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01-1948-SCTA-gathering-at-Lincoln-Mercury-AHRF-Member-FB-Header
Back on September 19, 1948 thirty-seven S.C.T.A. clubs gathered at the Lincoln-Mercury assembly plant in Maywood, California to officially join the National Safety Council. We see just a few of the cool rides that showed up including Doane Spencer’s famous Deuce on the left.

©AHRF/FBH 1/Steve Memishian Collection
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Gophers member Harvey Eggeman gets last minute instructions before blasting down the track at El Mirage on April 28, 1946. His Deuce had a Merc under the hood with stock heads and ran a lap at 111.52 mph. A quick check shows this is the only time he ran his car in competition.

©2019/FBH 2/Julian Doty Collection
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03-1950s-Modified-Sedan-at-San-Diego-Timing-Association-AHRF-Member-FB-Header
This unknown and nicely scalloped Class C Modified Sedan (engine sizes 250” to 310”) was typical of the fine cars that were running in the San Diego Timing Association in the early 1950s. The SDTA rules and class breakdowns were set up by Jim Nelson (later of Dragmaster fame) and basically borrowed and expanded upon by the fledgling NHRA. It’s also interesting to note that the SDTA Chief Timer was none other than J. Oto Crocker who also timed S.C.T.A. events and some of the early NHRA races.

©AHRF/FBH 3/Steve Memishian Collection
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It’s hard to pick a date for this shot as the sedans say Russetta meet but Russetta didn’t run bikes and the S.C.T.A. didn’t run closed cars in 1950. Both groups were running closed cars in 1951 but again no bikes. We do know that Mr. Bud Hare was running this 30.5” laydown Triumph at Rosamond Dry Lake during Glendale Motorcycle Club events in 1950 and have him setting records of 120.20 mph in July and 126.50 mph two months later. Bud also ran this motorcycle at Bonneville in 1951 with a different intake setup to a speed of 126.728 mph. Looks like It’s up to you to pick a year and race venue for supposedly the first prone position land speed bike ever built.

©AHRF/FBH 4/Jim Miller Collection
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05-1952-Art-Chrisman-Lakester-at-Paradise-Mesa-AHRF-Member-FB-Header
Looks like Art Chrisman is hard at work again collecting another admirer with his famous ride. This time he’s picking up the Class C Lakester trophy after setting a new class record of 120.80 mph at Paradise Mesa during the Polio Benefit Drags held on January 27, 1952. Dig the chop-top ’37 Ford in the rear.

©AHRF/FBH 5/Steve Memishian Collection
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This June 5, 6 1948 shot shows Harvey Haller of the Road Runners in his Class B Roadster. It was powered by a ’38 Ford flattie and ran 120.96 mph for a sixth in class. To the right in number 882 is “Dago” Cantarini at his lakes debut. A ’41 Merc flat motor got the car up to 116.12 mph.

©AHRF/FBH 6/Steve Memishian Collection
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Sonny Balcaen smokes it off the line in version two of his fuel-burning 302″ GMC powered rail at Santa Ana. On November 13, 1955, he was timed at 136.98 mph. He soon ditched the three-port head for a Wayne 12-port and upped his speed to 142 mph in 10.13 seconds. Not long after this, Hilborns replaced the 97s. The car was later featured on the January ’59 cover of HRM when it was painted orange and owned by Ike Iacona.

©AHRF/FBH 7/Jim Miller Collection
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08-1947-Robert-O-Grider-Deuce-at-El-Mirage-AHRF-Member-FB-Header-rev
Robert O. Grider of the Eagle Rock Trompers entered this Deuce at El Mirage on October 19, 1947. He normally ran in Class C but for this meet switched to Class B with ’39 Ford power. His go fast parts included Edelbrock heads, a Navaro intake and Eddie Windfield cam. Of the 103 entries, he was way down the list with a speed of 102.04 mph. Doug Hartelt was king that day with a speed of 125.34 mph.

©AHRF/FBH 8/Steve Memishian Collection
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09-1955-Harry-Duncan-Roadster-at-Santa-Ana-AHRF-Member-FB-Header
Harry Duncan’s 331” Chrysler powered Class D Roadster (that’s what they called it) ran a blistering 143.60 mph October 16, 1955 at Santa Ana. On a later run driver Lloyd Scot stripped the teeth off the ring gear so the crew is caught getting at the problem.

