Pre War Dry Lakes Racing

[Richard Bartrop]

The chopped convertible at 1:00 looks like someone put a Studebaker grille on an early Mercury.  It's a nice look if you're wanting something a little different i the way on an early custom.

[bamadon]

Great look into the past. Some interesting unusual cars too. I saw a Bugatti and maybe an Auburn? Not sure about that one.

Don

[espo]

On ‎6‎/‎28‎/‎2018 at 9:58 AM, bamadon said:

Great look into the past. Some interesting unusual cars too. I saw a Bugatti and maybe an Auburn? Not sure about that one.

Don

I also noticed what I thought could be a Bugatti. At first you would think who could afford to drive or own such a car ? At that time it was just another old Pre War race car and maybe it could have been had for far less than you may think.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Many of the big names that established hot-rodding as a big deal post-war were active racing on the lakes pre-war...like Vic Edelbrock.

Here's the story of his early car:  http://www.hotrod.com/articles/hrdp-0405-edelbrocks-first-hot-rod/

Stu Hilborn was another one:   http://hilborninjection.com/hilborn-history/

[ChrisBcritter]

On 6/27/2018 at 1:36 PM, Richard Bartrop said:

The chopped convertible at 1:00 looks like someone put a Studebaker grille on an early Mercury.  It's a nice look if you're wanting something a little different i the way on an early custom.

I think that's a '38 Lincoln Zephyr with a shortened grille.