GHOSTS OF RACE CARS PAST Remnants of Cars That Can Still Be Found

GHOSTS OF RACE CARS PAST
Remnants of Cars That Can Still Be Found

This page can be used by those guys who search madly through woods, junkyards, behind barns, and on back roads for restorable former stock cars - especially from the coupe/sedan era. I hope folks will send in any shots for which they need help either identifying the car or even trying to buy or sell it. I am making this page dedicated to Eugene Bushey [who, by the way is younger than me] because it was with his help that I found the remnants of the Rowe T-800 car in 2007.

We are Lookin' for More Photos !

THE ROWE T-800
Check it Out on Its Own Page

Bob Mackey Photos Courtesy of John Rock and Bobby Castine

The Gaylord Rowe T-800, with its unique swiss cheese body to lose weight, was driven to an Airborne Speedway track title in the 1950's. Its most steady driver was Dick Goodelle, of Mooers Forks, NY. It was also driven by National Co-Champion Bill Wimble, of Lisbon.

Ladabouche Photo

THE HOFFER X9

Ladabouche Photo

The Argyle Racing Team of Bob Hoffer, Sr. began producing cars numbered X9 as early as the 1950's, for tracks like Ashland Park in Warrensburg, NY. This one may not been built by Bob, Sr., as it appeared at Fairmont Speedway after Bob's untimely death in a car accident in Canada. It sits in Argyle after having been in a garage fire.

Scott Nichols Photo

THE PAUL BELLEFEUILLE FORD

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Paul Bellefeuille Photo
Paul Bellefeuille [ left ], Pete Racine, and others found out about this old Ford sedan near Northfield,
Vermont and retrieved it early in December of 2011.

Paul Bellefeuille Photo

MY MYSTERIOUS CHEVY COUPE

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Ladabouche Photo
The late Harry Rathburn and I planned to take this old veteran of the Otter Creek Speedway
and restore it into a replica of one of the OTS cars. I had already fancied doing the blue
# 2 + 1 car that ran there and at Thunder Road around 1961. Somehow, between my divorce
and Harry's changing addresses, the car ended up getting crushed at Pickett's. Check out the
now - gone state scale building on US Rte 7.

Ladabouche Photo
This shot shows my
brand new 1980 Toyota
SR5 pickup. Still the only
new truck I ever had. Marcotte
has since replaced this
building.

Ladabouche Photo
This shot shows the
building Mike Richmond
used to work on foreign
cars in the '70's.

Ladabouche Photo
The front view.

THE GHOST OF AIRBORNE SPEEDWAY

Photo By Mike Watts, Sr.
This old warrior sits, off turn three at Airborne Speedway. It was once a Junior Bruno car whose last owner hit something hard.

Photo By Mike Watts, Sr.

MISCELLANEOUS SECTION

Photo Source Unknown
These two ghosts sit near a garage somewhere in New York.

Source Unknown
This is a rescued
former Buddy Krebs
ride.

Photo Source Unknown

Source Unknown
This one was in
a photo called "Forgotten
Soldier", and it sits at
some Southern track.

VIC LOVE'S OLD FORD COUPE

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Gary Miller Photo
I clearly recall people talking about Vic Love's JV2 car, but I cannot remember any time I saw this
particular car. he had a #5 I saw at Fairmont around 1964. Gary Miller believes it is a 1946 Ford.
He said: "There is some kind of advertisement on the rear pertaining to Goodrich Tires. Jon Luleck
saw the JV2 car and told me it was Vic Love's old car.". Gary is a master welder, and I would imagine he
will have to marry the few usable panels here to another 1946 Ford to have a replica.

Gary Miller Photo
This is the car, once it
had been dragged off
the river bank.

Gary Miller Photo
The car is still
over the bank, in
the puckerbrush.

Gary Miller Photo
The best look at
the number on the
sides.

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