George Black Motors

 From the December 1, 1949 Vancouver Sun.

 

1949 Digney Speedway ad, M.G. sports cars

 From the June 25, 1949 Vancouver Sun.

 

1949 sports car, Edmonton

 Racing an MG on the Edmonton Exhibition grounds track. From June 25, 1949 Edmonton Bulletin.

early Phil Hill

 We celebrated Phil Hill's birthday recently. Here is some 1949 stuff about one of his early races at Carrell Speedway.

Ad and story from the July 24, 1949 Long Beach Press Telegram. Results from the July 25, 1949 Los Angeles Times.

1949 hot rod ads, Digney Speedway

 From the May 6, 1949 Vancouver Province and August 6, 1949 Vancouver Sun.

 

a couple more letters about hot rods from 1949

 From the March 1 and 10, 1949 Vancouver Province.

 

hot rods, 1949

Editorial and letter about hot rods from the February 17 and 22, 1949 Vancouver Province.

power boats, 1949, Port Moody

 From the August 20, 1949 Vancouver Province and Vancouver News-Herald.

power boats, Cordova Bay, 1949

 From September 6, 1949 Victoria Daily Times.

 

Vancouver Island Track Roadster Association, 1949/50

From the planning/beginning stage to a year later. September 22, 1949 and December 9, 1950 Victoria Daily Times.

northwest driver Les Anderson

 From the August 28, 1948 Spokesman Review a promo photo of Les Anderson. And from the July 12, 1949 Tacoma News Review the notice that Les lost his life racing at Portland Speedway.

Hot Rods at Athletic Park, Tacoma, WA, 1949

 The hot rods got good coverage in 1949 in the Tacoma News Tribune. From the June 30 and July 1, 1949 editions.

1949 ad for Sea-Tac midget races

 From the July 15, 1949 Tacoma News Tribune. Unfortunately the results seemed to slip by the newspaper.

Digney Speedway, circa 1949

Photo from the Golden Wheels archive. A midget at Burnaby's Digney Speedway.

Emory Collins, Moose Jaw, 1949

Part of the western swing included a race at Moose Jaw.

Emory Collins, Regina, 1949

The IMCA travelled through the prairie provinces for the first time in many years back in 1949.

more Oregon racing

Hot rods at Hollywood Bowl (Salem) and Lane County Fairgrounds (Eugene), 1949.

two more midget photos from Spokane, 1949

Gordy Livingston raced throughout the Pacific northwest.

some 1949 clippings

Spokane hosted the midgets for weekly shows at the Division and Francis Speedway.

A couple photos from the Spokesman Review.