05.23.03_014_DAL_VIN_0063

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05/24/03	Jim Murrow	Nice picture, Russ, - This was, indeed quite a famous race car ! Wally was the picture perfect race driver, smooth as silk, and always focused. It was a pleasure to watch him click off perfect laps, and, seemingly, effortlessly cruise to the point in this car. I don't recall for certain, but this may have been the last modified that Wally drove regularly, before following the "Yellow Brick Road", (and his ream), to the red bricks of the Indianapolis 500. Wally enjoyed a long and successful career as an Indy car driver, followed by many years as the highly respected Chief Stewart of CART ! By the way, to the best of my knowledge, Wally Sr. never raced while wearing Victoria's Secret ladies panties, as his son, Wally Jr. did... but, of course, I never actually looked.
11/07/08	Bill Van	OLDS powered.
12.31.12	George Gwynn Jr.	Mr. "POPS" X - Torsion Special - This car is one of the reasons that the 60's is my favorite decade for Modified racing. This coupe represents an incredible shift from the fendered, full bodied coupes of the 50's and early 60's into creations that became indicative of the cut down, streamline, lightweight racecar of the 60's and early 70's. The cars' year and make were completely recognizable but yet the builder was able to massage a stock body and create a truly unique racecar that was fast and sturdy. The car, in most cases, was capable of being run on asphalt or dirt with the ability to be successful on both venues. Even in the poorly lit racetracks of the time, a fan could recognize the car by its silhouette down the backstretch as each car had unique shapes and sizes. These cars, were scary fast and had suspensions and tires, back then, had been were what they are today....lap times would not be far off of the lap times of today. I'll never forget the first time I saw a picture of one of our hometown modifieds in the ever popular Hot Rod Magazine. Hot Rod was totally dedicated to the street rods and drag cars of the day. It had to be in the mid or late 60's and if my memory serves me it was a picture of one of Jim Horton Sr.'s coupes from Flemington. It was in the letter to the editor column and a plea from the letter writer to consider highlighting some of our modified coupes and sedans in their magazine. The letter was referred to, by the editor, as "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder." My take was that the editors of Hot Rod Magazine didn't consider our beloved modifieds to be worthy of their attention. Sad.....they really missed out. George Jr.....Frederick, MD.
12.05.14	fltlnjok	I remember that photo in “HOTROD”. It WAS a #43 Jim Horton Sr. car, driven by Dudie Babey that night. He had won the feature and he was circling Flemington with the checkered flag. Photo was sent in by Bob Matthews of Somerville, NJ and telling the editors they didn’t know zip.
12.07.14	Charles Miller	What's not to like about this great photo. The Barney racecars were always beautiful machines, as is this one. You have an Oldsmobile racer, unheard of nowadays, an up and coming young driver getting his photo taken with a young fan. The thing I notice most, is the home built (single axle ) trailer. Simple, yet effective. Cheap, but efficient. Pull into the pits today with a rig like that, and they would laugh all night.

Photo ID #	05.23.03_014_DAL_VIN_0063_1
Car #:	#14
Driver (s) :	Wally Dallenbach
Location:	Vineland, NJ
Date:	1963
Photographer:	William Curley
Photo provided by:	Russ Dodge
Comments:	Comments provided by Russ: This William Curley photo taken at Vineland Speedway shows Wally Dallenbach and race fan Carol Comfort. This is the Dick Barney # 14, Olds powered Mr. "POPS" X - Torsion Special. The beautiful red coupe carried Wally to 14 feature events at Vineland Speedway in 1963. As with all Barney race cars, which I believe have accumulated over 500 feature wins, it was the finest of the day! Thanks, Russ Dodge