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By Ol Ford Guy - 10 Years Ago
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I found this picture today and thought I'd share it. 
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By MoonShadow - 10 Years Ago
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Neat little "factory" bumper fairing. Aero was just starting to mean something. Mostly because of the WWII returning aviation mechanics. A boost to the sport not unlike the late 40's hot rod movement. Nice picture. Any idea who any of the people are? Chuck
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By PF Arcand - 10 Years Ago
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Can't I.D. the people, but I think # 22 was Curtis Turner's car. The 3rd car in the background has a name on the door but it's partly blocked & I can't make it out. Any guesses? If I recall, Turner won 11 races that season in convertibles.
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By slick56 - 10 Years Ago
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I found these results for Nascar 1957
http://racing-reference.info/raceyear/1957/W
The name on the door appears to end with ...alk,
but couldn't find a name ending in that here
http://racing-reference.info/yeardet/1957/W
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By slick56 - 10 Years Ago
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PF Arcand (9/26/2014)
Can't I.D. the people, but I think # 22 was Curtis Turner's car. The 3rd car in the background has a name on the door but it's partly blocked & I can't make it out. Any guesses? If I recall, Turner won 11 races that season in convertibles.
#22 was Fireball Roberts in this pic, but that was in a '56.
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By Lou - 10 Years Ago
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Look closer, I think it's Curtis Turner's car, also Curtis drove a peach & white 57 Convertible.
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By ecode ragtop - 10 Years Ago
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The 4 cars in the picture were the Ford Factory team entered by DePalo Eng.
#22 car 270 H.P. 2x4 Engine Driver Fireball Roberts
#98 car 270 H.P. 2x4 Engine Driver Marvin Panch
#12 car 300 H.P. Supercharged Engine Driver Joe Weatherly
#26 car 300 H.P. Supercharged Engine Driver Curtis Turner
This picture was taken at Daytona 1957
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By ecode ragtop - 10 Years Ago
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Chuck, The bumper treatment was not for "AERO " but to keep those big things from Hooking on other cars.
Notice the exhaust pipes coming out the tail lights
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By lyonroad - 10 Years Ago
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ecode ragtop (11/13/2014)
Notice the exhaust pipes coming out the tail lights
Looks cool. I wonder what the rational for this was. Has anyone done that lately?
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By pegleg - 10 Years Ago
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Tom, '56 300 F code??? Splain!
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By ecode ragtop - 10 Years Ago
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Frank, I was talking about the 4 57 Fords in the first picture on the beach.
Mark, Ralph Moody told me the exhaust were run thru the taillight housings for ground clearance on the beach course and also they would be radiator high and might make a following car over heat on the short tracks.
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By Jimz Bird - 10 Years Ago
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I really enjoy this thread.
Keep the stuff coming guys.
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By lyonroad - 10 Years Ago
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ecode ragtop (11/18/2014)
Mark, Ralph Moody told me the exhaust were run thru the taillight housings for ground clearance on the beach course and also they would be radiator high and might make a following car over heat on the short tracks.
Wouldn't have thought of that. You could rig up some sort of flame thrower and really make them back off.
Thanks
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By pegleg - 10 Years Ago
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Tom, That made more sense. There was a kit with a McCullough VS in 55/56 but it was dealer installed. wouldn't be legal in AMA or NASCAR I wouldn't think.
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By randyh - 10 Years Ago
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Really like this picture, does anyone have a color picture of engine compartment from one of these NASCAR 'F' cars?
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By ecode ragtop - 10 Years Ago
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Randy, Somewhere I have a color picture, of the engine compartment of the Fireball Roberts #22 clone that Tom Kitchen built, while not an original car it is very close. And would give you an idea of what they would look like. I will see if I can find it and post it. Tom
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