The Way It Should Be Done....

No big secret that I am a HUGE fan of a Ford produced OHV engine that was mass produced BEFORE the small block Chevrolet, that everyone adores, except myself.  I am used to the ridicule of those diehard bowtie freaks that think I am crazy to put Y-block Fords in my vehicles.  I have also made a ton of money off of those people who threw away these motors and parts, then called me 5 years later looking for this stuff, because they want to be kool like me....  If people like me had an organization or cult for this following, this guy would be our leader.... 

He is the "go to" guy when it comes to making horsepower out of one these so called "boat anchors".  Known on many social groups as "Y-Block Guy", Tim Mc Master has been building and racing these motors for quite some time.  I recently was able to catch up with him a little at Eagle Field.  He came equipped with his slingshot Y-block dragster being towed by his equally impressive Y-block powered Ford longbed.  This truck is a strong runner in itself, with a motor that beats any of mine, and it is his tow vehicle.  Also, he enlisted a buddy Todd Jolliff, with his beautiful 56 T-bird, with long tube headers and a some what stock, (with a sweet exhaust note) 3 pot Y-block in it as a tow car for the return road.  He also brought 2 very lovely back-up girls, to assist with getting the car back in the groove. 

Headhunters in Santa Maria 2012

EAGLE FIELD...

I have rambled on about this place, and perhaps it is getting old..  I went for the first time a couple months back, and will never miss another.  For most of my life, I have attended countless car events.  Many of these events started on the small side and have turned into a HUGE event.  This is how I think the story of Eagle Field is going to go.  This is probably the KOOLEST low stress event I have been to in many years.  Tons of great people TONS of great cars...  I know some of the history of Eagle Field prior to the introduction of race cars, but I will let these photos tell the story.  Keep in mind, these items are NOT roped of..  You can walk right up, look close, and in most cases touch.  If this stuff doesn't give you goose bumps, you reading he wrong blog...



Kool 64 Cadillac

Mohr Kustoms....

This bad boy could be the highlight of your living room

This car is NOT mine, but belongs to my buddy Jason..  Glad the skirts finally made it back on.

Kool Shop Truck

Spied this kool old ford truck at the Eagle Field drag races.  This fellow does alot of kool restorations of pretty much anything you want.  Personally, I prefer the "un-restored" look of this truck.

Kool Hudson at Eagle Field

There was something about this car that really drew me to it.  No, it didn't blister down the track.  No, it didn't launch hard and carry the front wheels past the 60 foot.  As a matter of fact, it may have been one of the slower cars there.  It didn't matter to me, it screamed race car.  I chatted with the old timer for quite a while.  It was made into a race car in the late 50's.  It ran an old Hudson flat 6 powerplant with a hydro.  Over the course of the years he has used several different manifold and carb set ups.  The trans had been gone through a few times.  But otherwise, the car is completely as built in the early 60's.  I wish I had gotton more pictures of it.  It wore a stock dash and interior, with some safety and gauge changes in the 60's.  There was just so much going on here, it blew my mind.  I am pretty sure, this guy does not own a Speedway, Jegs or Summit catalog.  This 13 second 1/4 mile time slip was all done the old fashioned way... 

There was a hand written note on the dash.  It said don't rev it more than 4800rpm or bring a basket..

More WCK Santa Maria 2012

Yet, another award for John...  You would think he would get tired of them...