducati. Nonetheless Ducati was appreciative enough to honor him with a Nicky Hayden limited edition bike The much more famous Ducati champions and superior riders like Casey Stoner, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo never got a tribute bike model from Ducati. Hey the early 2000s was twenty years ago ,vintage enough for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg warner Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 On 5/8/2022 at 10:07 PM, Eric said: Only Doug Cook (the little guy) is shown in that picture. I don't know who the other guys are but here's a picture of Stone Woods, and Cook: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 On 5/11/2022 at 7:42 AM, aomagrat said: Bobby Allison's AMC Matador. Swept the Winston Cup races at Darlington in 1975. I guess Jeep - which is currently a Chrysler brand - is all that’s left from the car company Romney the Elder assembled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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