Road Rebel

[qmdv]

Tomorrow I will build a mount to hang my dad's car club plaque. He along with Bill Burke, Joe Hunt and a few others were in a club in LA in the late 30's. Club name was Road Rebels. Here is dad with his 34 roadster. Oh and that is an original Carson Top



With a little porting and ignition work by Joe Hunt (magneto fame) it did 98.7 at Muroc Dry Lake



They had a reunion in the mid 60's at our house in Burbank, CA. Somebody had a local foundry cast up some plaques and painted them for members at the reunion. They forgot the "S" at the end but that is ok



Dad and I started a 32 Highboy about 40 years ago then life got in the way. All we had was chassis parts. I bought a Brookville 8 years ago and am getting closes to finishing it. I think of dad whenever I work on it. I have to have this plaque on our car.

[Mike in AZ]

Cool story with cool pics. Love the plate. Mike

[19Fordy]

Wonderful story and tribute.

[cas3]

what fun that must have been to grow up with some of the legends of socal and dry lakes history. get that roadster on the road, dad will be smile'n for sure

[nostalgia59]

What was your dads name? Great car...

[flatford8]

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Great tribute to someone who was there when it all started......Good for you!!!.....some pics when your done???....Mark

[A bones]

Whoa, wow. I'd flip out, to pull up behind that '32. Looks like a neat car.

Any clues to the existence of the '34?

Thanks for sharing.

[TJ]

There was also a club in L.A. called the Road Runners. I have a real old photo of that club from the late 40's. Many of the Road Runners raced at Muroc also.