Nice film but these were not the first cars with wings. German-born Swiss national Michael May ran a Porsche 550 with a wing mounted on top at the Nurburgring in 1956.
May dad & I attended the race a CMS the night Jim Cushman showed up with the FIRST winged modified Number 711. 711 was the address of Goodale Auto Parts, 711 E. Goodale, Columbus. It took three weeks to get the stock 270 H.P. Chevy powered race car dialed in. After that no one could touch 711 & Cushman, on dirt oil or pavement.
Jack Bowsher #21 also appears later in a checkered shirt on the flagmans stand. Earlier we see Harold Smith there also. The wedge shaped car (also using aero downforce) was Bobby Marvin who was later killed in a sprint car. The colorful flagman MAY have been Shorty Miller in his early days. This was truly the "run what you brung" days when cubic inches and brains could still beat rectangular dollars and BS.
Great video I love to see more of the old movies .very interesting to see what it was like back then.and to see the great drivers that I here so much stories about. thanks for the video
Nice film but these were not the first cars with wings. German-born Swiss national Michael May ran a Porsche 550 with a wing mounted on top at the Nurburgring in 1956.
fatbaldblokebb 4 months ago
thegreati12
Cushman was my favorite racecar driver ! !
thegreati12 1 year ago
May dad & I attended the race a CMS the night Jim Cushman showed up with the FIRST winged modified Number 711. 711 was the address of Goodale Auto Parts, 711 E. Goodale, Columbus. It took three weeks to get the stock 270 H.P. Chevy powered race car dialed in. After that no one could touch 711 & Cushman, on dirt oil or pavement.
CobraBall135 2 years ago
Jack Bowsher #21 also appears later in a checkered shirt on the flagmans stand. Earlier we see Harold Smith there also. The wedge shaped car (also using aero downforce) was Bobby Marvin who was later killed in a sprint car. The colorful flagman MAY have been Shorty Miller in his early days. This was truly the "run what you brung" days when cubic inches and brains could still beat rectangular dollars and BS.
JimfromOH 2 years ago
Great video I love to see more of the old movies .very interesting to see what it was like back then.and to see the great drivers that I here so much stories about. thanks for the video
budlightme 2 years ago
off the chain. awesome. so modern looking. wow.
Ricktator122 3 years ago
I remember one night a race car turned over and they had trouble getting the driver out because he weighed about 350 pounds! What a mess!
Another time a driver got caught juicing his fuel with alcohol. All about 1959.
TooRadical2 3 years ago
was this the start of the supermodified
bill1962us 4 years ago