Old Bonneville Pictures

[streamliner]

A few more to ponder...  Keep the stories coming!


Leppan at the hotel


Ermie at Hers


Gabelich and Breedlove


Breedlove and Arfons


Redhead


Redhead2

[MattGuzzetta]

It is as much fun seeing the old stuff as well as the new photos and stories!  The vehicles and speeds may have changed, but the Camaraderie seems to be about the same.     The second year we ran my 500cc streamliner in 1971, the salt was not as smooth as the year before and Rosey took off well and then spun and flipped end to end just past the mile and it looked bad.  When we got to the site Rosey was getting out of the car and apologizing for wrecking my car!  He didn't have a bruise or sore anything, it was a great day!  The reason I believe he didn't get hurt is the inside of the cockpit was contoured to fit the rider all the way, so there were no tubes to hit.  Don skinned the inside of the Yamaha to approximate the same idea so you can not hit the edge of anything.  Something to think of for sure!

Here are some more pics of the car after the wreck, there is something about having the body also being the chassis, not easy to do, but very strong. 


This is from 1970 with Bob Westbrook working on Don's twin 350 'liner.  Bob was a great fabricator and ran some record flathead roadsters.


Result of the Rosey endo, way better than we thought when it happened.


Another view of the car, note the "Rosey" on the drivers hatch....great guy.


Don about the 7 mile getting ready to have something to drink, he was a cool customer my daughter spent quite a few weeks at Bonneville, the first trip when she was about 6 weeks old.

Enjoy

[RayTheRat]

Ray?  Hermans Hermits?  You DO need to take a break!      Hang in there!    Crow.

I remember that from 'Enery the Eighth...but it was just something that popped into my head.  I was actually listening to Samuel James blues stuff when I wrote it. 

[RayTheRat]

Ray:  Only one "n" in Denis.

Yep.  Yer right.  It's good to have an online spell checker...even if it's a little unconventional. 

[mkilger]

cool page 76 lets see some Al Teague

[Mugs914]

Anyone have any more pics of this car? Ermie's stuff was always a treat...

[mkilger]

come on Freud you have to have some Teaue some were.

[streamliner]

I'm still searching and sorting, but here's a few more I know very little about (love that hearse in #1!)...

[saltwheels262]

the old pix are really great.

keep 'em coming.

franey

[Speed Limit 1000]

I'm still searching and sorting, but here's a few more I know very little about (love that hearse in #1!)...

The hearse belonged to Ben Jordan from Denver. We used it in 1972-1974, I think, as our tow and salt support vehicle. It was parked on the street at his car lot and a drunk driver ran into the back of it and totaled it. We sure had some great times in the old hearse. Stainless and I drove it to our USAF school on our last day. Our instructor did not see the humor in it.

[Bville701]

Who's Modified Roadster is that? Thanks for the photos!   

[Stainless1]

Great photos, keep digging, we want more... 

Freud, you are way behind on your requirements... start posting

[Freud]

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[Bob Beatty]

The 102 Modified Roadster was Chauvin Emmons' car.  It still holds the C/BFMR record from 1974 (269.865 MPH).  The car currently belongs to Freudiger & Cline.  Jerry Jones, Monty Wolfe, David Halderman and I ran the car in 1976.  It was the world's fastest roadster for quite a while.

[Freud]

What year was this shot done?

It was done on film.

Barrett is the moderator. He knows the answer.

FREUD