STEADY EDDIE FLEMKE 
One of the Eastern Bandits

Dave Innes Portrait

John Grady Photo from Otto Graham Site
A pavement mod with the familiar Flemke front end setup.

Courtesy of Mary Summers Cortese
This win gave Ed a real lift.

THE EARLY YEARS	Shany Lorenzet Photo Courtesy of Flemke Collection Probably the earliest photo we have on the page. Read the caption.	Courtesy of Blackjack Racing A very early shot at the old Fort Dix Speedway.	Courtesy of Flemke Collection A very early shot with Christine  at  an UNK track.   Courtesy of Flemke Collection A very early shot with Christine and Harvey Tattersall at an UNK track.	Courtesy of Flemke Collection A very early article at Riverside Park Spdwy.	Courtesy of Flemke Collection An earlier win in W. Springfield, MA.	Courtesy of Flemke Collection Another  very early article at Riverside Park Spdwy.
Courtesy of Ridin' Dirty A cutdown with that familiar 61.	Courtesy of Flemke Collection A circa 1959 car, at Eastern States Expo.	Courtesy of Flemke Collection A similar era car 61, at UNK track.	Courtesy of Flemke Collection A similar era car 61.	Shany Lorenzet Photo Courtesy of Flemke Collection A similar era car 61, maybe at Stafford.	From HAMB Site An early Koszella car at Victoria Speedway.	Shany Lorenzet Photo Screwy Angle by Us The Sharkey sedan at Stafford. Better angle same shot.
Shany Lorenzet Photo from Flemke Collection A great  - looking car.	Courtesy of Jeff Harifer via Three Wide 1961 Old Bridge champ. Where did this guy NOT run and star ? Anywhere ?	THE GARUTI CARS	From the Bullfather An early Garuti 14 car on Stafford Springs Speedway.	Shany Lorenzet Photo Courtesy of Dave Dykes An early win with an early Garuti car - maybe Riv. Park.	Courtesy of Otto Graham A win in the familiar white Garuti 14 . Courtesy of Racing Remembrances Giving Bugs a run.	Courtesy of Racing Remembrances Site Looks like the same era as the car two spaces to the left.
Courtesy of Tom Ormsby The upright Garuti 14.	John Grady Photo from Flemke Collection That same Garuti coupe at Utica - Rome, with engine trouble.	From Jo Jo Farone With Richie Garuti.	Courtesy of Flemke Collection The whole damn Garuti team as track champs. Read the caption.	Courtesy of David Bentley Eddie in one of the earlier team cars.	Courtesy of Lloyd Burnham via Racing Remembrances A later Garuti victory.	John Grady Photo via Lew Boyd Apparently team car to one at left.     Getty Images Photo .
| Shany Lorenzet Photo Courtesy ofBrian Dnako A Victory Lane shot with Moe Gherzi and the Garuti bunch.	21X and the BANDIT ERA	John Grady Photo Courtesy of Otto Graham A win in a primered 21X -  in primer, but  still fast.   Courtesy of Flemke Collection The familiar 21X from this era. He ran New England and as far away as Utica - Rome with this team.	Source: Ridin' Dirty Tis shot at Beltsville, MD has Flemke and Denny Zimmerman in their roles as Eastern Bandits.	Courtesy of Brian Tidball The Eastern bandits headed out for somewhere to frustrate some Rebels.	Ace Lane Photo from Dave Rockhill via Three Wide In action againstg Bob Rossell, maybe in NJ.	THE MONEY CARS
John Grady Photo via Mike Pa The Cent Sign at Malta.	John Grady Photo via Mike Pa Another Cent Sign at Malta.   Paul Conley Photo With starter Dan Bundage.	Gary Williams Photo Watch out, the money cars have arrived !	Jack Anderson Photo Among admiring fans at Catamount Stadium	Courtesy of the Bullfather The Cent Sign.	Courtesy of New Britain from Dogfight Forum Site The Cent Sign .	Courtesy of Paul Conley The $ at Norwood in 1964.
Courtesy of Flemke Collection A primered $ and Moe Gherzi,  famous driver himself.	John Grady Photo from Otto Graham Site The Dollar Sign	John Grady Photo Another $ Sign	Courtesy of Mike Watts The Cent Sign at Airborne.	Courtesy of Flemke Collection The Cent Sign car and maybe the owner.	Courtesy of Flemke Collection An injected $.	Courtesy of Robert Clock Standing by the $.
