Comments for Ventura Motors http://www.venturamotors.com World's fastest and quickest street roadster! Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:41:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Comment on Three Day Wonder by Hugh http://www.venturamotors.com/2009/03/three-day-wonder/comment-page-1/#comment-455 Hugh Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:41:30 +0000 http://www.venturamotors.com/test/?p=78#comment-455 Bob, Good to hear from you, Those were some fun and less complicated times. I had forgotten about Gaviota pass, it was a good test to the tow vehicles and cooling systems. Hugh Bob, Good to hear from you, Those were some fun and less complicated times. I had forgotten about Gaviota pass, it was a good test to the tow vehicles and cooling systems.
Hugh

]]> Comment on Three Day Wonder by Dr. Bombay http://www.venturamotors.com/2009/03/three-day-wonder/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Dr. Bombay Mon, 30 May 2011 06:46:12 +0000 http://www.venturamotors.com/test/?p=78#comment-452 Hi, I was a Chevroller member and the car C9 is referring to was indeed powered by a 302 ci GMC six cylinder with a GMC 671 blower. The original blower didn't have a "pop-off" valve and suffered a failure due to overpressure, apparently in the race of subject. A 2nd blower WITH a "pop-off" was installed and the car won the Central Coast Champion "A Roadster" title in '59. At the time the car was bright red, with some decent white pin striping and the name "Quiet Village" on it. A agree that Santa Maria was a fun place to race...although getting up Gaviota Pass on 101 from Santa Barbara at night when the fog was in could be a challenge trying to get there...!! Ah, yes...those were the good ol' days, eh? Best to all interested enough in the article to have read it... Bob L Hi,
I was a Chevroller member and the car C9 is referring to was indeed powered by a 302 ci GMC six cylinder with a GMC 671 blower. The original blower didn’t have a “pop-off” valve and suffered a failure due to overpressure, apparently in the race of subject. A 2nd blower WITH a “pop-off” was installed and the car won the Central Coast Champion “A Roadster” title in ’59. At the time the car was bright red, with some decent white pin striping and the name “Quiet Village” on it.

A agree that Santa Maria was a fun place to race…although getting up Gaviota Pass on 101 from Santa Barbara at night when the fog was in could be a challenge trying to get there…!!

Ah, yes…those were the good ol’ days, eh?

Best to all interested enough in the article to have read it…

Bob L

]]> Comment on Three Day Wonder by Hugh http://www.venturamotors.com/2009/03/three-day-wonder/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Hugh Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:34:53 +0000 http://www.venturamotors.com/test/?p=78#comment-419 Jay, Sorry about the long delay responding to your post. The site was new and was getting so jammed with spam and junk it was almost impossible to find the few needles in the hundreds of piles of hay, if you get what I mean. Your post brought back a lot of memories. Ryan Butts? 39 Buick coupe with a 348? (light blue) I always liked that car. That was a long time ago. The name “Chip” doesn’t bring up a face for me, and I don’t remember who I sold my 49 to. You mentioned something about a “last of a four days off” in your post comment. That sounds like a firefighters schedule, is that what you did? My nephew designed our web site and handed it off to me last month after getting the major bugs worked out. His biggest obstacle was me and my lack of computer knowledge. I am again active in creating car parts and enjoy teaching some of the younger set basic “old time machining techniques”. It is my intent to get caught up with these overdue, lost, emails then start posting the fun projects I am working on. Besides keeping the roadster wiped off and the battery charged, I am building a 40 Ford two-door sedan as a driver. The engine is a 56 Dodge D-500 with a Whipple blower. A Tremec TKO 5 speed and a Art Morrison chassis. I have to make everything, and I’m enjoying every minute of it. I just hope to live long enough to drive it. My son is a HAMB guy and keeps an eye on that culture. Not me. This email stuff is about as much as I want to know and have more fun creating hard parts in the shop. If I get too old to do that maybe I’ll do more with the e-social networking. Til then, give me a week or so to get some current stuff posted on the VM site. Thanks for posting comment. Hugh Tucker Jay,
Sorry about the long delay responding to your post. The site was new and was getting so jammed with spam and junk it was almost impossible to find the few needles in the hundreds of piles of hay, if you get what I mean.
Your post brought back a lot of memories. Ryan Butts? 39 Buick coupe with a 348? (light blue) I always liked that car. That was a long time ago. The name “Chip” doesn’t bring up a face for me, and I don’t remember who I sold my 49 to.
You mentioned something about a “last of a four days off” in your post comment. That sounds like a firefighters schedule, is that what you did?
My nephew designed our web site and handed it off to me last month after getting the major bugs worked out. His biggest obstacle was me and my lack of computer knowledge.
I am again active in creating car parts and enjoy teaching some of the younger set basic “old time machining techniques”. It is my intent to get caught up with these overdue, lost, emails then start posting the fun projects I am working on. Besides keeping the roadster wiped off and the battery charged, I am building a 40 Ford two-door sedan as a driver. The engine is a 56 Dodge D-500 with a Whipple blower. A Tremec TKO 5 speed and a Art Morrison chassis. I have to make everything, and I’m enjoying every minute of it. I just hope to live long enough to drive it.
My son is a HAMB guy and keeps an eye on that culture. Not me. This email stuff is about as much as I want to know and have more fun creating hard parts in the shop. If I get too old to do that maybe I’ll do more with the e-social networking. Til then, give me a week or so to get some current stuff posted on the VM site.
Thanks for posting comment.
Hugh Tucker

