Ina Mae Overman and Stanley Dean Miller were tapped by Ak Miller to run a support truck at the 1954 La Carrera PanAmericana. Ina Mae had a 1953 Ford truck, so they painted it up in team colors and headed south. As it turned out, AK didn’t need the pair after all… Blessed with the [...]
Tag Archive: Motion Pictures
Invention of the week: The Park-Car…
How about 5th wheel/ spare tire steering for your Cadillac? Makes it easy to slide that large lead sled into inaccessible garages or those pesky, tight parking spots! The announcer says it takes power from the driveshaft, but I wonder if that’s to lower the wheel down and raise the car up, or is it [...]
Killed Myself When I Was Young
It’s very rare to find any film footage pre-1960 with actual sound attached as the technology wasn’t easily obtainable in the day. As such, much of the vintage film compilations that are sent to me leave me wishing for more. Sound is a very important dimension in hot rodding. One of the most important really. [...]
National Championship Drag Racing
Another day, another video from Terry Cook… This one came to me silent and features racing action from the 1955 Great Bend, 1956 Kansas City, and 1957 Oklahoma City events. While watching, I was struck by how similar each event feels to our own H.A.M.B. Drag Nationals. There are no huge corporate banners, giant teams [...]
Fast & Furious Action
“Give a boy or a man a motor, and the battle of skill and daring against the power of machines brings out fast and furious action, also the NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN.” Ain’t that the truth? I’ve seen part of this footage before, but hadn’t seen this entire clip. I figured a few of you might have [...]
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