Sunday, January 31, 2010

KURTIS KRAFT SIDEWINDER QUARTER MIDGET



O.K. , this car is a 1962 Kurtis Kraft Sidewinder, they call it a sidewinder because the engine is mounted on the left side of the car instead of in the rear of the car. These cars were built by Frank Kurtis /Ralph Potter, they only built between 12 to 18 of these cars . They were the best engineered cars of there time. The sidewinder was featured in the 1966 ROD & CUSTOM MAGAZINE . This car has some race damage but for the most part it is in good condition. This is one Bad "A"......s car, and is my favorite.
I hope to restore it one day and I hope you like it.




Sunday, January 24, 2010

WAHLBORG 1/4 MIDGET



This car is a 1957 Wahlborg, it is in very good condition.
Most of these little cars have a lot damage from racing, but this car is still in great shape... hope you like it.

THE CAROL


The Carol theater is in Monroe, UT .
I smile every time I see this sign in person, I LOVE IT, there's not very many old theater signs left out there.
I hope this one is preserved, and I hope you like it.

MOM'S CAFE


I took these pics on a road trip to Richfield, UT. It's one of my favorite towns.
I love seeing these signs every time I drive down there,.. hope you like them.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

PACEMAKER ROADSTER


















This car is a Pacemaker Roadster. The body of these cars are a little flatter than the traditional 1/4 midget, that's why they call them roadsters. This car was designed and manufactured in the early 1960s. Pacemaker made both the standard 1/4 and the roadster model but they made very few of the roadster cars, I only know of one other roadster that exists . This car has been completely restored. I built all new nerf bars, bumpers, torsion bars and belly pan all to original spec's. I also did all the body work. These cars ran continental engines, this engine runs alcohol. It also has alot of neat race stuff on the engine like an Evan ignition, amal carburetor and a continental gear box. This car is one of my favorites hope you like it.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

RIO GRANDE & CASEY'S CAFE


Here are a couple of signs I ran into on a recent road trip with the family. Hope you enjoy them.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

STARLITE MOTEL





This sign is located in Nephi, Ut. which is where some of my wife's family was born and raised. The Starlite is still there but it is closed and boarded up..... this sign rocks, I wished it was mine.
Hope you like it .

Friday, January 1, 2010

Dukes Lanes


Happy New Year! Here are two more signs that I have. The first is from Dukes Lanes, a bowling alley that was on the main street in Spanish Fork. I have lived here for 16 years and it was here long before I came. It closed down 2 years ago and I bought the sign from the owner so it could be preserved. I spent a lot of good times in Dukes Lanes with my kids, so I'm glad I have the sign to remember. Hope it brings back memories for all of you who are from and live in Spanish Fork.

The blue sign comes from one of my favorite towns ever, Helper, UT. It's an old coal mining and train town, and close to where my dad grew up.