]]> Comment on Staging Lanes by Hugh http://www.venturamotors.com/2009/03/the-crew/comment-page-1/#comment-405 Hugh Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:33:42 +0000 http://www.venturamotors.com/test/?p=36#comment-405 Ted, Sorry this has taken sooo long to actually get to my desktop. The site got bombarded with a ton of spam and junk thus genuine emails like yours were simply tiny needles in a field of hay. Hopefully, the problem is getting solved thanks to my nephew Rod. I'll be getting a training session from him soon regarding how to drive this monster. Hot rods are so much simpler to our generation than computers and web-sites. Congratulations on the 75th are long over due but better late than never. Would love to see the 32, no doubt it will be a work of art. I'm working on a 40 Ford two-door sedan with a 57 Dodge D-500 Hemi 325". Today, I will actually start making chips on the intake manifold to mount an intercooler and a Whipple blower. This part has been in the planning and tooling phase for over two years and I'm looking forward to finally seeing some net results. I don't work as fast as did in the 60's. Steve Straw and Bob Parker both have my contact info if you want immediate access to this stupid thing that sits on my desk and frustrates me. Would enjoy hearing more from you. Hugh Ted, Sorry this has taken sooo long to actually get to my desktop. The site got bombarded with a ton of spam and junk thus genuine emails like yours were simply tiny needles in a field of hay. Hopefully, the problem is getting solved thanks to my nephew Rod. I’ll be getting a training session from him soon regarding how to drive this monster. Hot rods are so much simpler to our generation than computers and web-sites.
Congratulations on the 75th are long over due but better late than never. Would love to see the 32, no doubt it will be a work of art. I’m working on a 40 Ford two-door sedan with a 57 Dodge D-500 Hemi 325″. Today, I will actually start making chips on the intake manifold to mount an intercooler and a Whipple blower. This part has been in the planning and tooling phase for over two years and I’m looking forward to finally seeing some net results.
I don’t work as fast as did in the 60′s.

Steve Straw and Bob Parker both have my contact info if you want immediate access to this stupid thing that sits on my desk and frustrates me. Would enjoy hearing more from you. Hugh

]]> Comment on Mazmanian Willys at AMT by Dave Harryman http://www.venturamotors.com/2009/03/mazmanian/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Dave Harryman Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:41:43 +0000 http://www.venturamotors.com/test/?p=17#comment-242 Hi , Dick Harryman is my father , I was just a little kid but I remember going over to Big Johns and all the other guys places he did work for and being around the old tracks watching all you guys run , that was a cool time , the cars you guys built were bad ass and still are . Dave Harryman Hi , Dick Harryman is my father , I was just a little kid but I remember going over to Big Johns and all the other guys places he did work for and being around the old tracks watching all you guys run , that was a cool time , the cars you guys built were bad ass and still are . Dave Harryman

]]> Comment on Staging Lanes by Ted Wingate http://www.venturamotors.com/2009/03/the-crew/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Ted Wingate Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:17:00 +0000 http://www.venturamotors.com/test/?p=36#comment-67 Hey Hugh! Seems like just the other day, we were going to the races! I never outgrew this stuff, I'm working on a 32 five window right now and just celebrated my 75th Birthday but still feel like 20! Ted Hey Hugh!
Seems like just the other day, we were going to the races! I never outgrew this stuff, I’m working on a 32 five window right now and just celebrated my 75th Birthday but still feel like 20!
Ted

