Jim Deist grew up in the hotbed of hot-rodding in southern California (Glendale). In 1939, Jim's dad built a ...
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Julian Doty
You never know what will happen or whom you'll meet when you go to the dry lakes. The more time you spend ...
Vic Edelbrock
A born mechanical genius, Vic Edelbrock Sr. would have an impact on hot rodding unlike anyone else. His ...
Vic Edelbrock Jr.
As following acts go, Vic Edelbrock Jr. was handed a particularly hard one. His father, Vic Sr., had died at ...
Eddie Edmunds
Copied with kind permission of Roy Pagnini whose superb blog on Mr. Edmunds can be viewed at ...
Dick Flint
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Kent Fuller
Kent Fuller built his first dragster in 1956 in a classic pairing with his brother-in-law who had an engine. ...
Blackie Gejeian
In 1947 Blackie built a 1926 Ford Roadster he took to the lakes. The car was hit broadside and nearly took ...
Andy Granatelli
It's hard to know where to start with Andy Granatelli. He combined business acumen and salesmanship to produce ...
Dick Guldstrand
Few people are as inexorably linked to the Corvette as Santa Monica, California-born street racer Dick ...
J.C. Henning
At a early age J.C. Henning was a regular attendant at Balboa Stadium. His love of midget car racing combined ...
Harry Hibler
Upon graduating from his Oregon high school at age 16, Harry Hibler boarded a bus bound for the promised land ...