©AHRF/FBH 9/Jim Miller Collection
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10-1947-SCTA-Meet-at-Harper-Dry-Lake-AHRF-Member-FB-Header-rev
Welcome to August 10, 1947, S.C.T.A. meet held at Harper Dry Lake. Yucky skies were a bad omen as the meet was soon canceled. Car number 614 belonged to Jim Rawding of the Clutchers and we don’t have a speed on him. On the right is Charles Dimmitt’s modified Lincoln Zepher. He was in charge of the Mobile Patrols. To his right is the number 104B Roadster of Johnny Johnson. John’s ride was Merc powered and timed at 122.95 mph. The number 611C Roadster was run by Bill Jenks who became famous for spun fuel tanks he built at Moon.

©AHRF/FBH 10/Steve Memishian Collection
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This wild rear-engined Ford powered machine was snapped at the Santa Ana Drags. Driver Bill Sanders had turned an eye-opening 110.50 mph with the banger (and an even faster 135.13 mph with Merc V8 power). The Ford Trans was fitted with 26 tooth Zepher cogs and the rear end uses 3.78 to 1 gears. Bill only used second and high gear during his runs.

©AHRF/FBH 11/Jim Miller Collection
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12-1949-Bob-Tattersfield-Streamliner-at-SCTA-meet-AHRF-Member-FB-Header-rev
Road Runner member Bob Tattersfield turned up only one time during the 1949 S.C.T.A. season with his Class C Streamliner. On May 7th-8th running as car number 100, the machine turned 141.73 mph to grab a first in class on a 149.40 record with its Ansen Automotive/Bob Morton built 289” ’41 Merc. It was fitted with Tatersfield parts naturally and a Winfield cam. The tall gent buckling up his helmet is none other than Wally Parks who guest drove more than one race machine on the sly. To his right is sometimes friend, sometimes enemy Lou Baney. To add even more intrigue, future Corvette guru Dick Gulstrand was on the crew too.

©AHRF/FBH 12/Steve Memishian Collection
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13-1949-Clem-Tebow-Streamliner-at-the-Lakes-AHRF-Member-FB-Header
One of the slickest cars seen at the lakes in late ’40 was run by Mr. Clem Tebow of the Roadmasters. The Class C Streamliner featured a slightly narrowed ’26 T body and what looks like a modified Deuce shell. Under the hood was a 272” ’46 Merc fitted with Weiand heads and intake manifold. At the May ’49 meet he ran 122.28 mph for ninth in a ten entry field. On the right is the Road Runners Reno and Baker Class B Lakester powered by a 249” Merc that wasn’t timed. On the left is Santa Paula Roadsters member Rondel Brown who ran a 240” Ford that turned 101.80 mph for last in class B Lakester.

©AHRF/FBH 13/Steve Memishian Collection
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14-1955-Charles-McCandless-Chuck-Hart-at-Santa-Ana-AHRF-Member-FB-Header-rev
Charles McCandless in his chopped ’36 Ford powered by a Chrysler Hemi in the far lane has a slight lead over Chuck Hart in the family’s Willys powered by a Merc Flattie. McCandless was the winner at 109.89 mph in this shot taken at Santa Ana on March 13, 1955. Hart ran Santa Ana Drag Strip during this time and would eventually go on to run Lions and work for the NHRA.

©AHRF/FBH 14/Jim Miller Collection
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15-1966-Quinton-Richards-Roadster-at-Bonneville-AHRF-Member-FB-Header
The Quinton & Richards Class A Gas Roadster from Santa Barbara, CA is undergoing a little maintenance in the pits at Bonneville in 1966. The ’65 record stood at 198.488 mph and shoe Arley Langlo qualified at a quick 202.47 mph and then bumped the old record to 209.140 mph on the way to becoming a member of the B-Vile 200 mph Club. On the left is the Class F GT Porsche of Douglas Gardner from Sunnyvale, CA. He qualified at 148.51 mph on the 127.795 mph record but couldn’t back it up. Second place qualifier Bill Gurnee bumped the record to 137.31 mph.