]]> Comment on Three Day Wonder by C9 http://www.venturamotors.com/2009/03/three-day-wonder/comment-page-1/#comment-37 C9 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:11:04 +0000 http://www.venturamotors.com/test/?p=78#comment-37 If the GMC powered blown roadster was a white one it may have been owned by one of the "Chevrollers." TheChevrollers were a Santa Barbara car club and I ran around with several of the members for a while circa 1958 or so. The owner of the GMC roadster also owned a Buick powered 32 Ford full fendered three window. They may have lost the engine on the run with you. Their thinking was they didn't have a pop off valve and the blower pressure went beyond the metallurgical limits of the engine and it let go in front of the traps. We - the Chevrollers and myself - went to Santa Maria a couple of months after the GMC powered roadster blew up, camped overnight and the next day watched Frank Floyd (a Venturan you may know) run his flathead powered roadster against a flathead roadster from Santa Barbara. The SB guy let Floyd fire up and go to the line first and then played dumb for a while until Floyd's roadster got hot. The SB guy won the race, but there were more than a few comments about cheating etc. from the Ventura guys. Anyhow, Santa Maria was a fun strip and I ran my Rocket powered 50 Ford coupe there a couple of times in 1962-63. 14 flat at 99 mph was the best I could do at the time. Eventually got to 100 and 13.90's. At the time, if you had a street driven car that turned 100 most considered it fast.. Towed it home to Nehwall on Monday and drove it to work on Wednesday - the last day of a four days off schedule. I rode in your 49 one night when six of us got in and you ran it out to the Rincon. I remember the Caddy trans synchro's were acting up and shifting was tough. That about 58 or so. Ryan Butts who lived up the street from your folks house and a guy named Chip are the only ones I remembered. I believe Chip bought your 49 - does that sound right? Anyway, enjoying the site. Jay C9 If the GMC powered blown roadster was a white one it may have been owned by one of the “Chevrollers.”
TheChevrollers were a Santa Barbara car club and I ran around with several of the members for a while circa 1958 or so.

The owner of the GMC roadster also owned a Buick powered 32 Ford full fendered three window.

They may have lost the engine on the run with you.
Their thinking was they didn’t have a pop off valve and the blower pressure went beyond the metallurgical limits of the engine and it let go in front of the traps.

We – the Chevrollers and myself – went to Santa Maria a couple of months after the GMC powered roadster blew up, camped overnight and the next day watched Frank Floyd (a Venturan you may know) run his flathead powered roadster against a flathead roadster from Santa Barbara.

The SB guy let Floyd fire up and go to the line first and then played dumb for a while until Floyd’s roadster got hot.
The SB guy won the race, but there were more than a few comments about cheating etc. from the Ventura guys.

Anyhow, Santa Maria was a fun strip and I ran my Rocket powered 50 Ford coupe there a couple of times in 1962-63.
14 flat at 99 mph was the best I could do at the time.
Eventually got to 100 and 13.90′s.

At the time, if you had a street driven car that turned 100 most considered it fast..

Towed it home to Nehwall on Monday and drove it to work on Wednesday – the last day of a four days off schedule.

I rode in your 49 one night when six of us got in and you ran it out to the Rincon.
I remember the Caddy trans synchro’s were acting up and shifting was tough.
That about 58 or so.
Ryan Butts who lived up the street from your folks house and a guy named Chip are the only ones I remembered.

I believe Chip bought your 49 – does that sound right?

Anyway, enjoying the site.

Jay
C9

]]> Comment on Wheels Up at Lions! by Nathan "Nate" Duty http://www.venturamotors.com/2009/03/welcome-race-fans/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Nathan "Nate" Duty Tue, 19 May 2009 17:39:36 +0000 http://www.venturamotors.com/test/?p=26#comment-19 Another fantistic shot, hard to believe you went that quick and fast on those tires. Another fantistic shot, hard to believe you went that quick and fast on those tires.

]]> Comment on Mazmanian Willys at AMT by Nathan "Nate" Duty http://www.venturamotors.com/2009/03/mazmanian/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Nathan "Nate" Duty Tue, 19 May 2009 17:37:41 +0000 http://www.venturamotors.com/test/?p=17#comment-18 Leaned something new, never knew you had anything to do the Mazmanian's car, another all time favorite car for me. Leaned something new, never knew you had anything to do the Mazmanian’s car, another all time favorite car for me.

]]> Comment on Run at Lions, Long Beach by Nathan "Nate" Duty http://www.venturamotors.com/2009/03/rip-lions/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Nathan "Nate" Duty Tue, 19 May 2009 17:35:24 +0000 http://www.venturamotors.com/test/?p=20#comment-17 Fantastic shot, there is no other dragstrip like Lions, I really miss it. Fantastic shot, there is no other dragstrip like Lions, I really miss it.

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