Take a look at this find 60 & 70's - Page 2

W J · 07-09-2009, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TOM KASCH

here's the picture, can you see the trophy on the front fender ?

May 1961 Detroit dragway

It was a 270 h.p. 283 with 3 on the tree.
Think it was c/s.....

Tom, my 1st racecar was a '57 Chev.dual-quad 270 horse 283 +.030 that we put a BW 4 sp, w/5.14's into. Car was a convertible (D or E/S)--heavy...but still went real good....Do you remember Atlas Bucron tires? They used to be pretty decent street/drag tires in their day-- before M&H super stocks came along....now I am showing some age, ha!

TOM KASCH · 07-10-2009, 07:13 AM

Sure I ran Atles Bucron, think I left them on and drove all week on them .[1st drag radials]

I sold the 57 when I bought a 59 Pontiac that was winning races.
The guy who bought my 57 put a 4 speed in it and had to run d/g, as tech told him 57 chevys did come with 4 speeds, as I remember it

this is a picture from 1962 and the wins in '62
think it ran d/sa never ran NATIONALS, because of cam

Larry Hill · 07-10-2009, 07:33 AM

If I could jump as high as the starter I would still be playing basketball.

Thanks for the pictures.

TOM KASCH · 07-10-2009, 08:04 AM

Larry,
Like this guy !
Took off inter-net
but that's the way they tryed to do it.........

chris3racing · 07-10-2009, 08:27 AM

They will be flag starting stock, super stock, jr stockers, etc. this week-end at Beaver Springs, Pa. at the York Reunion.

ss wannabee · 07-13-2009, 04:28 PM

Can anybody ID the track where most of these shots were taken....with the uphill shut-off area? The layout reminds me of 75-80 in MD but the surrounding geography and what looks like the "Miss Roanoke" trophy queen makes me think VA of course. Could that be Culpepper,VA or a track that has closed? That shot of the chopped #29 B/C car reminds me of Suffolk.....Wow, I've got to get away from this computer.....

ss wannabee · 07-15-2009, 02:17 PM

Any older Roanoke,VA racers out there? A friend of mine researched that Allan Brown book about race tracks and said there was a 1/4 mile drag strip circa 1960 in or near Roanoke....No mention of years in operation or name.....anybody remember that place? So I guess that's the track in the photos....given the trophy queen that's there.......

07-10-2009, 07:13 AM	#12
TOM KASCH VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: TOLEDO,OHIO Posts: 1,735 Likes: 0 Liked 241 Times in 100 Posts	Re: Take a look at this find 60 & 70's Sure I ran Atles Bucron, think I left them on and drove all week on them .[1st drag radials] I sold the 57 when I bought a 59 Pontiac that was winning races. The guy who bought my 57 put a 4 speed in it and had to run d/g, as tech told him 57 chevys did come with 4 speeds, as I remember it this is a picture from 1962 and the wins in '62 think it ran d/sa never ran NATIONALS, because of cam Attached Thumbnails Last edited by TOM KASCH; 07-10-2009 at 07:16 AM.

07-10-2009, 07:33 AM	#13
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07-10-2009, 08:04 AM	#14
TOM KASCH VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: TOLEDO,OHIO Posts: 1,735 Likes: 0 Liked 241 Times in 100 Posts	Re: Take a look at this find 60 & 70's Larry, Like this guy ! Took off inter-net but that's the way they tryed to do it......... Attached Thumbnails

07-10-2009, 08:27 AM	#15
chris3racing Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 528 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Take a look at this find 60 & 70's They will be flag starting stock, super stock, jr stockers, etc. this week-end at Beaver Springs, Pa. at the York Reunion.

07-13-2009, 04:28 PM	#16
ss wannabee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 663 Likes: 0 Liked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Take a look at this find 60 & 70's Can anybody ID the track where most of these shots were taken....with the uphill shut-off area? The layout reminds me of 75-80 in MD but the surrounding geography and what looks like the "Miss Roanoke" trophy queen makes me think VA of course. Could that be Culpepper,VA or a track that has closed? That shot of the chopped #29 B/C car reminds me of Suffolk.....Wow, I've got to get away from this computer.....

07-15-2009, 02:17 PM	#17
ss wannabee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 663 Likes: 0 Liked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Take a look at this find 60 & 70's Any older Roanoke,VA racers out there? A friend of mine researched that Allan Brown book about race tracks and said there was a 1/4 mile drag strip circa 1960 in or near Roanoke....No mention of years in operation or name.....anybody remember that place? So I guess that's the track in the photos....given the trophy queen that's there.......