Guest HUFF MOTORSPORTS Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 # 9 CAR BILLY GRISWOLD CLEVELAND SPEEDWAY - MODIFIED CLASS SIGNED & DATED OCTOBER 22, 1966 THE OTHER CAR IN PHOTO IS # 75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racevw112 Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Where was this track located in Cleveland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HUFF MOTORSPORTS Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 I'M GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF STUFF TO PUT ON HERE. IT'S GONNA TAKE A WHILE SO BEAR WITH ME. THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE BOOK THAT I HAVE. THE HWY NOW IS 787 AND IS NEAR THE CLEVELAND AIRPORT. THANKS NICK, [resized by Nick Holt, 11/14/07] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racevw112 Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 Thanks!! I went with my dad and a friend of ours back in the 80's just to visit the old site. I remember everything being grown up, but you could still make out some old wooden wall. Heard its demise was that stands collasped and that pretty much shut it down. Have you tried to look at a current aerial view to see if an outline is still visible? I looked on terraserver, but could not make out anything. Which said of the hwy 787 was it on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakdad Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 I think I found it on Google Maps. The area I saw is northwest of the airport across 787. Looks pretty overgrown if that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HUFF MOTORSPORTS Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 ONLY RULES IN THIS BOOK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HUFF MOTORSPORTS Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Cleveland Speedway 1960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HUFF MOTORSPORTS Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Cleveland Track 1960 [resized by Nick Holt, 11/17/07] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakdad Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Great pics, keep'em coming!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HUFF MOTORSPORTS Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 CLEVELAND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HUFF MOTORSPORTS Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 CLEVELAND WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO THE CLOWN PHOTO YOU WILL SEE MY DADS NAME F.L. HARRIS # 29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racevw112 Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Thanks!! I recognized several names in the articles. I knew Leo Kettle when he was flagging at Beaumont. We raced against Sidney when we had our mini-modifieds. I remeber seeing the McKinny's race at Beaumont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HUFF MOTORSPORTS Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 YOUR WELCOME, JUST GLAD THAT WE KNEW SOMEONE THAT MADE A COPY OF THIS BOOK FOR US. THIS WEEK I'M TRYING TO GET RACE CARS READY FOR AUTO RAMA CAR SHOW IN HOUSTON. I STILL HAVE ABOUT 64 PAGES OF THIS BOOK TO POST SO I'LL GET SOME MORE ON HERE AFTER THE SHOW. THANK YOU, JANETTE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racevw112 Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Any new pictures coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
302cominthru Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Huff - these are awesome! Thanks for sharing these with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfpack1 Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Cool pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Harris Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 here's some more jimmy, thanks del Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 $1.50 to get in the gate ...man alot of money back then ...aint worth spit now .i worked mowing yards back then .thats what i charged most poeple ..if i did four yards that day ..i was rich ...there wasnt many small yards back then .and pushing a mower was work ...you know those little wheeels with three and a half power motor i saved all summer long to buy from whites .....i think it cost me $66 .00 for that mower ..i was ten years old then .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 ..you know those little wheeels with three and a half power motor i saved all summer long to buy from whites .....i think it cost me $66 .00 for that mower ..i was ten years old then .. Whites Auto Stores - That's an interesting memory in itself. I'm guessing most people won't recognize it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Harris Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 how about the globe shopping centers, or shoppers fair at crosstimbers and n.shepherd, and the old woolco stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griswold Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 HEY. I SAW ON THE CLEVELAND SPEEDWAY RULES, IT LIST THE PROMOTER AS HAL MC CLAIN. DOES ANYONE KNOW IT HE LATER BECAME THE RADIO ANNOUNCER IN HOUSTON AND WAS KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH TRYING TO SET A RECORD DOING ROLL OVERS IN IT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griswold Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 DEL DO YOU REMEMBER THE OLD 55 CHEVY BRONCO OF YOUR DAD'S AT MEYERS. IT WAS A 2 DOOR SEDAN, GOT ONE OF THE QUARTER PANELS SMASHED. INSTEAD OF PUTTING AA QUARTER PANEL ON IT, THEY WELDED ANOTHER DOOR IN IT'S PLACE. THE ONLY 3 DOOR I EVER SAW. LOLIT WAS # 29 IF I REMEMBER RIGHT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griswold Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 # 9 CAR BILLY GRISWOLD CLEVELAND SPEEDWAY - MODIFIED CLASS SIGNED & DATED OCTOBER 22, 1966 THE OTHER CAR IN PHOTO IS # 75 I REMEMBER ONCE AT CLEVELAND THEY BROKE THE MAIN REAR LEAF SPRING ON THE #9 MODIFIED AND JOHNNY REIFF AND CREW WENT OUT INTO THE WOODS AND CUT A TREE DOWN AND WEDGED AND CHAINED IT UNDER THE CAR. IT WORKED. THEY RAN THE FEATURE WITH IT. THATS A TRUE STORY. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakdad Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 That's our Johnny! Gotta love it!! LOL.......................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griswold Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 $1.50 to get in the gate ...man alot of money back then ...aint worth spit now .i worked mowing yards back then .thats what i charged most poeple ..if i did four yards that day ..i was rich ...there wasnt many small yards back then .and pushing a mower was work ...you know those little wheeels with three and a half power motor i saved all summer long to buy from whites .....i think it cost me $66 .00 for that mower ..i was ten years old then .. second bic i every owned was a texas ranger from white's on yale and 18th st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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