©AHRF/FBH 15/Julian Doty Collection
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16-1949-City-of-Pasadena-streamliner-at-El-Mirage-AHRF-Member-FB-Header-rev
We see Marvin Lee’s “City of Pasadena” at El Mirage in September 1949 getting the once-over from some S.C.T.A. inspectors. Class B Streamliner was fitted with a 1947 Chevrolet inline-6 displacing 247” that was fitted with a Wayne cylinder head and intake manifold. The car ran 154.63 mph to take a first in class. At the end of the year the team ended up fourth in the season championship. It was rebuilt into a real streamliner for Speedweek in 1950 with a body shape just like an aircraft wing. After a shakedown run at 195.652 mph, lap 2 was a disaster as the car took off at 210 mph plus and had a bad landing.

©AHRF/FBH 16/Steve Memishian Collection
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18-1949-Annable-Nelson-Talbot-Lakester-at-El-Mirage-AHRF-Member-FB-Header
Seems the guys are more interested in the T-Pickup than the girls, go figure. The Annable-Nelson-Talbot Class B Lakester was entered at the May ’49 S.C.T.A. races at El Mirage and ran a 239” 1947 Ford for power. It was fitted with Meyer head and intake, Kenny Harmon cam and Pounden ignition and clicked the lights at 115.38 mph. Of the 38 entries in the class only nine cars were slower.

©AHRF/FBH 18/Steve Memishian Collection
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19-1957-Outlaw-Dragster-AHRF-Member-FB-Header-rev
“Jazzy” Jim Nelson smokes it big time off the line in his “Outlaw”, a twin-engined, nitro burning, Mercury flathead powered dragster back in 1957. His best speed was a disappointing 146 mph in 9.6 seconds according to the November ’57 issue of Hot Rod.

©AHRF/FBH 19/Jim Miller Collection
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20-1947-Robert-Drew-at-El-Mirage-AHRF-Member-FB-Header
Robert Drew of the Low Flyers in line for a run at El Mirage in September 1947. His ride was powered by a 1940 Ford flattie using filed heads, Edelbrock intake and buddy Jack Engle’s cam. He ran 119.36 mph in August, 117.49 in September and 113.92 mph in October. Number 59 is the new Dick Kraft-Stan Betz Streamliner flying Lancers colors with ’32 Ford V8 power. It ran 126.76 mph. Number 173 is West Los Angeles speed shop owner Lewie Shell’s clean Merc powered Deuce that only ran 95.03 mph.

©AHRF/FBH 20/Steve Memishian Collection
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21-CJ-Hart-and-Sidewinder-at-Santa-Ana-AHRF-Member-FB-Header-rev
Chuck Jones was the owner of this transverse engined drag machine called the “Sidewinder”. Originally built in ’58 by Paul Nicolini and Hary Duncan, it ran a Wayne Reed owned, Joe Maillard built 456” Chrysler that was huffed by a GMC 6-71. Driver Jack Chrisman managed a lap of 162.67 mph in 9.03 seconds before it appeared in the October ’59 issue of HRM. It’s seen at Santa Ana with track owner C.J.Hart.

©AHRF/FBH 21/Jim Miller Collection
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22-1946-Karl-Orrs-Modified-at-El-Mirage-AHRF-Member-FB-Header
Karl Orr’s Bill Warth built Modified is seen at El Mirage on August 18, 1946 wearing number 1 because Karl was the S.C.T.A. Champion in 1942. He was member of the Albata club at this time and turned 124.48 mph for second in class behind Doug Caruthers at 127.29 mph. Note the streamlined bodywork around the rear end.

©AHRF/FBH 22/Julian Doty Collection
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One of the hottest clubs running cars at the early San Diego Timing Association events held at Paradise Mesa were the Bean Bandits. We see some of their members doing a quick class change act by removing the outer body on their twin-engined rail-job.

©AHRF/FBH 23/Steve Memishian Collection
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The unsung hero who saved Hot Rodding in California is seen behind the wheel of his “Beetle” at El Mirage on October 19, 1947. It’s former S.C.T.A. Secretary and Throttlers member G. Thatcher Darwin who went to Sacramento and presented to state government the reason for modified vehicles and won. His Class B Streamliner was powered by a ’42 Merc that featured filed heads, an Edelbrock intake and partner John Cannon’s cam. Thatcher ran a slow 102.50 mph.

