Showing posts with label Big Willie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Big Willie. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 09, 2019

the LA Times has just begun a podcast series on Big Willie


LA Times Studios launched “Larger Than Life,” a docu-series about Big Willie Robinson. Reported and hosted by Times staff writer Daniel Miller

There is a short video to introduce it on https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1147661506349346817

but NOT on youtube, Vimeo, or daily motion,... nothing I can use to embed the video here so you can check it out without clicking through. The podcast is available on Apple, Spotify and Stitcher, just not I Heart Radio

but you can read the LA Times article about Big Willie and the Street Racers: https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-larger-than-life-street-racing-podcast-20190709-htmlstory.html

https://www.latimes.com/projects/larger-than-life-podcast/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/largerthanlifepodcast/

Friday, December 26, 2014

a variety of great dragsters and other cool car stuff from Stiffspeed's 2014 posts


you might not realize why I dig the above image...  Ed is in one of his Weird Os sweaters I've posted so many of http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/roth-monster-shirts-and-goodies-from.html and http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/meet-gang-at-roths.html


I've never seen a Vespa dragster before. Topolino and Bantam, even bucket T, but not a Vespa... thanks to Kim for this link http://www.voicesofeastanglia.com/2012/04/small-and-mighty-the-vespa-400-microcar.html

here's another link to what they looked like: http://khooll.com/post/21387664835/the-vespa-400


it's so rare that a photo of a dealership shows up from the late 60's that looks cool


Big Willie and Tomiko in a photo I've never seen before


Hurst's USO tour girls and Jeep







I'd like to know how he engineered that portable crows nest, and I'd love to make one for a lot of events


429 Boss Cougars






See a lot more good stuff at http://stiffspeed.tumblr.com/

Saturday, February 02, 2013

the 70's were quite a roll, the cars that were customized were far out, the ones that were produced were lousy. Here's a cheer to the customizers, the "Street Freaks" , and the street racers. Winged warrior variety




Daytonas above, Superbirds below




How about that hood scoop arrangement? A pair of Super Bee / Demon scoops, and arranged in a unique way I've never seen before. Plus, the fender scoops for tire clearance that are normally found on Superbirds aren't on this car





all found on http://70sstreetmachines.tumblr.com and http://gassers.tumblr.com