THE JUDKINS 2X ERA	From J Bull Beating out Hop Harrington somewhere.	John Grady Photo The 2X at Malta.	T. Mordino, Jr. Photo What's with the fish here ?	NE Vintage Mod Site With the Judkins 2x in Victory Lane	Source Unknown Ed and the 2x are forever linked.	Dave Roode Photo The best known Judkins coupe.
From Ken Moeller A black and white of the best known Judkins coupe.	From Alan Weaver The best known Judkins coupe| in the Utica - Rome pits.	Source Unknown The 2X coupe.	From Mike Pa The best known Judkins coupe| in the Thompson pits.	From HAMB Site A contrast in size: Ed with Billy Vuchovich. .	John Grady Photo The 2X Pinto.   The Pinto, obvioouslt at Riverside.	Bob Mackey Photo from John Rock & B. Castine The onset of the Pinto revolution.
John Grady Photo The 2X Pinto with fuel injection.	Courtesy of Racing  Remembrances Site Another 2X win.	Source Unknown Obviously we had a fire sometime in the immediate past.	Source Unknown ...and this is likley that fire.	From Flemke Collection An earlier Judkins win at Plainville Stadium. This appears to be an earlier Judkins coupe.	From Flemke Collection The best known Judkins coupe| re-numbered for Martinsville.	From Flemke Collection The best known Judkins coupe| on the hauler.
Courtesy of Dave Dykes A later Judkins win.    Paul Michaud Photo Catamount Stadium, 1968, just before the track phased out the modifieds.	Mike Anop Photo This shot will not print well.	Courtesy of Racing  Remembrances Site Another 2X win.  In Vic. Lane with Seymour the Clown.	Courtesy of Dave Dykes The Judkins bunch.	Courtesy of Ron Wetzler The Judkins 2X on UNK track - maybe an All Star League show.	Courtesy of Ron Wetzler The Judkins 2X on hauler - loading or unloading.	Courtesy of the Bullfather On the dirt at Stafford with Sharkey Gaudiosi's sedan.
MISC. TEAMS & CARS	Courtesy of Dave Dykes An intersection of the greats: Ed with Richie Evans' car.	John Grady Photo from John Bisci In Richie Evans' car.	NE Vintage Mod Site With Bill Slater & Pete Hamilton after Hamilton's big GN win.	Ridin' Dirty Photo from Dave Dykes In Roland Ballinger's 302, a car that had many drivers.	Courtesy of Flemke Collection The 79 car he would drive at times... don't know the era.	Paul Michaud Photo An appearance in Quebec later in the career.
Courtesy of Pete Stoll At Beltsville, MD. Wearing All Star League helmet.	From Susan Dombrowski Blurry shot of a Studebaker [maybe Permatex] - said to be Flemke's ride.	From George Flemke Maybe that same Studebaker at Daytona, in trouble,	From Susan Dombrowski The Studebaker ready to head south.	Courtesy of Flemke Collection Racing for Harvey Tattersall inte Grand American division in what looks like a Dick Dixon car.	Courtesy of Flemke Collection A later ride with the Worcester Sand & Gravel car.	John Grady Photo A Malta win - early1970's.   Mike Anop Photo The Gregg Mills modified.
Courtesy of J Bull A rather well -used % car waiting for action .	Legends of NASCAR Ed tried this supermodified late in his career.	Courtesy of Flemke Collection The % car he drove for a while.   From Dan Ody's 8MM Old Speedways DVD's A % coupe at Malta.	Courtesy of "New Britain" A more modern Pinto modified ride later in the career.	Courtesy of Bones Bourcier Two lucky guys get to listen in on the greats.	Courtesy of Glen Tavares The 79 at Norwood Arena.	Howie Hodge Photo Two legends: Ed and Gene Bergin.

A PROGRESSION OF PORTRAITS

Courtesy of Flemke Collection Cropped from a 1959 photo.

Courtesy of Flemke Collection A portrait while at Daytona during Speedweeks. A guess would be 1962ish.

Courtesy of Flemke Collection All Star League portrait late 1960's.

Cavalcade of  Auto Racing Photo Courtesy of Flemke Collection Probably another All Star League shot.

Dave Innes Photo Courtesy of 3 Wide All Star League portrait late 1960's.

Courtesy of Flemke Collection A later portrait. 1970's.

Courtesy of Cho Lee
The dual Rosati hauler seen behind Bernie Griffith shows the John Rosati
backup car. Flemke drove this car at Catamount at least once.

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