Hot Rod -- Hal Singer

1972 CAMRA

 From the September 13, 1972 Quesnel Cariboo Observer.

 

Charlie Wiggins

 Featured in a PBS documentary. First clippings is from August 6, 1926 Indianapolis Star. The second is from the Akron Beacon Journal, July 18, 1932.

GVMPS ceremony

 Coming down to the wire.

sad news, Walt Austin

 Sad to learn that northwest racing patriarch Walt Austin has passed away. Picture from June 22, 1966 Tacoma News Tribune.

Ross de St. Croix ad, 1965

 From the September 17, 1965 Montreal Gazette.

 

Sunday funnies

 The Saint.

Gasoline Alley Rod Stewart

Edmonton starter Don Sharp

 From the September 29, 1970 Edmonton Journal.

 

drag racing, Edmonton, 1970

 From Edmonton Journal, September 26 and 28, 1970.

 

clipping, 1968, Westwood

 From 1968.

 

speaking of ceremonies, 1967 SCCBC banquet

 From the SCCBC Ladies Auxiliary scrapbook.

 

GVMPS ceremony

 Another ad for the Greater Vancouver Motorsport Pioneers Society ceremony. Can't have too many of those.

Sunday funnies

 The Saint.

1964 Jan & Dean The Little Old Lady From Pasadena Stereo Video

2018 vintage sprint cars and supermodifieds

 From August 17, 2018 Williams Lake Tribune.

 

Sig Haugdahl, 1922

 From the April 11, 1922 Tampa Times.

 

big cars, Portland Meadows, 1954

 From the September 3 and 6, 1954 Vancouver (WA) Columbian.

 

drag racing, Cobble Hill, 1963

 From the September 4, 1963 Victoria Daily Times.

more sad news, Buck Kinney

 Longtime racer/builder Buck Kinney passed away recently. Here's a story by Alyn Edwards on Buck from late last year. RIP Buck.

Sunday funnies

 The Saint.

HOT ROD RACE No 3 - ARKIE MEETS THE JUDGE by Arkie Shibley

sad news, Ron Farmer

 Longtime BCCCA member and Mission Raceway(s) promoter/manager Ron Farmer passed away at the start of September. One of many stories about Ron from over the years.

From the June 4, 1986 Surrey Leader.

GVMPS ceremony, Saturday, September 30, 2023

 I'll try not to flog this too hard. But....

 

Set your calendar for Saturday September 30, 2023. Our next ceremony is scheduled for that day, starting at 11:30 a.m. at the Shannon Hall on the Cloverdale Fairgrounds.

 

Inductees for 2023 are:

 

Bill Lemon, Hot Rod and Custom Car

Marty Knoll, Sports Cars and Road Racing

Cliff Haller, Collector and Restoration

Denis Mitchell, Motorcycles

Ron Morris, Oval Track Racing and Restoration

Fred Semple, Sports Cars and Road Racing

Wally Levy and the Levy Family, Motorcycles

Roy Smith, Oval Track Racing

Greg Lardeur, Drag Boat Racing

Fred Rannard Sr., and Fred Rannard Jr., George Bell Memorial Award (formerly the Sandy Lovelace Memorial Award)

Club Recognition, Early Ford V-8, Chapter 120

pedal cars, 1952

 Traffic safety pedal cars. From June 7, 1952 Vancouver Sun.

drag racing, Shelton (WA), 1958

 From June 20 and 22, 1958 Tacoma News Tribune. That's the way the ad appears in the newspaper.

 

two ads from 1958

 From the June 15 and February 18, 1958 Tacoma News Tribune.

 

Sunday funnies

 The Saint.

Jack Rivers Navy Hot Rod LISTEN 45 1441

sports cars, Bellingham, 1952

 I've probably done this before. Ad from the June 7,1952 Vancouver Sun. Report from the June 9, 1952 Bellingham Herald.