SCTA Bonneville and EL Mirage timing trailer

[Alan Barton]

I figured this was the best place to put this as it is definitely part of the racing scene.

Misha asked me to pop up some photos.  I built this about ten years ago, I think, based purely on photos from old books and magazines.  I imagineered the whole thing from photos in books and magazines and used the size of a tyre to scale it accordingly..

You can imagine my surprise when I walked in to the NHRA museum in Pomona some years later and there sat the real thing!  I think I got it pretty close but the photos showed a light colour that hinted at being made from galvanised pipe.  The real thing in the museum is  painted with red lead or red oxide so either I misinterpreted the colour or it was repainted years after the photographs I used.

It is basically constructed from Evergreen rod and angle with Billings boat wood for benches and deck,  and some fine cloth for the shade cover. A variety of Revell Truckers figues and others filled the benches and an old AMT tape recorder is the basis of the timing equipment.

Hope you enjoy it!

Cheers

Alan

Edited 8 hours ago by Alan Barton

[Misha]

Thanks Alan for posting the photos of the SCTA timing stand. The organization dates back to the 1930s being the first to regulate time trials for early hot rodders to run their equipment. Your build looks great and matches the original very well as you’ve described. 
 

Cheers Misha

[ChrisR]

Very nice!