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Gene Altizer's A/G Anglia
Sitting on its high-buck transporter (really, most were ground-towed back then) borrowed from Chuck Stolze for the Nationals. |
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Gene Altizer ready to head for the Nationals.
For the long tow to Indy, Gene had borrowed the tires from his Dad's service truck (seen in the background of the previous photo) since they were better than the ones on his Suburban |
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Altizer & Dave Hales
Stopping for a quick meal on the road |
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Altizer & Hales again
This is how most guys went to the races...towing on the ground. |
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AA/MSP Austin Healey
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Al Norton Altered
This C/A coupe was sponsored by Jackshaw Chevrolet |
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Al Tschida
Nice C/G Willys. Notice Gene Altizer in the background. |
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A pair of altereds fight it out.
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Gene Altizer in the Staging lanes
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Gene Altizer vs. "Catnip"
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Sweet little C/A coupe
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C/MSP Corvette
At first glance I thought this had a Man-A-Fre induction, but I don't think so. Looks like 6-2's. Cool, huh? |
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AA/C
A couple of AA/Comps duking it out. Could that be the "Tennessee Bol Weevil" in the far lane? |
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Dave Hales D/G Willys
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Dave Hales' El Camino tow car, borrowed from Chuck Stolze for the Nats.
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Dave Hales crewman, Merle "Sonny" Caulkins.
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Dave Hales vs. Unknown 55 Chevy
Looks like maybe "Lohr & Bottele". Anyone know? |
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"Porky" Zartman vs Larry Teter
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"Porky" Zartman vs unknown C/G
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Denny Hollis' B/G Willys
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Cool D/G 55 Chevy Sedan Delivery
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Doug Schaeffer
Cool B/G coupe |
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G/G Duece coupe with injected flathead
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Dave Koffel's "Flintstone Flyer" F/G Packard
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Dave Koffel's "Flintstone Flyer" F/G Packard
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Zem & Birk Model A Altered
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Paul Frost's beautiful D/G Willys
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Hassell & Vogelsong B/G
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Hassell & Vogelsong B/G
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The Hill & Zartman "Filthy Forty"
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Hurst & Wuertz
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The "Hydro-Phobia" B/G
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Jan-Cen A/G Willys
An unfortunate double exposure of the Jan-Cen A/G Willys. |
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KS Pittman vs "Big John" Mazmanian
This was a couple of years before KS joined the S&S team. |
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KS Pittman vs an unknown A/GS
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Lloyd Thompson's B/G Willys
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"Big John" Mazmanian vs the Mallicoat Bros.
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Jack Merkel
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Moody & Jones vs unknown C/G
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"Ohio George" Montgomery
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"Ohio George" vs Selkirk & Bork
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"Ohio George" vs Stone, Woods & Cook
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overall pit shots
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overall pit shots
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overall pit shots
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Cool "Scarlet Fever" B/G 57 Ford
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Nice brand new T-Bird with new Radir wheels
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The Samsel Bros B/G "Teddie Bear" Ford Vicky
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Hugh Tucker vs an unknown AA/SR
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Unknown A/G Willys
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Unknown B/G Willys
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Another unknown Wllys
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Cool channeled coupe with a hemi
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One of my favorite dragsters, Tony Nancy's silver car
Designed by Steve Swaja, this car was, to me anyway, one of the most beautiful dragsters ever built! Here's Tony Nancy vs Bobby Vodnick in the Hirata-Hobbs digger. |
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"Sneaky Pete" Robinson (near lane) vs unknown
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John Yount (near lane) eventual B/D and Comp Elim winner vs Al Schramm
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Connie Kalitta in the Bounty Hunter (near lane) vs Bobby Vodnik driving the Hirata-Hobbs car again
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Garlits vs Vodnik
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Big vs the Loner
Don Garlits (near lane vs Tony Nancy (far lane) |
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