© 2019/FBH 24/Steve Memishian Collection
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25-1956-Drifters-at-Santa-Ana-AHRF-Member-FB-Header-rev
This March 1956 shot taken at Santa Ana shows members of the Drifters Car Club of Redondo Beach surrounding their gutted ’35 Ford 5-window sedan. The fastest speed we have on the car when powered with an Edelbrock equipped flattie was 122.40 mph on September 19th of that year. In November ’57 they stepped up and installed a Chrysler and first time out were timed at 117.19 mph.

©2019 AHRF/FBH 25/Jim Miller Collection
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Tommy Davis was the owner of this wild street machine back in 1940. It was supposidly put together by Homer Farneman using a Miler race car chassis and an arowed Model A body before being passed onto Eugene Von Arx and then Tommy. Tom rebuilt it in ’41 and had 362 louvers punched in the hood and side panels at ten cents each. The car was no slouch with the Olds Straight-eight power, having run 113.92 mph at Harper Dry Lake in ’42. It was last spied in the mid ’50s in Central California as a used up circle track ride.

©AHRF/FBH 26/Chuck Schultz Collection
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27-Art-Chrisman-Roadster-at-Santa-Ana-AHRF-Member-FB-Header-rev
Art Chrisman is caught before the start of his record run to a speed of 140.08 mph at Santa Ana Drag Strip is in the class D Roadster (that’s how the track classified the car) owned by Leroy Neumayer. The engine is a souped up 304” Mercury flathead running four Stromberg 97’s. Track operator C.J. Hart is on the left with a flag in his Hawaiian shirt.

©2019 AHRF/FBH 27/Jim Miller Collection
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28-1957-Sparks-Bonney-at-Riverside-AHRF-Member-FB-Header
The Sparks & Bonney team wait in line outside Riverside International Raceway back in 1957 to check in for the December 1st 250 mile USAC Stock Car Race. The former Bill Stroppe ’56 Mercury was now painted the familiar S&B team colors of blue with a white racing stripe. Reports on the number of entries range from 33 to 36 and owners and car numbers aren’t listed. We checked the February 23, 1958 USAC entry list at the same venue and the S&B car was running the same number. The program listed Jim McCorkindale as the driver but we have it that Billy Garrett drove and finished close to the front. On the far right you can barely make out the nose of the ’57 Merc wearing the number 5. Using our same logic we’ve determined this was Jimmy bryan’s ride and that he finished in 11th in the December Race.

©AHRF/FBH 28/Tom Sparks Collection
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29-1949-Tremaine-Lakester-at-SCTA-Lakes-Meet-AHRF-Member-FB-Header-rev
Art Tremaine and his clean Class B Lakester at the July 1949 S.C.T.A. lakes meet. It looks like the Strokers member’s car was also chick magnet. It was powered by a 249″ ’46 Merc with Edmunds heads, Navar ro intake, Smith cam and Potvin ignition. We don’t have a speed for him that day. We last saw the car set up for draging in the March ’58 issue of Hot Rod Magazine with Olds power and owned by Buck and Bohls. Behind Art is Gophers member Conrad Weidel’s “Special” powered by a 276” Ford with Evans speed parts that ran as a Class C Streamliner. A speed of 141.06 mph was recorded for a fifth in class. The car was normally seen racing at Carel Speedway by Connie.

©2019 AHRF/FBH 29/Steve Memishian Collection
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30-1963-Redhead-at-Bonneville-AHRF-Member-FB-Header
This sultry “Redhead” prepares for a fast ride at Bonneville back in 1963. The Hammon-McGrath-Whipp Class B entry was powered by a 396” supercharged Chrysler and was after it 1962 record of 294.32 mph. She ended up grabbing a first in class with a speed of 297.27 mph and then strutted her stuff by setting a new class record of 302.812 mph. That’s the “Orangecrate” Class I Streamliner in the rear. It ran 128.20 mph for a first in class.

©AHRF/FBH 30/Julian Doty Collection
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