Thread: Ohio pictures
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09-07-2012 07:23 AM #1
Ohio pictures
Ken Thomas
NoT FaDe AwaY and the music didn't die
The simplest road is usually the last one sought
Wild Willie & AA/FA's The greatest show in drag racing
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09-07-2012 07:26 AM #2
Wow! I love the Austin Healey 3000's, and that Jag XK-120 is super cool, too!Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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09-07-2012 07:30 AM #3
Roger, do you have any idea what make of car is the one sitting if front of the white Jag? I'm thinking Bentley.Ken Thomas
NoT FaDe AwaY and the music didn't die
The simplest road is usually the last one sought
Wild Willie & AA/FA's The greatest show in drag racing
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09-07-2012 04:31 PM #4
That's some nice old British Iron, Ken!!! Where did you find all that sitting at??Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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09-07-2012 07:33 PM #5
Ohio state route 35 is the first exit when you enter Ohio from the west and my step father lives about 25 miles down the road. The cars are sitting in a lot right outside of New Lebanon. I'm not sure of the year of the Ford in the background, but it appeared in good shape and I don't know what make is the car sitting in front of the white Jag.Ken Thomas
NoT FaDe AwaY and the music didn't die
The simplest road is usually the last one sought
Wild Willie & AA/FA's The greatest show in drag racing
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09-07-2012 07:53 PM #6
Yep Ken, I believe it is a Bentley. Here's a picture of a mid-30's Bentley hood ornament, and it seems to match that shape -
Bentley Hood.jpg
Maybe something around a '59??
59 bentley.jpgLast edited by rspears; 09-07-2012 at 07:59 PM.
Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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09-08-2012 06:14 AM #7
Ken, that would be a Jaguar Mk VII, VIII, or IX, built from '50-'61
Any shop that works only on Brit cars is run by a masochist........Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.
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09-08-2012 06:31 AM #8
Thanks, Uncle Bob, is the red car in the back also a Jag?Ken Thomas
NoT FaDe AwaY and the music didn't die
The simplest road is usually the last one sought
Wild Willie & AA/FA's The greatest show in drag racing
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09-08-2012 06:44 AM #9
Ya' got me, Bob! I had the wrong emblem!!
Jag Hood Emblem.jpgRoger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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09-08-2012 07:00 AM #10
Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.
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09-08-2012 07:08 AM #11
I guess if I'd of looked closer I'd have seen the name on the emblem. I was in somewhat of a hurry and also didn't want to incur the owner's wrath if he was so inclined.Ken Thomas
NoT FaDe AwaY and the music didn't die
The simplest road is usually the last one sought
Wild Willie & AA/FA's The greatest show in drag racing
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09-08-2012 07:17 AM #12
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09-08-2012 07:33 AM #13
Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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09-08-2012 07:45 AM #14
The last picture, as far as I remember, is where the starting line was and one set of bleachers to the right. We didn't have a return strip so "hot" cars were pushed down the strip to start. One day a dragster was pushed down the strip and I guess he had problems and didn't come back so we lined two more cars and sent them on their way. Just about the time I dropped the flag he he came up the strip which made things somewhat interesting. No one got hurt though the dragster driver was a bit upset to say the least.Ken Thomas
NoT FaDe AwaY and the music didn't die
The simplest road is usually the last one sought
Wild Willie & AA/FA's The greatest show in drag racing
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09-08-2012 01:22 PM #15
We had the same thing at Thunder Valley back in the 60's, and (of course) it was called the "Hot Car Gate"! Push cars would bring them through the gate, give them a push start, then they'd go down to the starting line, do their U-turn, burn out, a dry hop, then launch them suckers!!!!!!!!! The rest of us came through the staging lanes, pulled on the strip, backed into the 'water box' which was a low spot in the blacktop, then went up to the lights with a couple dry hops along the way!!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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