Hot Rods & Vintage Race Cars

Grand Bend Dragstrip 1965

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Many many thanks to Peter Wouters from Williams, AZ who contributed these pictures and articles. Peter was one of he first to race at Grand Bend Dragway back in 1965 with George Gray from London in a A/G Supercharged 1940 Willys Coupe named "Ramblin Woes."
Peter and George set a new Canadian record in '65 when they took the street eliminator class with a 10.46 ET at 135.12 MPH

Chuck McMillan's 1965 Dodge Coronet

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1965 Dodge Coronet with a 526 Hemi at Ubly Dragway owned by Chuck McMillan from Yale Michigan

Just back from the drags - Waaay back!

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A really old B&W picture of the Bad Hombre coming home from a day of racing . too bad the picture wasn't in colour and showed the '66 Ford wagon that was towing it. - 40 years later it's sitting in the garage collecting dust.

Old Grand Bend Membership Card

2007-01-04T14:52:00.000-05:00

Pre modern day Grand Bend Dragway Club Membership card. Came across this while going through one of the family photos containers. Not sure what year it's from.

Happy Holidays

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60 second time lapsed night picture taken at Canatara Park, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada after an ice storm winter 2002. No hot rods cruising the park that night.

Steve Evans' 1957 Ford Custom 300 Gasser

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Some stats: 292 Y-block with 312 heads built, Isky cam (lopey), Fordomatic tranny, 4 core rad with 6 blade cooling fan. Demon carb, MSD ignition with hidden kill switch. 4 point roll cage, straight axle (with GM bits incl. disc brakes), stock front suspension mounts shaved, frame boxed, fabbed headers with caps into 3" Flowmasters out the rear, all done by a old Sacramento drag racer. Custom rear shock mounts with off-road shocks. 7X15 rears, 4X15 front Cragar SS's. Old school racing seat belts. Battery in trunk, electric fuel pump under driver side rear fender. Ford 9" out back with 3.92 (that'll change) and a bumper sticker that reads "One Less Bicycle".

In the works is the '63 big block Ford 406 motor (Ford in a Ford is the only way) in my basement with a B&M C6, fiberglass tilt hood, paint and minor bodywork and I go back and forth on radiusing the rear fenders.

Recently christened her the "Wreckin' Ball".

Sample Of Pictures In This Blog

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New Mandatory Fuel Gauge

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Beautiful 57 Ford

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I came across this beautiful 57 Ford through one of my flickr contacts shedrivesa57. I liked it so much and wanted to share it with everyone so I asked for permission to post the pictures here.

If anyone wants to post pictures of thier cars on this blog just contact me by leaving a comment or emailing me. To email me just click the link on the bottom of every post.

Dennis Kenny's 1967 Mustang

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Tim Kushi's Yankee Sizzler

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More random pics

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McGregor Auto Parts 1929 Super Pro Chevy

E.L. Williams Henry J

Fletcher Brothers Bantam

Poole Aitken T-bolt

Precision Transmision Sarnia, The Contender

Cruisin' Time

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Well it's that time of year again. Time to pull the hot rods out of the garage and polish them up for some good ol' cruisin' fun.

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"Fast Eddie" Doyle ford

Ed Jeffrey Mustang

1937 Ford Pickup

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B/Modified Production 1937 Ford pickup picture taken in 1967

1956 Ford Pickup

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pictures taken at the Ford Nationals Milan Michigan late '80's

Wallaceburg Car Show August 26,1990 pictures submited by Cory Powell

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Seasons Greetings

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The Bone Bucket

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Mitch King's AA/Fueled Altered Bone Bucket powered by a 500 ci KB Hemi pushing out over 4000 horse power

Jon Oswell's wheel-standing fire truck

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Jon Oswell's '33 Willys wheel-standing fire truck at the 2003 IHRA Mopar Performance Parts Canadian Nationals at the Grandbend Motorplex, Grandbend Ontario Canada

A few more shots from the 70's

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Scrambler

Ramrod

Ouch!

PK Auto Body Grimsby

Parkdale

Moose II

Lewis Cook

Kinrade Mustang

Gold Gambler

Git Down

Stagging lanes

Mike Grunté

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Mike Grunte's '32 Austin Bantam with a 427 Ford engine

"FOR SALE" 1/2 scale 23 Model T and trailer

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CALL FRED AT 519-542-5070 for more info
more pictures here

Richard Whites 302 BOSS 1957 Ford

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Richard Whites driving the Sarnia Speed Centre's 302 BOSS 1957 Ford

The "BAD HOMBRE just you wait....."

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Fred Collins' 1957 Ford powered by a 427 Ford Tunnel Port

Mike Grunté

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Mike Grunté in his C.J.Wilkinson Investments sponsored 23 T

Had a great time

2005-06-11T23:49:00.000-05:00

Well I had a great time at the drag races yesterday. The heat was unbearable and it didn't take long to go through a 12 pack of bottled water so next year I think I'll do the whole weekend and bring a trailer, that way I can have a fridge full of ice cold water and a shower to cool off with. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures because instead of carrying a bag full of camera lenses around I decided to bring just one lens, a 28-210mm macro zoom that pretty much gave me a full range from wide angle to telescope. The unfortunate part is that the focus ring on this lens stuck and wouldn't allow me to focus in on my shots, oh well I still have the memories.

