Platt & Payne Photo From The 60's

MEMORIES · 01-30-2009, 01:51 PM

With Hubert Platt in the news this weekend at the Winter Nationals, I thought I'd post this photo from the distant past. Hubert drove the Mustang and Randy Payne drove the Torino.

Wayne.

Jack Matyas · 01-30-2009, 03:25 PM

Met Hubert Platt a few years ago at Barrett-Jackson when he sold his Thunderbolt .......what a gentleman ! And everyone knows what a barrel of fun Randy Payne is................

Ed Fernandez · 01-30-2009, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MEMORIES

With Hubert Platt in the news this weekend at the Winter Nationals, I thought I'd post this photo from the distant past. Hubert drove the Mustang and Randy Payne drove the Torino.

Wayne.

Is that a forerunner to the trailer toad in the picture.I guess thats a pretty hefty toolbox on the front of the trailer.

Ed F.

Dave Turner · 01-30-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Is that a forerunner to the trailer toad in the picture.I guess thats a pretty hefty toolbox on the front of the trailer.

Ed F.

Sharp eyes Ed; that is indeed the prototype for the "TT" - the "Trailer Tadpole"

ErichBollman · 01-30-2009, 04:15 PM

That photo is great! I love the paint design on the hauler!

Rusty Gillis · 01-30-2009, 06:07 PM

I was lucky enough to spend a couple of months with Hubert and Randy when they were putting on the Drag clinics at Ford dealers between races. The box on the truck held the display board with engine parts on them. We would use a winch to lower them that would swing out from the top. Under the Torino was a spare Cobra Jet engine. The trailer is where they hung up their garment bags.

Dave Ley · 01-30-2009, 08:13 PM

I too was lucky enough to have seen those cars and the Hauler. My father was Vice-President of the local chapter of the Ford Drag Club at the time and we had a seminar at Rice & Holman Ford in Pennsauken , NJ with Platt and Payne and the " Ford, The Going Thing " Clinic. Al Joniec , who was sponsored by Rice & Holman Ford was also present. I still have boxes of all the stuff from the clinic including decals, race entry forms and all the Muscle Parts catalogs and information. I even still have my father's Official " Ford Drag Club " jacket !!!
The following day there was a Match Race at Atco Dragway with Norm "007" Fryer and his 66 427 Biscayne and his 69 427 Camaro against the Platt and Payne Team. I have several pictures of the display at the dealership and at Atco. I really need to dig that stuff out one of these days!!! Thanks for showing that photo as it has brought back a lot of fond memories for me !!!

P.S. I still own my Original Cobra Jet car from back then.

thomas sheehan · 01-30-2009, 10:42 PM

Here's a Bill Truby picture of the other Team Ford's truck and trailer.

Jeff Teuton · 01-30-2009, 11:12 PM

Old stuff. Go to Hotrodder.com, strip pictures, Louisiana drag strips, Southland Dragway. Old interesting pictures from early days. On the Platt & Payne cars, in l968 we got the Dodge franchise. We had an A/MP at the time a Nova with a 427 and had Southland Dodge painted on the side. We ran Hubert in the final and won. When it was written up in National Dragster it had a Hemi.

MEMORIES · 01-30-2009, 11:55 PM

Here's a black & white photo by Richard McFalls, taken at my home track in the late sixties.

Wayne.

01-30-2009, 01:51 PM	#1
MEMORIES Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 298 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Platt & Payne Photo From The 60's With Hubert Platt in the news this weekend at the Winter Nationals, I thought I'd post this photo from the distant past. Hubert drove the Mustang and Randy Payne drove the Torino. Wayne.

01-30-2009, 03:25 PM	#2
Jack Matyas Live Reporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA Posts: 4,900 Likes: 401 Liked 1,847 Times in 377 Posts	Re: Platt & Payne Photo From The 60's Met Hubert Platt a few years ago at Barrett-Jackson when he sold his Thunderbolt .......what a gentleman ! And everyone knows what a barrel of fun Randy Payne is................ __________________ Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO

01-30-2009, 04:15 PM	#5
ErichBollman Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: DE Posts: 2 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Platt & Payne Photo From The 60's That photo is great! I love the paint design on the hauler!

01-30-2009, 06:07 PM	#6
Rusty Gillis Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 260 Likes: 21 Liked 87 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Platt & Payne Photo From The 60's I was lucky enough to spend a couple of months with Hubert and Randy when they were putting on the Drag clinics at Ford dealers between races. The box on the truck held the display board with engine parts on them. We would use a winch to lower them that would swing out from the top. Under the Torino was a spare Cobra Jet engine. The trailer is where they hung up their garment bags. __________________ Rusty Gillis Former NHRA SS/FA and SS/GA record holder

01-30-2009, 08:13 PM	#7
Dave Ley Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: South Jersey , The 51st. State Posts: 424 Likes: 1,759 Liked 241 Times in 44 Posts	Re: Platt & Payne Photo From The 60's I too was lucky enough to have seen those cars and the Hauler. My father was Vice-President of the local chapter of the Ford Drag Club at the time and we had a seminar at Rice & Holman Ford in Pennsauken , NJ with Platt and Payne and the " Ford, The Going Thing " Clinic. Al Joniec , who was sponsored by Rice & Holman Ford was also present. I still have boxes of all the stuff from the clinic including decals, race entry forms and all the Muscle Parts catalogs and information. I even still have my father's Official " Ford Drag Club " jacket !!! The following day there was a Match Race at Atco Dragway with Norm "007" Fryer and his 66 427 Biscayne and his 69 427 Camaro against the Platt and Payne Team. I have several pictures of the display at the dealership and at Atco. I really need to dig that stuff out one of these days!!! Thanks for showing that photo as it has brought back a lot of fond memories for me !!! P.S. I still own my Original Cobra Jet car from back then. __________________ Dave Ley Last edited by Dave Ley; 01-31-2009 at 10:27 PM. Reason: *

01-30-2009, 10:42 PM	#8
thomas sheehan Photographer Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,717 Likes: 24 Liked 75 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Platt & Payne Photo From The 60's Here's a Bill Truby picture of the other Team Ford's truck and trailer. __________________ Tom Sheehan SS GT/NA 1046

01-30-2009, 11:12 PM	#9
Jeff Teuton VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 2,717 Likes: 2 Liked 325 Times in 50 Posts	Re: Platt & Payne Photo From The 60's Old stuff. Go to Hotrodder.com, strip pictures, Louisiana drag strips, Southland Dragway. Old interesting pictures from early days. On the Platt & Payne cars, in l968 we got the Dodge franchise. We had an A/MP at the time a Nova with a 427 and had Southland Dodge painted on the side. We ran Hubert in the final and won. When it was written up in National Dragster it had a Hemi. __________________ Jeff Teuton 4022 STK

01-30-2009, 11:55 PM	#10
MEMORIES Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 298 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Platt & Payne Photo From The 60's Here's a black & white photo by Richard McFalls, taken at my home track in the late sixties. Wayne.