Max Balchowsky, creator of the "Old Yeller" series of handbuilt spare parts racecars that won in races against all the exotic European race cars

Max built the Old Yeller cars that defined this era (1958-1964) of California racing.

The Old Yeller legend began when Max and partner Eric Hauser acquired a Special built by Dick Morgensen of Phoenix, Arizona. Max applied his skills, modifying and upgrading almost every part of the car, and created a potent threat for overall wins.

Old Yeller, an assortment of junkyard debris powered by one of Max's killer Buick nailheads, embarrassed many an expensive European sports car and inspired a generation of hot rodders to go road racing... http://www.britannica.com/bps/additionalcontent/18/27709714/95-MAX-BALCHOWSKYS-OLD-YELLER-I

Max pulled the engine, and put it into Old Yeller II, which he'd just built.

Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby also drove Old Yeller II. Gurney declared it "The best handling car I've ever driven". ... http://www.tamsoldracecarsite.net/MaxBalchowsky1.html
Old Yaller 1 was made from the Morgensen Special and all the work Max did to make it better, but Old Yellar II was all Max.

Max Balchowsky who took on the best in the business with his motoring equivalent of a mutt. From their outward appearance, cars like Old Yeller II appeared crude, but all of the Yellers were well engineered and usually competed for overall victory with much more expensive competition... http://www.supercars.net/cars/608.html

"Built from derelict freeway signs, a Coca Cola sign, Chevy truck parts, whitewall tires, and junkyard parts" .. " winning 8 of 13 outings in 1963-64" .. the engine was built with "special pistons, six Stromberg 97 carburetors on two Crower log manifolds, and an exotic camshaft from Ed Winfield" .... Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1969 By Harold Pace

"Max became good friends with Buddy Hackett and did the setups for the VW known as Herbie for the movie 'Love Bug.' Max is most legendary for the movie stunt work he did for the movie Bullit with Steve McQueen, and he knew Steve well. Max worked with Elvis Presley in several movies, and for Viva Las Vegas, Max used two Old Yeller race cars in the movie (one crashed)."
http://www.ada.org/news/3511.aspx

The ladies love a racing legend

Sir Stirling Moss and the Maserati 250F feel the love at Donington Park http://motormodels.tumblr.com/

Beautiful Audrey Hepburn riding a bike

Via: http://voiture-jaune.tumblr.com

the choice selections from voiture-jaune.tumblr so far, James Dean scene from Hud, and Steve McQueen on the set of Great Escape before the bike jump

These two images are enduring.

I've read but can't recall the story with Dean Jefferies and the woman... maybe it was her car? Anyway, cool artists paint box, I've photographed all the pinstripers paint boxes that I've come across so far, and it's very interesting to me to see how each puts their name / logo on them with a bit of lettering and pinstripping

from http://voiture-jaune.tumblr.com/

the inventor of the mobile (hanging art piece of many balanced parts) Alexander Calder

from http://voiture-jaune.tumblr.com/



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Calder has a brief but unenlightening description, and doesn't hit the innovative genius key that a documentary I watched did. Alexander Calder had a roll of wire in his pocket and a pair of pliers, and when inspiration hit he would create, anywhere and anytime, and made masterpieces like this circus of minitures

For a gallery of Alex in his studio: http://lecontainer.blogspot.com/2010/06/calder-in-his-studio-dav.html

New photos of Burt Munro and his first time at Bonneville have been found

above and below are the images that show Burt having just been given the sack of money that everybody donated to (love the comraderie of racers) that was a scene in World's Fastest Indian and the above moment was captured by another camera http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/they-passed-hat-for-burt-just-like.html

From http://www.jockeyjournal.com/?p=710 . The photos were taken by Jack Brady, and are in the Kellogg collection, and I came across them at http://chromjuwelen.tumblr.com/post/789278888/the-jockey-journal-blog-archive-the-passion-of

For all the other information and photos of Burt I've come across:

On walkabout Saturday, at Fleetweek Speedfest

patina on a Vette? I don't see that often... and it's got a Ratfink, ergo, it gets posted

The military aren't charged for the event, but have to be there in dress uniform. I always hated that, having to be in dress uniform at an event where you are likely to get dirty, just think about all the brake and rubber dust.When is the last time you saw a coon tail cap?

Bring a kid to a show, in action. Very cool!

Cadillac Barritz convertible... the first one I've ever seen

The godfather of the GTO, Jim Wangers. Really nice guy, I got to talk to him for a few minutes. He is very generous with his time, and a pleasure to chat with.

Burt Munro at Bonneville 1968, Hot Rod Magazine coverage

For the Car Craft 1963 coverage see: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/06/burt-munro-coverage-in-car-craft-1963.html

Hurst "His and Hers" shifter advertising

Early Hurst advertising

I remember reading that this is what George Hurst started with, and was so successful that he started branching out. "When he made Almquist's acquaintance, Hurst and Campbell were working out of a garage outside Philadelphia in Abington, with engine mounts as their lead product" http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2006/09/01/hmn_feature10.html

Also see the most clever one I'd come across: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/11/very-cool-hurst-ad-great-concept.html