FYI - Clay Millican won his fourth consecutive Hooters IHRA national event and 41st career Ironman when he overpowered Paton in the Top Fuel final. “I have a Canadian flag proudly hanging in the shop and that’s no joke,” Millican said. “There are a lot of memories at this place. Me and Mike (Kloeber) took a walk down the racetrack the other day and talked about different runs we’ve made here. I love racing here.”

Well I'm Outta Here

2005-06-10T23:48:00.000-05:00

Well on my way out the door to see the races, it's a gonna be a real hot one out there with the temperature (with humidex) at 07:00 already at 31*C / 94*F. Will be bringing lots and lots of water. This picture I took of Clay Millican at the 2003 Mopar Canadian Nationals doing his burnout to heat up the tires for traction, I believe this run was a 310+ mph pass and Clay went on to win that year. Clay is my pick to win again this year but I would love to see Canadian top fuel pilot Todd Paton win it for the home track, but Clay is a super classy guy so I guess we can make him a honorary Canadian for the weekend. Well I'm outta here, a slight possibility of a T-storm this afternoon, I blame that on Heather and her "burn, baby, burn" post .

Opening Day / Countdown - half day to go

2005-06-09T23:48:00.000-05:00

Well it's opening day for the Canadian Nationals and tomorrow we will be heading there to watch the end of qualifying and the first round of racing followed by the Night of Fire featuring Bob Motz, been waiting a whole year for this. Took this picture at the 2003 Canadian Nationals of Bob Motz in his legendary 220 mph Jet Powered Kenworth

Countdown - 2 days to go

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2 days to go - Took this picture at the 2000 Canadian Nationals

Countdown - 3 days to go

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3 days to go - The "Bone Bucket" I took this picture at the 2001 Canadian Nationals

Countdown - 4 days to go

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4 days to go - Took this picture at the 2001 Canadian Nationals

Countdown - 5 days to go

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5 days to go - Took this picture at the 2003 Canadian Nationals of Bob Motz in his legendary 220 mph Jet Powered Kenworth

Countdown - 6 days to go

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6 days to go - Took this picture at the 2001 Canadian Nationals of Johnny Rocca's 1951 Mercury Pro Mod driven by Paul "Red Eagle" Athey

The Countdown Begins - 7 days to go

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The countdown begins - one week from today we go see the IHRA Canadian Nationals at the Grand Bend Motorplex (June 10,11,12). Of course Shiley Muldowney wont be there as she is retired but there will be many more incredible racers to watch. Hope to see you all there.

The Agitator

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The Agitator, now Tony Dunn's 1933 Willy's Coupe

Tony Dunn's 1933 Willys Coupe

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Tony Dunn's 1933 Willys Coupe, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

18 Years Ago Today

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Well 18 years ago today fate reared its ugly head at me in this set of wheels. It is also the day my little sister was born and passed away 38 years ago Happy Birthdy little sis and take care of Grandpa for us.

Mustang Cobra Convertible

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Gord Jupps' Mustang GT convertible.

'79 Mustang GT 7.5 Special Edition

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My 1979 7.5 litre (460)Mustang GT Special Edition. It has a 460 stuffed under the hood and puts out over 400 hp

John Collins' 1957 Ford

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John Collins' 1957 Ford

Freddie Collins' 1973 Comet GT "Money Honey"

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Freddie Collins' 1973 Comet GT - Canada Day Show Sarnia Bay 1990

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Freddie Collins' 1973 Comet GT - 1988

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Freddie Collins' 1973 Comet GT - 1989 Lambton Mall Show

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Freddie Collins' 1973 Comet GT - 1989 Lambton Mall Show

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Freddie Collins' 1973 Comet GT - 1989 Lambton Mall Show

Linda Collins' 1963 1/2 Ford Galaxie 500 XL

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Linda Collins' 63 1/2 Ford Galaxie 500 XL with 390 tri-power

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Linda Collins' 63 1/2 Ford Galaxie 500 xl

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Linda Collins' 63 1/2 Ford Galaxie 500 xl Factory 390 with tri-power intake and cast iron headers

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Interior of Linda Collins' 63 1/2 Ford Galaxie 500 xl

Janice White's 1958 Edsel

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My friend Janice White's '58 Edsel. I got to drive this one, what a sweeeet ride.

Bill White

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This is a picture of my friend Bill Whites' car. I'll have to get some more pictures of this beauty for you.

Josh Collins

2005-04-04T01:00:00.000-05:00

Here's my little brother Josh ad niece Jessica in there '35 Ford junior roadster, We also make a '32 Ford - standard - stretched - high boy - low boy - and with a blown hemi, a VW Beatle, '53 Ford pickup, Mustang and a '40 Merc. plus hood scoops groung effects, hell anything fiberglass including humungus valve covers for the ships that travel the great lakes.

