“Growing up in the late 40’s and early 50’s we dreamed of custom “Hot Rods”…. modified 32 Ford roadsters with performance enhancement from Holley, Edelbrock, Iskenderian and others. Foreign sports cars were beginning to make their presence know, but for us, an American hot rod was the dream and California was the place where it… Continue reading Barlow Simca 8 Special 1951
Month: December 2022
1953 Long Beach Races
Rob Manson writes me today with 4 extraordinary photos from the October 3,4 1953 Long Beach Road Races in California. This event was another “one-off” promotion as Southern California’s pioneer road racers (the “Fabulous Fifties”) sought dependable, re-usable venues in which to exercise their vehicles and skills in a renascent sport; these were held on… Continue reading 1953 Long Beach Races