That is Bob Holt riding Ed Kretz pre war big base scout, FDB 381 at the 1949 Daytona 100 mi. race*. He took 3rd # 15 in 1948, 4th 1949. Kretz had Bobby Turner ride the bike the next day in the 200 miler. Bobby expired at 176 miles, placing 38th* That was when it they ran it half on the beach and the road that ran parallel to it, by the late 40s it was just over 4 miles per lap.
Well the current owner of the Indian, Gary Landeen, managed to track down Bob Holt, and some of the subsequent owners, heres one of the photos he took of the 81yr old back on the same Indian 61 years between the photos, great to see.
Yeah Kawa, it is interesting to find out if there is a story behind an old picture. But it has to be sommit really interesting such as one I saw recently of Mick Grant in green racing leathers coming off a Norton at teh TT I think it was.
ReplyDeleteOld pics are great. This weekend I was checking out a bunch of "tin-types" from the 1860's that a friend of mine has around her studio. About 50 years before Indian was one of the biggest "Motocycle" producers on the planet. No bikes or autos in those pics. I lived near Springfield Massachusetts as a kid. Never saw any Indians. I think the cops were riding Electra-glides by then.Only other bike I remember is an old pre-unit Triumph, my Cub Scout "Den-mother's" oldest son owned.Got my first ride on it...and was hooked on bikes. Wish I had some pics of her place from that time. She had an old 30's La Salle on blocks in the driveway. I sometimes wonder if that bike is still leaning against the back of the house by the basement hatch....Hairy Larry
ReplyDeleteYou never know Larry it might still be there..
ReplyDeleteThe tintype pics are interesting, if they have been looked after the detail is fantastic considering when they were taken.
Heres a bit about them if anyones interested
Tintypes are a very early type of antique photograph dating back to the late 19th century. They were originally created by coating specially made tin plates with a light sensitive emulsion. These light sensitive plates were placed in holders in the back of view cameras and exposed to light when the photographer opened the camera lens. The plates were then processed in a darkroom with chemicals. The resulting portraits were gray in appearance with good detail but generally flat in contrast. There is no negative in the tintype process, making each one a rare, one-of-a-kind photograph. Tintypes are valuable capsules of history and should only be directly worked on by an archival specialist. Today virtually all tintype images needing restoration are restored digitally on the computer.
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