Midget 85 Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 1963 Bronco Champion - Paul Maire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Midget 85 Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Ref: Post 106 Does anyone on here know what the actual colors of Nash's #24 and Blackie Lothringer's #98 were. They were similiar but I think Nash's was a lighter shade. I am not sure on what year the the colors we are trying to identify on the modifieds. The modified of Blackie's was somewhat a lighter or medium metallic blue. George's modified in the later 60's was much darker and two toned with white. That's all I can remember and hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyo Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Byron: When Billy Perran first sold his metalic blue #6 car to Blackie, it showed up at Meyer as #3, same color and everything. Now if Blackie repainted or renumbered the car after, say, July 1965, I don't know anything about it - I was visiting beautiful South East Asia soon afterwards, and missed everything at Meyer for 4 years. However, the car as it was originally sold to Blackie was 55-56 Dodge Royal Blue, and here is a picture of my 1938 Chevy coupe, from January 1970. I have no color pictures of Billy's #6 or Blackies #3 car, but this was the color when Blackie first bought it. Just to save time and trouble, NO, I don't still have this car! I suffered a momentary lapse of intelligence about a year after this picture was taken and sold it. Been kicking myself pretty much ever since! Everyone has the story of the one that got away, well, this was mine! Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyo Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Here's another picture of the car as it came back from the paint shop - Poloroid photo, colors are rarely perfect, but this one is actually more the true color than the 1st one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakdad Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Johnny reiff had a black one like that. He had put a V-8 in it. Ran quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfbarnes Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Billy's Sled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyo Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 OK, It's Thinking-Cap time again guys and gals. I have these three pics from 1972 and I don't know who it is. Nice-looking Dodge Charger, and he obviously won something but I have no clue! Please help if you can! Thanks, tommyo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griswold Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 TOMMY THATS GEORGE ENGLAND THE HEAVY SET FELLOW. THE OTHER ONE LOOKS LIKE ALTON MCARTY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 THE OTHER ONE LOOKS LIKE ALTON MCARTY A first glance, I thought it was a young Leroy Farmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyo Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Leroy Farmer sounds familiar to me...tommyo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETrott Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 THE OTHER ONE LOOKS LIKE ALTON MCARTY A first glance, I thought it was a young Leroy Farmer. Looking at post #11, picture taken in 1970, Leroy Farmer seems a little taller than the driver pictured in post #159. I'm just not familiar with Alton McCarty. But, could possibly be George England on the left, from what I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griswold Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 oh it's george england Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETrott Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 LOL I hear you Jimmy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyo Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 OK guys and gals, I haven't forgotten you. I've just been pretty lazy lately and I promise to resume posting requested photos soon - next up, Freddy Fryar. Please continue to be patient, I'll get back on them soon!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmoves 99 Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Thanks ,for the update we started to send a search party for you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielsen Motorsports Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 AKA Layback George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97car Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 The #54sprint car in post 143 was my dads sprint car, but he only drove at Meyers once with the 427 Ford, he said the small block did not have the power the 427 had, but it was hard to slow the big block down on the other end of the track, he seemed to think Gordon Wooley may have drove it in the 71 liberty bell, he was going to ask my uncle, there wre a couple of other drives that drove when he was out on the road in the truck. That was a Nance sprint car, he did not remember running it with the broken nose on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyo Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 OK - I haven't posted in several weeks, for no other reason than just being lazy. But we now have a new year and I still have hundred's of pictures to post, so let's get going. Next up: Freddie Fryar. In going over my pics of Freddie, I discovered I have more pictures of his car rather than of him in his car. There are several good ones, but I'll go with these of Freddie IN the car unless someone specifically wants to see just the pics of the cars - let me know. I may have already posted this pic of Freddie ontrack in his own #41 '65 Chevelle from 1970 Here's Freddie ontrack in his own #06 '68 Chevelle from 1971 Freddie in his own #41 '68 Chevelle from 1971 - car is shiny & new here... Freddie in his own #41 '68 Chevelle again from 1971 - looking a little ragged here - slightly different paint-job here Freddie with a win (It's still light out, probably a heat race) in Jay Gonzale's #91 '65 Chevelle from 1971 These 2 photos from 31 July 1971, Freddie into the wall in turn 4 in Jay Gonzale's #91 Chevelle Try as I may, I could not find any pictures of Freddie from 1972 - doe's anyone remember what happened to him - I don't specifically remember him NOT being there in 1972! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmoves 99 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Thanks,Tommyo ! Glad your back ,making us Meyer relics happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyo Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Next up: Tony Barcelona, in his 'ol red '64 Ford Galaxy 500 Tony's ol red sitting all alone on the crazy-8 track, 1970 Tony ontrack, 1970 Tony ontrack, 1971 Tony and old red, 1971 Tony against the wall, June 26, 1971 Tony with a win, exact date unknown, 1972 Tony and part of his crew, 1972 Tony and a very plain-looking #8 ontrack, 1972 Tony ontrack, 1972 Tony and his whole gang, 1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midget 85 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Tommy, About time you went back to work.. We've been wearing out the thread reviewing all the earlier post.. Keep up the good work and again, your contributions with info and photos is truly and greatly appreciated! You've put a lot of smiles on a lot of faces.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETrott Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 As I recall, with the start of NASCAR Late Model Sportsman events at Meyer Spdwy, Tony Barcelona had a former NASCAR GN/Cup car that was a '64 Ford Galaxy body/frame, and I believe a big block motor. In those days, the LMS cars were the 2nd tier NASCAR cars after the GN/Cup cars. In the days of stock passenger cars being modified/blueprinted to be used as racecars, the Cup cars were the current and last two model years, and the LMS cars had to be at least the third year older, but included several model years. In the case of Ole Red #8, the first body/frame was destroyed after trying to avoid the cars of HB Bailey and George England, who had tangled at the end of the front straightaway, and turned hard left and went to the infield and turned sideways and hit the light pole with the passenger side. The pole was destroyed also, breaking in two about half way up. That #8 Car was hurt, shaped like a V. Luckily, Tony was not very seriously injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyo Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 RETrott - it's interesting that you should mention that Tony's 'ol red was a former GN car - that's the way I remembered it anyway. I had been told (way back then) that it had been a former Cup car, I believe a Holman-Moody car. When I was track photographer at Meyer in 1971-72, I was there every Friday and Saturday night. In '73 I was burning out on the whole thing and I was attending only the Super-modified races. I wasn't there when Tony wrapped the car around the light pole. Was that in '73 or possibly later? Tommyo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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