teardown photos from BG in the 70's

[Robert Swartz]

Man, some great old photos.

This kind of nostalgia is great for these cold winter nites. This and those other photos from Indy and Edgewater. I was a mere pup then, didn't realise how good those times were.

Just seeing someone mention Marlin Snyder. I was a protege of the Meek Brothers, Toby and Kenny, they ran a Pinto, first in V, later W/S. I remember Ken Hutchinson and his F/S Z-28. Buddy King and his I/S, 69 Camaro, I believe. Otis Isom, had a variety of cars. He's still running brackets today locally.

Maybe someone can jog my memory, a guy out of Columbus, Indiana, Carl was his first name, had a tall blond wife, think her name was Connie, I could be wrong on that one. They had a pretty Buick, ran in G/SA.

Can't forget old George Williams in that Vega wagon. Last time I ran into him was at a Friday nite bracket race, 20 some odd years ago. He still had the Vega!

love seeing this old stuff guys,

Robert Swartz

[stage1scott]

Originally Posted by Robert Swartz

Man, some great old photos.

This kind of nostalgia is great for these cold winter nites. This and those other photos from Indy and Edgewater. I was a mere pup then, didn't realise how good those times were.

Just seeing someone mention Marlin Snyder. I was a protege of the Meek Brothers, Toby and Kenny, they ran a Pinto, first in V, later W/S. I remember Ken Hutchinson and his F/S Z-28. Buddy King and his I/S, 69 Camaro, I believe. Otis Isom, had a variety of cars. He's still running brackets today locally.

Maybe someone can jog my memory, a guy out of Columbus, Indiana, Carl was his first name, had a tall blond wife, think her name was Connie, I could be wrong on that one. They had a pretty Buick, ran in G/SA.

Can't forget old George Williams in that Vega wagon. Last time I ran into him was at a Friday nite bracket race, 20 some odd years ago. He still had the Vega!

love seeing this old stuff guys,

Robert Swartz

was it this one??

[Robert Swartz]

Originally Posted by stage1scott

was it this one??

Yep. Carl Lackey, he's the one. Loved that old car. We were tossing names around the other day at a swap meet, remember the car but couldn't recall the name.

Thanks Scott.

If we can get it transferred to a DVD, Tod and I have a tape of the Meek Brothers D/MC car running at a local bracket track in the mid-80's. Once we get it converted, we'll try and post it.

Robert Swartz

[Lyn Smith]

Carl Lackeys Buick GS was sold to a guy that lives near me here in Ill. He still has it,and drives it on the street.

[thomas sheehan]

Here is a shot of the Meek Bros. running modified at Bowling Green during one of the sportsnationals.



Here are two shots that Bill Truby took from the same races in Bowling Green.
Both are pics of Lyn Smith......





Tom Sheehan

[Robert Swartz]

Originally Posted by thomas sheehan

Here is a shot of the Meek Bros. running modified at Bowling Green during one of the sportsnationals.



Here are two shots that Bill Truby took from the same races in Bowling Green.
Both are pics of Lyn Smith......





Tom Sheehan

Thanks Tom. You guys are killin' me. It's just great seeing some of this old stuff.

As far as I know, I haven't spoken with him in years, I think Toby still has both of his old cars, the stocker and the modified. Just for a funny story, years ago I was at Toby's tire shop, buying a set of tires for the wife. One of his clerks commented, you look familar? Toby laughed, told him to go back to his office and look at the pictures on his wall, various races, class wins and such taken in their heyday, I was in a half dozen or so.


Lyn, it's nice to know that old Buick is still around.

Robert Swartz

[Lyn Smith]

Great pictures of my GS.Started racing it in76.Still racing it in F,G today 33 years later. Those pics are from 2 different years.Probably around 78,79.One of the Meeks used to work for Rayburn the circle track chassis guy,who back then had a machine shop next to Bob Gliddens house in Ind..Rayburn also raced a hemi pro stock back in the 70's.Back then the pros raced at Div. races.He would take the hemi out of the car on sat night, and have one of his machinist work on it all night back at the shop,pick it up sunday morning and have it back in the car and racing sunday afternoon.

[TOM KASCH]

Don McElroy driving Harrys w/s

[Jim Kaekel]

Tom: What happened to the old Indy entry lists you posted a couple of days ago. Were they deleted?

[Bunkster]

Originally Posted by Jim Kaekel

Tom: What happened to the old Indy entry lists you posted a couple of days ago. Were they deleted?

I wondered the same thing. It was the Indy 1969 stock entry list.

There was one of the 265 cars on that list that I know....positively… was a 301.

That car feigned a broken rear in the class final.