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DAYTONA RACES, MY 1954 ATTEMPT AT GLORY
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| July 01,2007
| swampsniper
Posted on 07/01/2007 5:42:35 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER
In 1954 Daytona had the only "hill" in this part of Florida, probably still does, LOL! Hey, I won a Burgess vibrating spray gun! All body panels formed from Masonite, soaked under the lawn sprinkler, and blended with Durhams Rock Hard Water Putty. The exhaust system came from a piece of bamboo I found on the beach. This baby was royal blue and cream, my first car.
TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Chit/Chat; History
KEYWORDS: 1954; daytona; swampsniper
To: SWAMPSNIPER
They didn’t level your “hill” to build a race track by chance? Daytona Beach Pepsi 400 next weekend. :-)
Salute from one baby boomer to another baby boomer.
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posted on
07/01/2007 5:48:20 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... For want of a few good men, a once great nation was lost.)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
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posted on
07/01/2007 6:01:19 PM PDT
by
Professional Engineer
(The 4th of July is just a day on the calender. Independence Day is something to celebrate!)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
So come on...how’d you do?
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posted on
07/01/2007 6:07:46 PM PDT
by
Roccus
(Dealing with politicians IS the War On Terror!)
To: Roccus
“So come on...how’d you do”?
Won a paint sprayer and got my pic in the paper, who could ask for anything more? The photographer kept telling me to smile, but that would have blasted the image I wanted to project, I was there to kick butt, LOL!
I remember just wishing that hill would go on forever, just another few feet, and I would pass them all.
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posted on
07/01/2007 6:26:55 PM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
Back in 54 I’d read about the Soap Box Derbies in ‘Boy’s Life’ magazine and dream. Closest we ever got was 2x4s, fruit crates and baby buggy wheels....and yeah....if that hill was a little longer, I couldda been champ of the neighborhood. };^)
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posted on
07/01/2007 6:34:43 PM PDT
by
Roccus
(Dealing with politicians IS the War On Terror!)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
Powered by FPL? I'll bet it stalled every 10 feet if we use a relative scale from the daily flicker and flash we get here. :)
Sharp looking car and you have that same serious look as the young Wallace kid in those commercials we see these days. Pretty cool.
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posted on
07/01/2007 8:07:34 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Brian J. Marotta, 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub, (1948-2007) Rest In Peace, our FRiend)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
I interviewed a guy for a job who was national pinewood derby champ in the mid ‘80’s.
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posted on
07/02/2007 6:13:44 AM PDT
by
cyclotic
(Support Scouting-Raising boys to be men, and politically incorrect at the same time.)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
Great pic... I always knew you were a badass.
To: Tijeras_Slim
Scary part is that it all seems like yesterday, tempus fugit!
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posted on
07/02/2007 6:27:35 AM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
Caught this pic of the 2006 winner...
Well, it still got wheels and kind of a box!
p.s. Top speed of 35MPH down the hill..
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posted on
07/02/2007 10:32:40 AM PDT
by
GoldCountryRedneck
("Flying is like Life: Know where you are, where you're going, and how to get there." - 'Ol Dad)
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