Vintage Photo Thread

Ovalmeister · 1/8/10, 7:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Seadog

As for the Dukester's car, was that car not red on one side and blue on the other? And check out the sissy bars on the cage.

Here are a few shots to see the difference.
David.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Need For Speed

[B]And this is a picture of me, hanging out with Karl Busson after the races at Salem, in I believe 1976.

I love photos like this one, keep 'em coming!
David.

racephoto1 · 1/9/10, 2:35 AM

I worked on both of Duke's cars you have shown. The older car was a cutdown Watson roadster. Bobby Grimm drove it in 66 I think,as the last Watson roadster to qualify at Indy. Duke drove it as the last Watson roadster to win a USAC feature.

The newer car was a Nance car of course.Duke killed one of them at New Bremen alright. Laverne Nance just welded him up a new one. Somehow Duke got him to give him Nance chassis kits for free.

Duke used to say that he painted the car red , white , and blue to confuse the drunks.On the front straight they'd see one color , on the back stretch a different one.

Duke was a pain in the butt back then too, but I wouldn't trade the times I spent with my dad and Duke for all the money in the world.For all you young guys , you have no idea what you missed, AND IT REALLY WAS BETTER BACK THEN.

TQ29m · 1/9/10, 12:30 PM

AJ just finished returning one of his cut down Indy cars, back to it's original condition, the chassis had been narrowed, and shortened, and of course the body work was gone, it was a bit over a year in reconstruction, but the new owner took possession just a couple of months ago, I think he also used up the last of the new Offy blocks he had. Beautiful car then, even more beautiful now. Bob

Ovalmeister · 1/9/10, 5:31 PM

Bob McClean 1980 Ft. Wayne

DeVea flip 1980 Ft. Wayne

Duke DeRosa 1983 Terre Haute

Ovalmeister · 1/11/10, 6:29 AM

Englehart Terre Haute 1983

Stan Fox Kokomo 1982

Fox and Rice Terre Haute 1983

Ovalmeister · 1/11/10, 11:21 PM

Jeff Nuckles Winchester 1980

John Andretti Terre Haute 1983

Mel Kenyon Eldora 1981

Need For Speed · 1/12/10, 8:56 PM

These pictures are too cool!

I'll have some more to post soon.

Ovalmeister · 1/12/10, 9:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Need For Speed

These pictures are too cool!

I'll have some more to post soon.

Sweet, bring 'em on Bill!

David.

Ovalmeister · 1/13/10, 6:11 AM

Chris Cumberworth Eldora 1981

Ovalmeister · 1/13/10, 8:51 PM

Alderson and Bettenhausen Winchester 1980

Ball and Rice Winchester 1980

Bettenhausen Terre Haute 1980