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70′s Desert Racing Bronco Photos

Here is a set of 70′s photos about a desert racing bronco that has had a run of bad luck. “Johnnie Crean’s Bronco during a race at Borrego (Ocotillo Wells) was disabled with a broken rear differential. I removed the rear driveshaft and was trying to deflate the front tires for more traction to climb [...]

James Garner In A Bronco?

Here is a rare shot of movie star James Garner in a Ford Bronco race truck. You may recall that Garner drove a lot of Vic Hickey built vehicles, like the Goodyear Grabber Olds 442 that we featured a while ago. This photo, which I found on this thread on Classic Broncos.com about rare & [...]

Arcerio Off Road Racing Family

The Arciero family has a long history of racing all forms of motor vehicles, including off road racing. Frank Jr, (aka Butch), Al and now Ryan have won many championships over the years. Make sure to check out their website to learn more about this incredible family.

A Legend To Drive A Legend

Ron Johnson, owner of the James Garner driven Goodyear Grabber Olds 442 race car , is happy to announce that Rick Johnson will drive the restored race car in the upcoming NORRA Mexican 1000. Rick Johnson (no relation to the Ron Johnson, the owner of the car) is fresh off the Trophy Truck win at [...]

Manny Esquerra Photos

The grandson of infamous Ford racer Manny Esquerra is asking for photos of his grandfather on this thread on Dezert Rangers. Manny passed away during the 2008 Parker 400. Ironicly, he lived in Parker and had a very popular Mexican resteraunt. He started off with a Bill Stroppe prepared Courier, followed by one of the [...]

Tom Strong Class 4 Chevy Photos Or Info Wanted

Mark Newhan has recently picked up the old Tom Strong Class 4 Chevrolet race truck and is looking to restore it. He has posted on Race Dezert that he is looking for photos or information about the truck. Anyone have any info on this old workhorse? I know he ran a lot of off road [...]

From The Archives #4

Here is a picture that I forgot I had! Bill Stroppe in the infamous Big Oly Bronco. Anyone know what year and where this is from?

Willys CJ3B Brazil To Alaska Scout Trip

Derek over at The CJ3B website always has the most interesting articles! His recent article about the 1955 travels of a CJ3B from Brazil to the World Scout Jamboree 1955 to Alaska and back to Brazil is awesome! You have to check out the travels of these young men. It would be an incredible adventure [...]

Dune Buggy Archives!

Dune Buggy Archives has to be one of the neatest dune buggy sites around! They have all kinds of information about all kit buggies, from the famous Meyers Manx to the more uncommon Sears Rascal pictured below. If you need information on any kit buggy, chances are that the guys in the very informative forum [...]

From The Archives #3

Here is another one from my massive collection of old 4×4 photos. If you have any information about this vehicle or the drivers, please post it in the comments. Was this a preproduction Willys? The fenders and grille look different. Were the drivers from the US Army?

Dodge Military Power Wagon Assembly Line Photo

Here is an interesting photo that was sent into me by a reader. Can anyone tell us about this picture? I assume it was in the 50′s, but that is all I know. Click read more to see a larger image and leave us a comment!

1979 Dodge Power Wagon Magazine Ad

Here is an ad that I came across recently. I am not a fan of the quad headlights. How about you? You have to love the tag line… “Dodge is into Truckin’ like America is into jeans.” Click on the read more button for a larger image.

On a quiet night, you can hear a Willys rust…

I know that is not how it goes…it is suppossed to say “On a quiet night, you can hear a Chevy rusting…” I came across these pictures of old Willys and Power Wagons on Forward Look Guy’s Flickr page. These were all for sale a few years ago, but I am not sure if they [...]

69 Vic Hickey Race Truck!

I have been talking to Ron Johnson from Washington state for the last year or so. He is, from what I have seen, the worlds best historian on Vic Hickey race vehicles. Not only does he own an incredible amount of photos, magazines and other Hickey memorabilia, but he also owns a few original Hickey [...]

Monster Truck Photo Vault Found!

I have been away for a few weeks visiting my sick father and the rest of my family in BC. Sorry for the lack of updates! Anyways, I was checking out the Bang Shift blog and came across this post with a link to this Monster Truck photo website. Talk about bringing back memories!

90′s North East Sand Drags

Once again, Sand Drag Central has a great post with some photos of 90′s North East sand drag action. There is a lot more photos on their site!

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