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Title: vintage race cars, & misc cool stuff
Post by: obama on July 03, 2011, 09:53:24 AM
They may not be Rat Rods, but some cool "go fast" photos, got more if ya want em. Some of these boys took going to the track real serious, hard running, three wheel corners, but not much trading paint.
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Post by: obama on July 03, 2011, 10:43:49 AM
A couple more, the 1935 Alfa Romero was burning up the track, top speed was 165, ran at about 130, three wheels on the corners. Car won the German Gran Pix in 1935 made Hittler mad, so he started working hard to show what the German's could do. Some fun stuff on the car, like dual drive shafts.
Title: Re: vintage race cars, & misc cool stuff
Post by: obama on July 03, 2011, 10:53:36 AM
a few more,
1971 Tyrrrell 004, Jackie Stewart GP winner
1964 Brabham bt10, & 1971 Hawke dl6b
right hand drive, think it's a GT40
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Post by: tattoodaddy1967 on July 03, 2011, 12:19:55 PM
Love it, man, I love it
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Post by: obama on July 03, 2011, 12:33:32 PM
Some pretty good parts on these cars, few old fords, and Cheby's.
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Post by: obama on July 03, 2011, 12:42:47 PM
Not sure about the red ford, but the rest of these are all early race cars, not replicas.Like the factory "grand am" blue corvett. The white Corvett drove there, no turn signals, no headlights.
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Post by: hotwheels on July 03, 2011, 03:51:33 PM
Really like that Studebaker........
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Post by: carvinmark on July 03, 2011, 03:53:04 PM
Thanks for sharing with us!
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Post by: tattoodaddy1967 on July 03, 2011, 05:17:51 PM
More pics...more pics...go fast is kick ass.... 8)
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Post by: kitt94 on July 04, 2011, 06:17:14 AM
A couple more, the 1935 Alfa Romero was burning up the track, top speed was 165, ran at about 130, three wheels on the corners. Car won the German Gran Pix in 1935 made Hittler mad, so he started working hard to show what the German's could do. Some fun stuff on the car, like dual drive shafts.

The car in 1935 was driven by Tazio Nuvolari, Italian, one of the best race drivers ever. There was a funny story just after he won the 1935 German Grand Prix:

Germans (uhhhh....) where so self-confident, that they thought there is noone, who can beat their cars. But, as we know now, they got shocked, when Tazio took 1st place. Tradition tells to play winners national anthem....but Germans didn't have Italin one :D
What was the Tazio reaction? he came to his Alfa Romeo and took gramophone record from the car :)

Double shcok for Hitler, he really had reasons to be mad  :D
Title: Re: vintage race cars, & misc cool stuff
Post by: obama on July 04, 2011, 07:39:47 AM
Good job, Kit94. I mentioned the "split drive shaft" and forgot to say it is split into a "Y" shape just in front of the drive seat, close look shows two drive shafts coming back from box, one going in from trans.
Will try not to repeat pictures, but sorry if'n I do.
More photos.
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Post by: obama on July 04, 2011, 07:46:34 AM
try to get ya some closer ones this time.
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Post by: tattoodaddy1967 on July 04, 2011, 04:37:27 PM
I will try to find some photos of the Nascar Museum in Dawsonville, Ga, where the Moonshine Festival is held...it is a cool place for a car show... 8)
Title: vintage race cars, & misc cool stuff
Post by: hotwheels on July 04, 2011, 06:26:17 PM
I would love to see pics of that museum
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Post by: tattoodaddy1967 on July 06, 2011, 09:28:54 AM
 8)
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Post by: DeepFryer on September 25, 2011, 08:26:35 AM
I've got a ton of vintage drag car pics to share...how do I share...photo bucket 1st??
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Post by: Grumpyoldman on September 25, 2011, 09:01:52 AM
Go here follow the instructions:

http://www.ratrodnation.com/forum/how-to-use-the-forums/uploading-a-picture-to-your-topic/ (http://www.ratrodnation.com/forum/how-to-use-the-forums/uploading-a-picture-to-your-topic/)