Do I love old B&W photos? I just spent an hour or more perusing about a hundred of them taken at the Santa Maria CA Raceway between about 1958 and 1962. Don’t ask why I put this one up first; it might have something to do with Stephanie being out of town for a month; or not. If you want to spend a sweet hour yourself, here’s where they all are: oilstick.com. If you want the edited version and trust my taste, I’ll share my favorite dozen or so without commentary, because these pictures tell their story eloquently enough: (via hemmingsblog)
VWs drag racing! There is a hoot. Did they use a sundial to time it?
Old beetles can be made remarkably quick with very little (relatively) work. Light weight, rear-biased weight, and seriously under-stressed motors means there’s a lot of low-hanging performance fruit to be picked.
Nice pics and nice site Paul!
The top pic should be captioned… “At some point son, you might want to come up for air.”