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Post by youtubefiend on Sept 17, 2009 17:06:06 GMT 1
 The reputed 52,000 crowd at The Valley, Charlton, May 1948, to watch the USA team in action. Attachments:
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Post by haflinger121 on Sept 17, 2009 18:48:43 GMT 1
I've always loved that Charlton pic. Here's some more from the tour, this is Lana Turner on parade at Stamford Bridge. Attachments:
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Post by haflinger121 on Sept 17, 2009 18:50:16 GMT 1
Dicing at Walthamstow. Attachments:
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Post by haflinger121 on Sept 17, 2009 18:51:38 GMT 1
The cars at their maintenance base, an old barn somewhere by the look of it. Anybody know where it was? Attachments:
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Post by administrator on Sept 7, 2010 17:52:59 GMT 1
Bridge 1948/2.jpgA 51,000 crowd watched the start of the American midget car season at Stamford Bridge May 1948. News cutting by Derek Bridgett. Attachments:
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Post by memaerobilia on Oct 23, 2010 19:29:45 GMT 1
As promised on other thread, here are a couple of Original 1948 Black & white photos from Art Hartfield, who drove the # 1 car on that circuit. Fortunately, all of his original photos have his nice long captions/descriptions on the backs. (shown here in quotation marks) First one is a good shot of the stadium. A good close up look shows how easily the lights can be reversed from covering the inner (cinder coveerd, midget racing) track, by swinging them around to cover the outer (dog-racing)track. His caption for this one: "Stamford Bridge Stadium, 1948, London, England Dog race track on outside. Short 1/4 mile cinder on inside. It was later paved."  |
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Post by memaerobilia on Oct 23, 2010 19:45:18 GMT 1
"Loading one of the lorries to go to Whitesbridge Track, southwest London. My #1 at back of lorry, just loaded" It clearly shows Bill Martin's # 35, and Speed Boardman's # 67, in front of Hatfield's #1. Both of those cars are featured near the beginning of the Pathe News film clip, referenced in the other thread on this forum.  |
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