29 Tuesday Jan 2013
Posted in Vintage drag racing & old cars
My husband Eric inherited his father’s 1952 Land Rover. 80″ of spunk and character, purchased in Africa by Gerald’s wife Ellen.
And the family myth claims that Hemingway may have touched it.
Gerald’s Rover 30″ x 40″
Another painting, with a favorite bicycle:
Mixte and Rover 36″ x 36″
17 Monday Oct 2011
Tags
California racing, Harley springer, Motor Monarchs, San Luis Cyclery, trailer wreck, vintage drag racing, Vintage hot rod art
These paintings are done from a set of slides my Dad, Don Cudworth, took back in the late ’50’s and early ’60’s. He and his friends traveled out to the Regional Drags in Inyo Kern, California. Except for a little cropping here and there, the images are all as Dad shot them.
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Trailer Wreck 48″x24″
Waiting For The Next Race, Inyo Kern 48″x30″
Open Fuel Drags, Inyo Kern 60″x48″
Weber Cams, Inyo Kern 60″x48″
Motor Monarchs, Santa Maria 60″x48″ To read more about this painting, click here.
Harley Springer, Santa Maria Airport 60″x48″
Posted by cynthiameyerart | Filed under Vintage drag racing & old cars
15 Saturday Oct 2011
Posted in Vintage drag racing & old cars
Tags
Hot rod painting, Motor Monarchs, santa maria racing, Unibody roadster, Vintage car club, vintage drag racing
Motor Monarchs 60″x48″
This is a painting of Dave Marquez of Santa Paula and fellow members of the Motor Monarchs of Ventura. In this photo, they were at the races at Santa Maria Airport. I really loved the faces on these fellows, and the classic California Eucalyptus trees in the background.
I was amazed when my husband Eric found a copy of Hot Rod Magazine that featured this car! So great to see more detail and read the story. Regarding the color: The car was listed as having a paint job of Fluorescent Orange and Refrigerator White, so the painting and Dad’s photo are correct. Hot Rod Magazine always tweaked their covers to be red blue and yellow.
The article (July 1956) may be from later than Dad’s photo, because the car shows some new numbers. It was special for it’s time because the body could be removed in one piece, and it had won “America’s Most Beautiful Competition Roadster” at the Oakland Roadster Show. So now we know Dad had good taste, even back then.
Click the photos to see larger and read the story.
