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I've been to a lot of car shows and one thing remains the same. The more cars in one location, the less time to admire fully each one. In the old days(after fire was discovered) racers used to park their cars close to the street by themselves and when you went through that one car by itself really caught your attention. In my case it was Sheilds BLVD in Moore, OkC. At some point you wonder how these cars ran and curiosity would force many to go and see(as in paying to watch). The pics below are an example from the New Mexico area-

While the world is caught up in its rat race, social imprinting could help. Just an idea.

I like the pics.

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands 
in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he 
stands at times of challenge and controversy." 
Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Erich Petersen 

The idea is 'one race car amongst todays rice burners makes a larger impression.' Those who can only dream to race, might go watch.

Most prefer todays race cars. If that's true, then it might be a good idea to sell the image. It certainly works for corporate america.

There was a time when you had to back the car out in order to do work for other people. Also open trailers helped when going down the road. Let us not forget the family guy who had the open ground to use as his shop floor. Thus it seemed there were race cars everywhere and a buzz would be nurtured. That was the case in all the supermodified towns back in the '60s and '70s. Those old cars are hidden now or are gone but I find myself still looking after all these years. Todays race car is zipped out of the shop, onto the trailer, and to the race track.

I am running into more people who don't know what a sprint car is. If the isolation continues, the crowds will not grow as much as they could.

I agree. Last week a guy asked me what I race. I told him I had a modified and a sprint car. He said "That's cool. Do they sponsor you?" "Does who sponsor me?" I asked. "Sprint"

It's not HOW fast you go, but how you GO fast.

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Brain I agree also.

I remember when I was young and I always would get excited when I saw a car on an open trailer.I knew that Friday night was right around the corner when I saw the car. Shoot I get that way now lol.

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands 
in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he 
stands at times of challenge and controversy." 
Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Erich Petersen 

You always gotta point out those ford stickers dont ya !!! lol

winners dont cry when they lose , they go back to the 
drawing board and come back for round 2 !

Gotta be a ford. Look at those headers. COOL !!!

I do wish that phone company would change thier name. But then who knows, maybe the racing connection could help in the long run. I bet you'll have a blast in the sprinter. I mean modifieds are cool(Kenny Butler said they were like the old 100" cars to drive), but the sprinters still look inviting to me. I'm just too caught up in the old race cars to change.

I can remember back in the late '60's, my Dad used to park his old "hobby stock" out in front of the service station where he worked. It served double duty, advertising the track (or at the least the fact there WAS a track), and advertising for his sponsors, one of whom was the service station where he worked. I still do a double-take if I see a race car, whether its on a trailer, or hiding in some back yard. GREAT PICS!!! Sure takes me back....... : )

Great pictures!!!!!!! Reminds me if the days when I would see Harold Leeps' duece sitting up at Beckers 66 on Reno and Air Depot.

Excellent pictures! And the signs in the background... drive in package liquors.... and my favorite: "Make yourself happier... wear clean clothes"... must be a dry cleaners sign.

Wear clean clothes and be happy... simple, straight, direct, easy to understand and to the point. No shrink, no pills and stuff needed. Another time, another way of thinking... a simple way. Man I feel OLD.

With gas prices going insane and racing costs going bonkers, I'm afraid the the good old days are right now. This is one race fan that appreciates all that owners and drivers go through and sacrifice to keep these wheels turning. I guess you could include promoters in that too.

I like your hair brained scheme! I'd like to see more cars out for show like that.

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Going up Sheilds BLVD Saturday morning was always a treat in the '70s. Dirty and sometimes wrecked race cars here and there. Every neighborhood had at least one car in the driveway that either would or had seen action.

I remember Danny Daniels 66 modified sitting in front of Lambert's 66 service station on Sunnylane in Del City. Daniels or Lambert sold my dad one of there old mods, he (dad) ran it for a bit and that was all the modified (sprint car) racing he wanted. Full bodies from that point on although he drove them like he was driving a sprinter.

Even those old 55-57 chevy hobby stockers looked good out in front to me. I am still stuck with the temptation of buying the perfect representation of one of these cars.

If anyone has one laying somewhere, please don't tell me about it if you want to sell it. The yard is full and I know me, I'd stuff it in somewhere. Just don't scrap it