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tognotti1826
September 09, 2010 at 09:04:47 PM
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hi,just after some imformation on tognotti chassis ,when and where they where made and from what years as im restoring a non down tube chassis at the moment, any info would help thanks michael




brian26
September 09, 2010 at 09:18:13 PM
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Those were California cars, most I remember were from the 80's. Don Tognotti I think was the name. They may be building street rods out there.




pintail
September 09, 2010 at 10:54:21 PM
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Tognotti's Auto World, Sacramento California


Hootus6D
September 09, 2010 at 10:56:58 PM
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This message was edited on September 10, 2010 at 10:40:59 AM by Hootus6D

They were made from the late 70's to the late 90's. A lot of them were made by the Paulson Brothers out of Woodland CA. They made them for Tognotti for years.



idrive65
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September 10, 2010 at 10:23:55 AM
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I'm trying to find the same kind of information on John Boy Chassis? Lots of them around California, but no info on-line...



Hootus6D
September 10, 2010 at 10:38:30 AM
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Posted By: idrive65 on September 10 2010 at 10:23:55 AM

I'm trying to find the same kind of information on John Boy Chassis? Lots of them around California, but no info on-line...



Call JB Racing Components (916) 652-3200

3444 Swetzer Rd, Unit P

Loomis, Ca 95650

That would be John Boy.




RMR6nm
September 10, 2010 at 11:19:38 AM
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Posted By: tognotti1826 on September 09 2010 at 09:04:47 PM

hi,just after some imformation on tognotti chassis ,when and where they where made and from what years as im restoring a non down tube chassis at the moment, any info would help thanks michael



I think some of the older cars may have been made by Bob Trostle - ?

tognotti1826
September 10, 2010 at 04:17:30 PM
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Posted By: RMR6nm on September 10 2010 at 11:19:38 AM
I think some of the older cars may have been made by Bob Trostle - ?


thanks for the imformation, michael



idrive65
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September 10, 2010 at 05:46:44 PM
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Thanks for the John Boy info! I called today and they were very helpful!




customjd
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September 10, 2010 at 07:49:49 PM
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Posted By: idrive65 on September 10 2010 at 05:46:44 PM

Thanks for the John Boy info! I called today and they were very helpful!



Tognotti started building cars in the middle 70's. They were a Trostle copy in fact they nicknamed Tognotti's Trostle West. Started building there own car in 1978 with Rick Ferkel.



doublenuthin
September 10, 2010 at 09:13:56 PM
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the first 6 Tognottis were Trostles. Soon after they started building chassis. The first two Gamblers for CK Spurlock were also Trostles. Soon after, they started building chassis. Bob doesn't get the credit he deserves for the ideas and inovation he brought to the sport. Kept a lot of low buck racers racing by repairing cars and parts and pieces.



a500tt
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September 10, 2010 at 09:38:04 PM
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I have seen a picture of six new Trostle chassis's loaded and ready to ship to Tognotti.

Doublenuttin is correct Bob will never get the credit he deserves.


LETS RACE BOYS


jockeybill
September 10, 2010 at 09:52:38 PM
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Posted By: idrive65 on September 10 2010 at 10:23:55 AM

I'm trying to find the same kind of information on John Boy Chassis? Lots of them around California, but no info on-line...



They are built by JB enterprise out of Loomis Calif. ( 20mins. east of Sacramento on I80 ) .



brian26
September 11, 2010 at 12:09:45 AM
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Posted By: doublenuthin on September 10 2010 at 09:13:56 PM

the first 6 Tognottis were Trostles. Soon after they started building chassis. The first two Gamblers for CK Spurlock were also Trostles. Soon after, they started building chassis. Bob doesn't get the credit he deserves for the ideas and inovation he brought to the sport. Kept a lot of low buck racers racing by repairing cars and parts and pieces.



CK's cars were Trostle copies, built in the back of a NAPA store in Tenn. Shane Carson had a hand in helping out. When it was time to go to the race at the Bowl, the names Carson and Trostle were out. It was now(Dub?) May and Gambler.




norcal
September 11, 2010 at 03:20:41 PM
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The first cars were built by a company called California Cycle Works,the picture in the above post was taken behind the shop on Auburn Blvd.I Had a great times working there and building those cars,some of my fondest memories were being able to travel with Rick and Jimmy when they came out west.


brian26
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Posted By: customjd on September 10 2010 at 07:49:49 PM

Tognotti started building cars in the middle 70's. They were a Trostle copy in fact they nicknamed Tognotti's Trostle West. Started building there own car in 1978 with Rick Ferkel.



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brian26
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tognotti1826
September 11, 2010 at 06:13:53 PM
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This message was edited on September 11, 2010 at 06:14:30 PM by tognotti1826

thanks agian for all the info thanks michael




no nerf bars
July 12, 2012 at 11:42:57 AM
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Posted By: norcal on September 11 2010 at 03:20:41 PM
The first cars were built by a company called California Cycle Works,the picture in the above post was taken behind the shop on Auburn Blvd.I Had a great times working there and building those cars,some of my fondest memories were being able to travel with Rick and Jimmy when they came out west.


Hi Norcal,


Where could I get a 1978 Tognotti Sprint chassis? I want to make a street legal car and restore it like Ferkel's O car.

Any ideas who may still have something?


Thanks,


Tom Myers

Rittman, Ohio

[email protected]




linbob
July 12, 2012 at 12:10:43 PM
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Posted By: no nerf bars on July 12 2012 at 11:42:57 AM

Hi Norcal,


Where could I get a 1978 Tognotti Sprint chassis? I want to make a street legal car and restore it like Ferkel's O car.

Any ideas who may still have something?


Thanks,


Tom Myers

Rittman, Ohio

[email protected]




why destroy a antique car to make a street car? You can take any car that is not an antique





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