As Ken started his quest he has met alot of nice people along the way and has made a few discoveries, one being this old # 42 Lloyd Beard Super Modified down in Fresno. You can see it's in pretty good condition considering it's just been sitting all these years. As you take a look at these photos if you know of the location of any old hardtops or supers drop Ken an e-mail at usac42@peoplepc.com and let him know. Thanks for stopping by. |
Ken "The Hardtop Hunter" Bonnema |
Ken Bonnema lives in Watsonville, Ca. He's raced with USAC in the TQ division and locally at the old San Jose Speedway in a supermod and in the carbureted sprint divisions (NCMA,Renegade,WSS). This past summer Ken started hearing about various vintage hardtop & jalopy groups running around the country and in Oregon. He decided to start looking for an old hardtop to restore and run in Oregon and also with a planned group here in California. |
As Ken started his quest he has met alot of nice people along the way and has made a few discoveries, one being this old # 42 Lloyd Beard Super Modified down in Fresno. You can see it's in pretty good condition considering it's just been sitting all these years. As you take a look at these photos if you know of the location of any old hardtops or supers drop Ken an e-mail at usac42@peoplepc.com and let him know. Thanks for stopping by. |
The Beard super mod as it sits down in Fresno |
Here's another old super as Ken found it out in a field. |
And now as it sits at Ken's house, yes he now owns it ! |
Ken traveled all the way to Oregon to pick up this car. I believe it's a 33 Dodge with a straight 6 in her as you can see. Ken now owns another Dodge he just picked up from the Redding area. |
During Ken's travels he run into a guy who had a lot of old hardtop, sprint, & super mod parts frames, etc.. but he dosen't want to part with any of it yet. Here's a few pictures of his old hardtop, and a couple of super mod frames ...one with a quick change and front hubs. |
Here's a couple of Oregon hardtops that Ken saw on his trip up north. |
There'll be more as Ken sends me some more photos from his travels. |