Ode to the salt and Bonneville racing

Via: http://kulturakustombrasil.blogspot.com/

Photos of racing, pre 1970's from 5 Window Tumbler

photos from http://5window.tumbler.com/

Would have been good to get to the salt this year... maybe next year

image from http://lecontainer.blogspot.com

Intriguing variety of cool photographs on Le Container

Above, the Purple People Eater

Awesome photo, going vertical just a split second after lifting off the ground, that is power

Look close at the wheel hub and you'll see that the above is a VW

Clever use of wheels!

The above are just models

dreams start young

photos from http://lecontainer.blogspot.com/

Quite a variety of photos at Flavien Dachet, mostly rare exotics

the above is a junkyard display

I posted a quick before and after of this cool racecar: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/take-52-buick-and-lot-of-effort-make.html

Images via: http://flaviendachet.blogspot.com/

New photos of Burt Munro and his first time at Bonneville have been found

above and below are the images that show Burt having just been given the sack of money that everybody donated to (love the comraderie of racers) that was a scene in World's Fastest Indian and the above moment was captured by another camera http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/they-passed-hat-for-burt-just-like.html

From http://www.jockeyjournal.com/?p=710 . The photos were taken by Jack Brady, and are in the Kellogg collection, and I came across them at http://chromjuwelen.tumblr.com/post/789278888/the-jockey-journal-blog-archive-the-passion-of

For all the other information and photos of Burt I've come across:

Bean Bandits streamliners and dragster were on display at the Grand National Roadster show

Bean Bandits of San Diego, for a photo from back in the 50's or 60's at Paradise Mesa https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_orwqkw1pIFuoWWx2ilD4T1YTRjbETm56Lo9ZGQ6_aNrrCYQWiYLd_pxoOqkcvkm70TJW6ST0C_UGwUL3CXdSLJahCsna5OmZIwotakNaicR048Ms5vAMr2cDSnrJkLrDOvqMFgcckUI/s1600-h/paradise+Mesa+and+a+bean+bandit.jpg

Coolest vendor table in the bldg at GNRS