Gene Johnson was from Ft. Pierce and ran a straight eight Lincoln in this classy hand crafted mod.
"Gentleman Jim McGuirk" of Vero Beach was my hero. He was a gentleman on and off the track. Pound for pound, the car is the neatest race car for its time that I have ever seen. He also ran a time or two at Daytona in one of Marty Little's dad's cars.
"Hoppin' Harry Pullen" in his Crossley bodied GMC straight six also won many features at Eau Galle & Orlando.
The one of the Hudson Hornet is when Bill Posey was 17 years old at the Eau Gallie Speedway. Notice the 5 gallon 'fuel cell', a Jeep gas can in the back seat - they really had some safety rules in those days.
Dumont Smith in 16K
Bill Posey in early model Ford
...before the days of factory made race cars, when modifieds were really one of a kind modifieds. Bob Dawson was from Orlando I'm pretty sure. He ran a small block chevy. When carburation was limited to a single two barrel, if my memory serves me correctly - don't quote me, his mech, Ted Hey, put on a two barrell from a Sherman Tank!
