Roaring Roadsters Old Photo
Throughtout California and later the U.S. | Thirties and Forties
Mostly California
Thanks, Ron Brooks, Jack Asvitt and Mike Peters
A Hot Rods Online Photo Expose
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Author Don Radbruch stated in Roaring Roadsters that "Nobody knows how many track roadsters were built - a good guess would be at least a thousand. Perhaps two dozen exsist today. When the roadsters era was over some cars were stripped of the engines and left to rust away. Hundreds old roadsters were victom of cannibalism - racecars eat each other. Thus was the fate of many roadsters whose usable parts went into sprint cars - the roadster itself sort of disappeared. A sprint car ate my roadster. The engine, gearbox, rear end and a few other parts went into a sprinter. The frame was cut up to make various parts for the sprint car. The body was put out back and forgotten."
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