Last Month (June of 2009), Jeff Titsworth contacted me about the race cars that his dad, Dick Titsworth, built and raced over the years.  Jeff wondered if I'd be interested in putting them up on Gasser Madness.  I believe my response was something along the lines of "Hell, yes!"

The end result of that conversation can be seen on these pages, starting with a 283 powered 1940 Ford that Dick campaigned fron  1955 through 1957 and continuing up through around 1969 when Dick was racing his well-known "Seaport Automotive" A/G Anglia.  Dick subsequently raced a BB/FC which you can see at Jeff's Photobucket site. (That will open in a new window.)

What you will see here is about 200 photos, scrapbook pages, timing slips, magazine articles, and a number of NHRA Record Certificates.

The comments below are from Jeff.  Click on the thumbnails to go to the individual picture galleries for each car.

Thank you Jeff. 

Byron (09 July 2009)

1955 - 57'.

Powered by 283 chevy.

B/G

1958 - '59.

Powered by 1956, 337 cu in. Buick.

 A/G

This car was run from 59 - 62.

It had two incarnations - hood indicates different configurations.

This was the second version of the same car - repower etc...

Once again, obviously not raced in a gasser class. Added for timeline.

Only dragster, not sure why.

Info says late '62.

Pictures show two different configurations of front cowling, and different injectors.

1962 - ?

I don't think this car ever ran in a gasser class. I just put it in here because it fills the timeline.

This is all I got on this one. No idea on class or any think else.

I wasn't born until '66. Guess I'll have to ask...

This would have started in 1965.

Most of this car's time was spent in B/MP.

It did however also race as a gasser. Probably more toward the end.

This car wasn't run as a gasser either - I don't think it had a class - but it did run...

Threw it in for timeline and - It's kind of an Anglia..

It also had different engine configurations. It started with a small blower and the engine was "capped of" inside the car. Other pics you can see the injector stacks through the windshield.

Huh found a pic of the second motor. You can see the windshield in the background...

This would have been built in '66.

1967

 Building the Anglia

This would have been '67 + -.

The first version of this car.

It was run in gas classes.

New paint, new motor.

Still ran as /G but also /A.

Here are some misc. cars/ pics.

The white corvettes were owned by someone in Canada and driven by my dad - I was told. They appear to have been run as /A and /G.

The red anglia was owned / driven by John Mihalko. Local Toledo. Later part of Gottschalk & Mihalko- "Bob schmidt Chevrolet" funny cars.