RACING PICTURES II

Lee ODell

Racing Pictures

super651 Senior Contributor

March 2008 edited November -1 in HUDSON Posts: 547FlagQuote

Ok,lets FLOOD THIS forom with pictures of drag racers,salt flat cars etc.

Come on RANDY M.and SON, Bill A. Hudson Boys and all the rest of you . Get them pictures (and youall have many) and post them yourself or send to OLRACER and he will be of MUCH Help. Them Flathead Hudsons did very well years back and they STILL do well TODAY.

I will send a few as i did not have one of them picture takers back then so some of the locals took what we have.

Hudsonly to ALL Rudy and locals.


The above statement was the first post in 2008 to encourage sharing Hudson racing photos. RACING PICTURES was the second most popular post which showed Hudson race cars I had never seen . Although the posts were saved, unfortunately ALL the exciting racing photos are missing. So I hope all those who have any racing Hudson photos will share them again for RACING PICTURES II. Hopefully current racers will contribute their photos too.

Lee O'Dell

Lee O'Dell

RL Chilton

If Bill posts pictures here, I'm gonna pass out.  

Ol racer

FYI
I compiled most of those Racing Picture's back in 2009 that were sent & Posted from all over the Country along with a lot of actual old Win & Finishing Records from many old Tracks into a 3 Ring Binder then presented it to the North Carolina Racing Hall Of Fame (NCARHOF) Museum in Mooresville N.C along with a few Hornet Die Cast Stock Car Models ,,, www.ncarhof.com.....This Museum does not have a Hudson but they have a lot of Tim Flock's memrobilia .

(Those many pictures would be a lot to Re Post)

...Incidently,...
 The New NASCAR Museum in Charlotte had (or still has) a Hornet Stock Car on display, but very little is mentioned about the Hornet's Racing Legacy....

Frankvintagefullflowcom

Of course, I wasn't a party to anything in this article, but thought you might find it interesting. Some fact, some brag, lots of fun I'm sure.

keithfullmeryahoocom

You old race guys are my heros!   My only regret is I don't live closer so's I could take you out for coffee and listen to the stories!...keith

Lee ODell

Ol racer
Maybe one or 2 pictures a day? I could not find the photos at www.ncarhof.com.

Frank,
Looks like a great article. I only see half the picture. Sliding it back and forth makes for some difficult reading. I don't understand how it came through like that. Maybe something Aaron is still working on to fix.

Thanks guys for sharing.
Lee O'Dell

oldcarnut

Lee

Try right clicking on the image and click "open in new tab". You can resize it and read it easily.

Chuck

Ol racer

FYI
 That's a real nice article that I never seen, and from personal experience, I think most of the Text is True. Believe me, back then V8's were the rage and whern guys got beat by a 6 they got really upset.....

 Regarding the Race Pictures, If not accessible from the Old Forum Thread, I could start Posting a few occassionally since I made Binder for myself thats just collecting dust.....

Lee ODell

Chuck

Thank you That worked. When I went back to the forum I had to reduce the size. Seems to be a intermittent problem. I liked the story along with the pictures.

Thanks again for the tip.
Lee O'Dell

terraplane8

Here is Gary Ellard's car in action. I pulled the image from somewhere on the web.

This is a clip of how it sounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YjrHhXrV8o

terraplane8

Tom Scardina's 60's era gasser with 308.
Pires-Scardina Haulin’ Hudson, by Anna Marco.  Reprinted by permission of the author.

Tom Scardina’s heavyweight Hudson is the class winner of the1968 ANRA Winter nationals held at Lions Drag Strip. This 1940 Hudson modified for drag racing represents in-line power.  It was built in 1964 for F/Gas in NHRA and with some changes also ran H Modified Production.  Additionally, it ran I/Gas, J/Gas and K/Gas and also Formula 9 Super Stock at ANRA races. The car has run the racetracks at Fremont, Half Moon Bay, Vacaville, Redding, Sacramento, Sears Point, Eagle Field, Bakersfield, Palmdale, Irwindale, Orange County, Lions, San Fernando and Salinas. It was the Class Winner of the 1968 ANRA Winter Nationals held at Lions Dragstrip.  To say this car has history is an understatement.      The Pires-Scardina Racing Team caught the racing bug at an early age (age 15). Tom and his friends were hanging around a guy with a dragster and went with him to the drags at Salinas, Fremont and Half Moon Bay. Prior to purchasing the Hudson in 1964 the boys ran a few other cars (1957 Ford and a Model A set up as gassers) stating, “we got of breaking stuff and the expense so we built a Hudson when bracket racing was becoming popular and the car fit in many classes with a minor carb change so that’s why we chose it.  We were looking for a reliable bracket car with headers.”      The Hudson, built by John Pires, Elliot Booker and Tom Scardina, was intended as “a good drag car” and cemented lifelong friendships.  The team jokes, “The hardest part was finding parts but the most memorable event was racing a new 1965 Corvette and smoking it!”  This historic gasser is a sixties era survivor and has all the window decals to prove it.  The team claims the car is “still a work in progress” and it is still raced at nostalgia events today.  Usually, Tom Scardina is behind the wheel “of his office” and notes affixed to the dashboard remind him to “turn on the gas” and “watch RPM or get the basket.” Nonetheless, the car has won several awards, held records and original racing jackets are occasionally found on the front seat.      This hauling Hudson is basically stock with a few secret modifications for drag racing.  It retains a 1955 Hudson 308 flathead six and uses a 375 Holley carb and Hooker Headers.  The mill is mated to a Hydramatic transmission and Ford 8-inch rear-end.  That’s all the info you’re going to get out of this team as far tech goes.  Meanwhile, they have raced Elmer Snyder and Terry Earl (at the first Antique Nationals) and everybody in between.  When they raced Ed Iskenderian at OCIR and won in 1974, Ed wasn’t happy about that.  He was sulking so Tom approached him and said, “Well Ed, we run an Isky cam” and that made him laugh.  Plans for 2014 are to run Eagle Field Drags and The Antique Nationals (at Irwindale Raceway the first week in June) joking, “We have run there for 40 years and never missed one.”  ZOOM.      CUSTOM or ROD TECH SHEET Owner: Tom Scardina Builder:  Tom Scardina & John Pires Year: 1940.  Make: Hudson Body Modifications: modified for drag racing Grille/shell, ignition, front and rear suspension, brakes, seats, upholstery, dashboard, steering column and steering wheel, windows, and tail-lights are all stock. Paint Color:  Red Custom Graphics: Stan Sylvia Engine: 1955 Hudson 308 flathead six Transmission: Hydramatic Intake & Carb: 375 Holley Exhaust: Hooker Headers Rear End: 8 inch Ford Wheels/Size: Cragar Tires/Size:  M&H Tires/BF Goodrich Club Affiliation:  NHRA & ANRA Anything Else: Class Winner 1968 ANRA Winternationals (Lions Dragstrip) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

terraplane8

Tom Scardina's 60's era gasser with 308.

terraplane8

http://aussieroadracing.homestead.com/Clive-Gibson.html

Lots of great Aussie Hudson and Terraplane racing pictures here.

ESSX28-1

from an earlier era

Ol racer

Some real nice pictures coming that I didnt see earlier... . This Attached Picture below appeared on FaceBook today...............