My son and I put together a 36 Ford coupe bodied dirt modified racer to dabble in a local vintage racing series. Made it out Sunday. Had a blast. Finished on the lead lap and in one piece, not bad for never driving one of these before.
We built it to resemble as much as we could my late grandfather's 37 Ford that he won a championship with in '57.
"New" old racecar hits the track
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racerguy00
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"New" old racecar hits the track
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Re: "New" old racecar hits the track
congratulations.........those fords ran many a race back in my youth on Mississippi dirt tracks...
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Re: "New" old racecar hits the track
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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Re: "New" old racecar hits the track
Very cool!
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racerguy00
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Another collector friend of mine said the same thing
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Saturday night back in the '50s was going to the "Hardtops" with mom and dad. My best friend then was Johnny Serpa, his dad was the local favorite.
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racerguy00
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Wrapped up the season 5th in points. Looking forward to next year.
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“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell, English novelist, essayist, and critic, 1903-1950
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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Re: "New" old racecar hits the track
That looks like loads of fun. Congrats !!!!
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Re: "New" old racecar hits the track
Looks like you switched the flathead. Nothing like a dirt track.
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Re: "New" old racecar hits the track
For these cars the line is popular that OLD IS GOLD