Back to the 50's stock cars

[flathead4dr]

This was dirt track racing mid 50's in Central WA. The 34 Ford was my Dad's first, then came the center car......take a guess. OK, it's a 33 Rockne (Studebaker coupe). It fit within the rules at that time which allowed flathead Fords, some 6 cyls under 260 cu. in ( as I recall). This eliminated most of the o'head V8's of the time, but this little Stude O'head engine was small enough to be legal. No one else at the time had one. It was very fast for the time and wasn't real popular with the die hard boys. Automatic trans too. That's me at about 10 yrs of age. Not to worry tho, my Dad was a die hard Ford man ,(especially flatheads).

[hbleadsled]

Flathead4dr- that was a wonderful time for you a lot of fun and braging rights to with your friends. and for me also great photos. Harold central coast Ca.

[51 MERC-CT]

Couple of shots of the car I was involved with back in the 50's.
At the time we were evolving from full size coupes to cut-downs.
The first shot shows the lowering and customization. The next one shows it with the body narrowed. (at a local car show)

[Mr 42]

Some pictures from Swedish Stockcar racing, it was the big thing at the end of the fifties.








































Lifted from this page.
http://veteranohobbyfordon.egensajt....gar-t1955.html

[flatheadernie]

Thanks for posting , looks like real Fun times

[Jerry Huntngton Beach]

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Watching the stock car races at Three Lakes, south of Wenatchee. Good memories.

[jimTN]

Here in ET we ran .60 over engines and had great racing. They later went to SBC engines and racing went down hill. The near stock cars really drew a larger crowd than the later modifieds. Seemed like everybody knew someone that was running.

[wiretwister]

The 32,33,34 three window coupe's were the car of choice back in the late 40's and early 50's in Missouri and adjoining states. My car, owned by Sandy Sanderson, was a 34. I ran in what was called "Full Modified" my 34 ran 59AB flatheads built by Sandy and it was a 34.
Wish I had it now.
Sorry no pictures they were all burned in a fire in the 70's while being copied by our old chief mechanic. Don't know what happened to the over 100 Trophy Dash trophy's when the car owner passed.

[Bob NH]

Man oh man, does that bring back fond memories. I loved going to those. my first date with my future wife was at a little 1/4 mile near where I live. airport runway expansion in later years consumed the old pavement and its just a great memory now. todays racing kinda sucks when you could not buy anything close to what they run except a piece of floor board metal from under the drivers feet made by the manufacturer !

[Dee Jay]

Just this last spring I dug out my 34 3 window that I last drove in 64. I built an engine for it and hope to have it running next summer. It is a true time capsule of how these cars were built and run.

[Lamar Wadsworth]

Sad to see the '38 Ford convertible getting banged up on a dirt track.

[Randy]

'34 3W raced by a friend in Tennessee. D-day Omaha Beach survivor, Battle of the Bulge, Rhine Crossing, 2 purple hearts, 5 bronze stars, neat guy!

[Dick-Cape Cod]

Mr42, Thanks so much for sharing those great photos with us on the Barn.

[hbleadsled]

Mr 42- thanks for the photo's ,they take me back to good memories and wonderful time at the track. Harold central coast Ca.

[Bovar]

Another FREE web for load of vintage racing is (RacersReuion.com) tons of older pix and stories to match.They even host a Radio show over the net in the evenings.Bovar