When i was running my early Hemi on the Salt in Australia i was given an aluminium twin four barrel manifold for a 331 Hemi to suit twin Carter WCFB's.. it had a Bohnalite name cast into it,but a mopar Number # E-1530220,. Turns out it was made for one of the Flock Brothers cars to run at Daytona.
People look at these old cars and what seem to be very low speeds against what you see today but they forget that in the 30's, 40's and 50's, these were the same cars that people bought at their local dealerships. They weren't made for racing like the European and U.S. Indy cars. There were no big money teams and it was up to the drivers to do whatever they could to make their cars a little faster or better handling than the next guy's car. For all intents and purposes, the main component for winning in this era was the skill of the driver. This starting changing in the 1960's with big money from the factories and sponsors and by the 70's and 80's the cars being driven weren't even remotely what the average person bought at the dealership. Today's drivers are certainly skilled in their own way, but never think these older guys couldn't have competed today. In fact if they were still around they might dominate. 120 MPH in a 1950 mofel car on a mostly unimproved track is comparatively much faster than 200MPH in a purpose built race car on a super-speedway today.
My big brother took me to the dirt track in West Memphis Arkansas as a 7&8 year old back in 59 & 60. I’ll never forget the smell of gasoline exhaust, noise, and dirt a flying.
What an awesome era to be into cars imo, there wasnt a set formula to go fast like today, everyone had to have a good head on their shoulders if you wanted to go fast, now you just need a fat wallet on your shoulders boy how much time has changed.
![[HD] 1957 Daytona Beach Race 335 Mercurys, Supercharged Fords, Fuel Injected Chevrolets](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/84PbuAK3icQ/mqdefault.jpg)
When i was running my early Hemi on the Salt in Australia i was given an aluminium twin four barrel manifold for a 331 Hemi to suit twin Carter WCFB's.. it had a Bohnalite name cast into it,but a mopar Number # E-1530220,. Turns out it was made for one of the Flock Brothers cars to run at Daytona.
Thanks for preserving that piece of history, and thanks for sharing the video!
People look at these old cars and what seem to be very low speeds against what you see today but they forget that in the 30's, 40's and 50's, these were the same cars that people bought at their local dealerships. They weren't made for racing like the European and U.S. Indy cars. There were no big money teams and it was up to the drivers to do whatever they could to make their cars a little faster or better handling than the next guy's car. For all intents and purposes, the main component for winning in this era was the skill of the driver. This starting changing in the 1960's with big money from the factories and sponsors and by the 70's and 80's the cars being driven weren't even remotely what the average person bought at the dealership. Today's drivers are certainly skilled in their own way, but never think these older guys couldn't have competed today. In fact if they were still around they might dominate. 120 MPH in a 1950 mofel car on a mostly unimproved track is comparatively much faster than 200MPH in a purpose built race car on a super-speedway today.
Well Said!!!
My big brother took me to the dirt track in West Memphis Arkansas as a 7&8 year old back in 59 & 60. I’ll never forget the smell of gasoline exhaust, noise, and dirt a flying.
Man, this is awesome!
What an awesome era to be into cars imo, there wasnt a set formula to go fast like today, everyone had to have a good head on their shoulders if you wanted to go fast, now you just need a fat wallet on your shoulders boy how much time has changed.
My Grandfather Marion Edwards raced at Daytona and Palm Beach Speedway .
They cannot allow this to get tossed and forgotten...
I promise you that they will make sure everyone will remember. Daytona Beach racing is a part of history!