Hello members,
I'm a new member, and this forum has helped me in a huge way with my 'new' '05 XF. Thank you all.
My Dad, Bill Cole, was a member of the SCTA and a club known as the "Strokers" from Whittier, CA. He had a large format camera, and shot color film, which was quite rare in those days.

Attached are some of these images that I've scanned. Enjoy!
John

 

More images from Bill Cole, Bonneville, 1952. Enjoy!
John

 

Those are some really nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.

 

You're very welcome.

 

Yes,
thanks.

 

Fantastic pictures, very nice. Thanks for sharing.

 

Love those skinny tires!

 

What a great idea it was when they used old aircraft fuel drop tanks!

 

You guys are welcome. Must have been really neat to see this in person.
J

 

Thanks for posting , some great shots of the past,

 

Wonder where those rides wound up. Hope they are still out there in someones garage.

 

Al, I believe the 'So Cal Speed Shop' tanker car is still around, or one just like it.
Every so often, you hear of a tanker car turning up somewhere in Southern Calif.
My dad kept some of his hotrod things into our childhood (early '60's), I remember the boxes of parts. We even had a surplus drop tank in our barn. When dad sold all of the parts, the drop tank remained, and one of the halves made a suitable canoe for our pond. The good ole days...
John