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 [...]
Bob Lewis was a frequent competitor in the southwest desert racing circle in the 70’s and early 80’s. In fact, he was the first off road racer to use KC Daylighters! Below are some of the photos found on this page along with a few others that I have found around the internet. If you [...]
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 & [...]
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.
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While the PPI prepared factory Toyota race trucks are often associated with Ivan “Ironman” Stewart, this one is driven by Frank “Butch” Arciero Jr. Any idea on what the light on the passengers windshield frame is for? I assume it is a light?
The Randall family has been racing Jeeps in the desert long than I have been alive. Now the 2nd (or is it 3rd?) generation is racing a Jeep J10. Talk about old school! I love it…the red Jeep pickup reminds me of the old Roger Mears and John Dyck Jeep Honchos from the 80’s. You [...]
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 the [...]
Some of you may recall our Big Oly Bronco articles here and here . While the Bill Stroppe truck was ahead of it’s time, there was a lot of wild vehicles that followed a few years later. Take for example, Frank “Scoop” Vessels Chevrolet Blazer. I came across these photos on the Old Photos thread [...]
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 [...]
Almost a month ago we did an article on the Vic Hickey 1969 Chevrolet race truck owned by Ron Johnson. At that time, we promised your more photos and here they are! Cliff Coleman is one of the original drivers and will be driving the race truck once again in the upcoming NORRA Mexican 1000 [...]