GREAT shots! Thanks for the memories.
Having lived in the East all of my life, I always read about the California
guys & their hot rods, their lakebed racing including Muroc & ultimately the
drag racing that sprang up. Some of the cars dragracing in the '60s looked
much like these from the early '40s.
I bought my first issue of Hot Rod in the summer of '54. It has been
"downhill" from there. I did my first sanctioned racing at the drags. Lots
of fun, trophies, championships & even a class record for a few years until
I caught the sportscar bug. Not, much glory racing vintage sportscars.
But, a LOT of fun.
BTW, magazines like Hot Rod have a lot to offer us sportscar types. Over
the years, I've picked up interesting engine building, hot-rodding & tuning
tips from them.
Norm
'59 Turner - Spridget engine built by an American big-block specialist
'60 Alfa
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