While you do not see many Nissans racing off road these days, they were a force to be reckoned with in the 80’s to mid 90’s. Roger Mears, Spencer Low, Jack Johnons and other infamous drivers brought the Nissan brand to the winners circle often. Spalind has some great photos on his flickr site!
Ron Johnson has made some huge progress on the former Vic Hickey Olds 442 desert race car that was formally driven by James Garner. Check out the new suspension! Ron has posted photos on the restoration thread on Race Dezert. Great job Ron!
Back in September, we did an article on the Volvo Burro Buggies . Steve Hecker, the current owner of the Burro Buggy in the article’s photo, sent me some more photos of the 3 Burro Buggies that he owns. The 1968 racing Volvo Burro, the 1968 Tiny Thompson racing Burro and the 1968 Les Choat [...]
Mickey Thompson was one of the great pioneers of off road racing. Not only did he promote some of the best racing in history, but he was also a leader in off road racing technology. Check out the link to see some of his unique creations!
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The 67-72 Ford is my favourite truck body style, followed by the 62-66 Ford, then 60’s Dodge or 67-72 Chevy. I think this truck may move the 62-66 Ford truck up to the top!
I was going through some old book marks and came across this thread from 2006 on Race Dezert about old Dodge desert racing trucks. I added a few more photos to the mix to get the interest started again. Walker Evans and Rod Hall rock!
Gud Racing has recently purchased the Holman, Moody, Stroppe, Hearst, Sealund, KbarS race bronco and is restoring it to it’s former glory! Check out the link to see the Ford Bronco in it’s different stages, from a stock Bronco, to a mildly modified version in the late 60’s and early 70’s, followed by a lengthened [...]
A new Canadian Off Road Racing website is gaining a lot of new members! Make sure to check out the photos as there is a ton of vintage off road racing photos from both BC and Ontario. Check out the new network on Ning.com
Back in 2005, Kash Vessels (son of off road racing legend Frank Vessels) started a thread about vintage desert racing on Race Dezert.com and posted a photo of his fathers infamous BFG Blazer from the 70’s. The thread gained interest and is currently 116 pages! If there is one thread on Race Dezert, this is [...]
When I was researching the James Garner Olds 442, the AMC Ramblers that raced the 69 Baja 500, and the Peter Brock Datsun 240Z that raced the Baja 500 , I started a thread on Race Dezert about vintage desert race cars. You seriously have to check this thread out! There is a ton of [...]