Old Bonneville Pictures

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Seldom Seen Slim

Freud, I askedthe local photo shop guyy-- who makes a living doing enlargements of historical photos, etc --and he uses his Epson 3270-- says that while it'll scan to 3200 dpi -- that 300 is good enough for most of his customers. I've got an older 3170 -- will gie it a try one of these days.

Jon E. Wennerberg
a/k/a Seldom Seen Slim
Skandia, Michigan
(that's way up north)
2 Club member x2
Owner of landracing.com

lvsalt

  Burke,Cook,Inkman vega
Gary Cole     DCWATERJET Z

narider

This and the pump station's thread are way kool.
Thanks to all the contributors... big smiles seeing all this.  :-D
Todd

roadster589

ivsalt, thanks for that pic. That was the original veaga funny car that dad and bill Burke, and my grandpa ran that was a car built by mike cook, doug cook, mel chastain, and others  great pic and nice to see thank you
Mike cook jr

Freud

#199
Not really OLD FOTOS but enjoyable images of a denmad fast car.

Gas Up 2006

He was rejected for Goodguys ...... no windshield wipers.

FREUD
Since '63

Bville701

That is one very impressive car. 333 and didn't even run the full 5 miles. That is awesome!!!
Ryan LeFevers

701 C/GMR - 216.509 MPH El Mirage Record Holder

El Mirage "Dirty 2" Club Member

John Noonan

Quote from: Bville701 on January 21, 2009, 10:06:30 PM
That is one very impressive car. 333 and didn't even run the full 5 miles. That is awesome!!!

I remember being in line at ElMo and his car is pushed up behind me..I look over and the car is still fitted with working power windows. :cheers:

Freud

Buddy Martinez, the second man to exceed 200 MPH on an open bike and one of his Eyeball engineering masterpieces. The only problem was that it spit him off. This was 1975.

FREUD
Since '63

Freud

Jim Lindsleys "bird. His granddaughter, Larry's daughter, licensed and drove this car. She also wrenched it.

It's a racing family.

Stainless, do you remember her name?

FREUD
Since '63

Rex Schimmer

When Lindsey and Leggitt ran the 333 a couple of years ago, I was at the starting line when they fired it up, pretty easy to tell that it had a pretty good load of "soda pop" in it and I asked one of the crew what the percentage was and he responded wiht 72%. Which probably explains why they only ran to the 3 mile. Still one of the most awesome cars I have ever seen run.

Rex
Rex

Not much matters and the rest doesn't matter at all.

Glen

Glen
Crew on Turbinator II

South West, Utah

Speed Limit 1000

I think this is from 1985.
John Gowetski, red hat @ 221.183 MPH MSA Lakester, Bockscar #1000 60 ci normally aspirated w/N20

Seldom Seen Slim

Great shot of Buddy in the pits with his bike -- and a proper wrench!  Note, of course, the ominous-looking puddle of black stuff under the rear tire.  We see once again why the "tarps under the vehicles" rule was enacted.
Jon E. Wennerberg
a/k/a Seldom Seen Slim
Skandia, Michigan
(that's way up north)
2 Club member x2
Owner of landracing.com

interested bystander

I believe now in parrallel universes, 'cause I've posted this reply twice before  -so I thot.

Slim, ya gotta forgive Buddy for the oil slick - it was a Harley.

Freud, thanks for the pictures of Buddy. Consensus on the bike unloading might have been from the quick and dirty bodywork by Doug Kruse filling up with air and like a kite, flying the fromt end.

Yrs truly was at the announcing stand waiting for a time when Flanders, in his typical nonplussed attitude asked the far end  "You mean he's down cousre, or just Down?" or words to that effect.

That event is how and why the picture posted sometime back  and hopefully now again came about.

I was there with the Eyeball  Swift streamliner which I drafted the frame and put in a few hours on but we never met.
5 mph in pit area (clothed)

SPARKY

#209
BIKE EXTREMES --pls Identify
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