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My little Brother Josh's first race car. It's a half scale 23 model T. After building this car my dad wrote up a class for Junior Roadsters and sent it into IHRA and it was accepted so now you can race the 1/2 scale roadsters in IHRA pretty much the same rules as the Junior Dragsters but with diferent wheel base and body dimensions.

Sarnia Police Postcard

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Her is a half scale '32 Ford Roadster that we built for the Sarnia Police, sponsored and paid for by Lambton Ford

Sarnia Speed Centre

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business card

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the original logo since 1969

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the new desktop for 2005

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desktop version

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My Dad's Shops logo I made for his 35th Anniversary

Mike Grunte

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Mike Grunte's 1932 AUSIN BANTAM with a fuel injected 300 cid 6cyl Ford engine.

The "Git Down"

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Mike Grunte's 1932 Ausin Bantam with a fuel injected 300 cid 6cyl Ford engine.

John Collins' 1957 Ford

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John Collins' '57 Ford

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John Collins' 1957 Ford

Me and my Uncle John's '57 Ford

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This is a picture of me and my Uncle John's 1957 Ford, he occasionally hands the car over to me to drive around and take care of it. Do I have the greatest Uncle in the world or what! It was built by my Dad and has a 428 Cobra Jet engine with a real mild cam that gets 28 MPG. No balls but amazing gas mileage.

'73 Comet GT "Money Honey"

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This is a picture of the engine of my '73 Comet GT

7.5 litre Special Edition oroginal

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original emblems. can't tell from picture but they are chrome with a black outer trim

1979 460 Stang

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This is a picture of the engine, fits nice and everything is easily accessible

1979 7.5 litre Mustang GT Special Edition

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This is my 1979 7.5 litre (460 cid) Mustang GT Special Edition. It is pushes out around 400 HP and approx. 10-12 MPG. It's currently under reconstruction and may - still in debate - come back out with a 8.4 litre (514 cid) engine. Time and funds will determine if that happens.

"Money Honey"

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This is my first born, a 1973 Comet GT / 302 tunnel ram pushing out about 500 hp with an ET of 11.0's. It was an every day street rod that got about 3-5 MPG. Had alot of fun with that one.

BAD HOMBRE just you wait....

2005-04-03T22:50:00.000-05:00

This is my 1957 Ford the "BAD HOMBRE" My Dad raced it from 1967 - 1978 before it was retired to the garage to collect dust. It was one hairy scary ride pushing out about 880 hp. It's now mine minus the 427, it is now sporting a 428 Super Cobra Jet for the street and will hopefully be on the road within the next couple of years as I have many other projects in front of it.

Mustang Convertible

2005-04-01T00:29:00.000-05:00

Gord's Mustang Convertible

Frank Peltier's 1923 Model T with matching trailer

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Frank Peltier's 1923 Model T with matching trailer

Mike Grunté's A.S.A. Auto Parts '32 Austin Bantam

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Mike Grunté's A.S.A. Auto Parts 1932 Austin Bantam

Gary Fraser

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Gary Fraser's '23 altered T bucket

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Gary Fraser's '23 altered T bucket

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Gary Fraser's Pinto

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Gary Fraser's Pinto

Mike Grunté in his A.S.A. Auto Parts '32 Austin Bantam

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Mike Grunté in his A.S.A. Auto Parts '32 Austin Bantam at the 2001 IHRA Canadian Nationals, Grand Bend Motorplex, Ontario, Canada

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Mike Grunté in his A.S.A. Auto Parts 1932 Austin Bantam

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Mike Grunté at the 2001 IHRA Canadian Nationals, Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada

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Mike Grunté at the 2001 IHRA Canadian Nationals, Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada

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Mike Grunté at the 2001 IHRA Canadian Nationals, Grand Bend Motorplex, Ontario, Canada

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Mike Grunté at the 2001 IHRA Canadian Nationals, Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada

Keith Houle's 1968 & 1987 Firebirds

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Keith Houle's 1968 & 1987 Firebirds

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Keith Houle's 1968 Firebird

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Keith Houle's 1987 Firebird T-top

Bob Hamilton's 1/2 Scale 1932 Ford Roadster

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Bob Hamilton of the Lambton Shrine Club Motor Corps' 1/2 Scale 1932 Ford Roadster

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Bob Hamilton's 1/2 Scale 1932 Ford Roadster trailer

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Bob Hamilton's 1/2 Scale 1932 Ford Roadster

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Bob Hamilton and his 1/2 Scale 1932 Ford Roadster

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Bob Hamilton's 1/2 Scale 1932 Ford Roadster

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Bob Hamilton's 1/2 Scale 1932 Ford Roadster

Robert Wright & Don Ritchie's Toyota with 340 Dodge engine from Sarnia

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340 Dodge Toyota

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340 Dodge Toyota

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340 Dodge Toyota

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340 Dodge Toyota

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340 Dodge Toyota

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340 Dodge Toyota