Spurgin/Giovanine Roadster

Fred Smith T roadster

Ernie Hashim Ford Flathead 6 powered T Roadster

Kelly Spl. 123.96mph. Merc flathead.

Kelly Spl. 123.96mph. Merc flathead., a photo by Jimmy Bs 1925 Chev on Flickr.

Bonneville 1954

#247C Brocchini-Semas GMC "C" mod. roadster. 166.66mph, a photo by Jimmy Bs 1925 Chev on Flickr.

247C Brocchini-Semas GMC "C" mod. roadster. 166.66mph.

Mistaken Identity. Herman Felts Rear Engine T Roadster

Herman Felts T roadster is so close to the roadster built by Don Waite that I never really payed attention to the fact it wasn't Don's famous T. Herman ran his T roadster at Bonneville in 1951 and turned 153mph in class C Modified Roadster. That 153mph speed got Herman 6th place in the most hotly contested class that year.

Where is it now???

The Cruising Cam Snappers

Anyone know this car?

Fred Zaft's 1932 Ford 5 window

Dick King Roadster.

Recently I purchased a lot of Nor-Cal & Cal-Neva Drag & dry lake pictures among them were a couple pictures of Dick King (Richard King) roadster on the Dry Lake outside of Reno.

& the Dick King Roadster today

Don Waite's Roadster 1948

Don Waite Rear-Engined Lakes Roadster.

I love the lakes roadsters of the post-war era and one of my favourites is the rear engined roadster built by Don Waite who was dubbed "The Dumb Kid" (go figure) by his fellow lake competitors. The roadster Don built was quite advanced for the time. Ray Brown had run his rear engined T in 1948 but with solid rear. Don had also run his T in 1948 as a rear engined roadster it was powered by a Crager head banger. In 1949 Don got serious and started a rebuild, Don had Whitey Clayton build the tracknose, bellypan, hood and sides. The '47 Merc flathead was mounted in a cradle that connected directly to the quickchange rearend the whole driveline could be easily removed for repairs as it was mounted in a 2 point system a large rubber bush at front and the model A rear spring holding it out back.

Gow Jobs

From July 26 1941 Colliers Magazine

Evans Bellytank @ Bonneville 1949.

evans-bellytank
Originally uploaded by Jimmy Bs 1925 Chev

Happy New Year to everyone out in blog land.

Todays offering is the Earl Evans Bellytank at the 1st Bonneville Nationals in 1949. Running "B" class Lakester the Evans, Starr, Alger entry ran 157.930mph.

So-Cal Streamliner Part 2

The 1st Bonneville Nationals in 1949 was a successful endeavor for the So-Cal streamliner. The team ran top time of the meet at 187.89 mph & set a class "A" streamliner record of 156.39 mph. They also set the class "C" streamliner record of 189.745 mph.

The 2 pics below were taken at the dry lakes after Bonneville

After a successful Bonneville and regular S.C.T.A. season where Xydias/Batchelor came 2nd in the points championship. The streamliner was repaired and the front end changed it was repainted white with the 2 painted on the front wheelcovers. At the May 1950 S.C.T.A. meet the repaired streamliner ran strong on Saturday with a 152.28 qualifying run. Come Sunday Dean was backing up with his return run, there was a strong crosswind which he was steering into to keep straight. When the wind died the streamliner veered right putting the car sideways, it skidded, the tires dug in, went up on the 2 left side wheels and the car flipped and miraculously landing back on its wheels the belly pan had flown off and Dean was knocked unconscious after he smacked the steering wheel with his head. Dean never raced again after that accident. It was again back to Valley Custom to have minor body repairs done. Major driveline and suspension parts weren't so lucky they had to be replaced as the force of the crash had fractured a number of components. The body was primered in black as time was running out to have the streamliner ready for the 1950 Bonneville Natioanls.

At the 2nd annual Bonneville Nationals (1950) the Xydias/Batchelor team broke the "A" and "C" class streamliner record setting the "A" streamliner record at 162.950 mph and a "C" streamliner record of 208.9271 mph. The So-Cal streamliner also ran the fastest one-way speed of the meet with a 210.8962 mph, beating the Kenz/Leslie Streamliner which ran 210.6489 mph. The So-Cal liner was featured on the cover of the October 1950 Hot Rod alongside the Kenz/Leslie and Lee Chapel's Tornado Streamliner.

The streamliner made the cover of the November 1950 Hot Rod as well as a Hot Rod of the Month feature.

In February 1951 the So-Cal tank ran on the sands of Daytona Beach

another crash and a sad fate for a true innovator and record setter. The engine was given back to Vic Edelbrock, Mal Hooper bought the quickchange and Al Dal Porto bought the tires, the body and chassis was sold for scrap for a grand total of $4.

So-Cal Streamliner

How many people know the So-Cal streamliner used the chassis from the original So-Cal belly tank Alex Xydias & Dean Batchelor ran in 1948? and how many know the team colours were Bronze & White before the familiar Red & White we know today?

Valley Custom Shop built the streamliner body. Alex's racing partner Dean Batchelor worked at Valley Customs. Seen here at the May 1949 S.C.T.A meet in unfinished state.

Nicely finished in time for the first Bonneville National Speed Trials

At Bonneville 1949

Notice damage to the left front? Damage was caused by a towing accident, maybe an omen of things to come for the streamliner.

to be continued........

Roy "Multi" Aldrich T and Spalding Bros. T at Bonneville 1949

What a great shot this is Roy "Multi" Aldrich Gow Job & the Spalding Bros. state of the art (for the time) T at Bonneville 1949

Bob Giovanine Talks Chev 4 Bangers

Don Waite Rear-Engined Lakes Roadster.

Phil Remington Modified Recreation.

Dan Webb of Webb Automotive art has built a beautiful recreation of the Phil Remington Modified. The Remington Mod was a Beautifully built Hot Rod when most had a some what rough appearance.

I have had a Picture of the Remington Mod on a sideboard at home for the past 4 years and love staring at it.

Dan Webb's Beautiful recreation see it at the Wally Parks NHRA museum from the weekend of the LA roadster show to the middle of August.