| Photo ID # | c12.17.06_039_UNK_BED_0049_1 |
| Car #: | #39, 12, 1 |
| Driver (s) : | Johnny Karp, Ed Tyson and Wally Campbell |
| Location: | Bedford, Pa |
| Date: | 1949 |
| Photographer: | Weiss Photo |
| Photo provided by: | Jeff Hardifer (May have been provided to Jeff from John Kuhn.) |
| Comments: | Comment from Jeff: This is ASCRA's July 1949 visit to the Bedford Speedway. Johnny Karp is in the Super Highway Garage #39 followed by Ed Tyson of Langhorne in the #12 and Wally Campbell in the Wally Marks #1. |
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| 12/16/06 | 3-Wide | Another great photo from the early days of stock car racing. (Check out the 2 guys standing on top of the car in the background on the left getting a free view of the action.) |
| 12/17/06 | Ned | There are a few watching from the tall building as well. I love those safer barriers. I wish I were there right now! |
| 12/20/06 | Jeff Hardifer | This is ASCRA's July 1949 visit to the Bedford Speedway. Johnny Karp is in the Super Highway Garage #39 followed by Ed Tyson of Langhorne in the #12 and Wally Campbell in the Wally Marks #1. |
| 07/20/07 | Jim Murrow | When we went into World War 2, in 1941, all domestic automobile production
was halted, and the Auto plants were converted to the production of War supplies. Although
Ford had nothing to do with Jeeps before or after the war, they made a lot of them during
the war, etc.changes in domestic car designs were halted till the war ended. Therefore,
for example, a 1941, and a 1948 Ford are the same car. Same with the other cars. (Ever see
a 1943 Chevy convertable?) I don't know which year the #39 is, but there were very few of them used for racing, because they were top heavy, and didn't handle well. I guess nobody told that to the # 39 car ! - Jim Murrow |
| 12/02/08 | fltlnjok | The # 39 is a 1941 Ford. That style of coupe body was unique
to 1941. Maybe some few were made in 1942. the '46 to '48 coupes were
made with rear seats while the '42 and older had jump seats. There were also a very few 1941 & '42 bodies made which were quite similar to the '46-'48 models. The rear window line was less sloping and longer to allow the rear seat. I'm still a Chevy guy, but I know early Ford bodies. One of Craig McC's cars was a 1941. Easy body to find, but that one never performed to Craig's liking. |
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