Sacramento
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In the 1930s an "older" guy named Harry Westergard ran around the streets of Sacramento in a stripped down and modified 1929 or 1930 Ford Model A roadster. He and other roadster owners hung out at Jack's Stack Associated Flying A Gas Station at the corner of 18th and L in downtown Sacramento, across from the Capitol. At the gas station Harry met Norm Milne and Dick Bertolucci.[1] Street racing was all these young bucks could do, as there were no facilities for organized competitions. They raced after dark, usually just a block or two ahead of the local police. The war interrupted the nights at Jack's Flying A station, and all was quiet until the summer of 1945. In 1945 Norm decided to form a club in order to legitimize their activities and to try to get rid of the outlaw stigma. The first meeting of the newly formed club, the Capitol Auto Club, was held in Harry's chicken coup shop on Fulton Avenue in September 1945. The club went on to be the Thunderbolts Car Club. Because of this, Jack's Stack Associated Flying A Gas Station is known as the place where hot rodding was started in Sacramento.[1]
After the war, the center of rodding activity in Sacramento moved to the Milne's Richfield station at 25th and Broadway.[1]
Contents
- 1 Custom Cars of Sacramento, California
- 2 Hot Rods of Sacramento, California
- 3 Pinstripers of Sacramento, California
- 4 Body, Fender and Custom Shops of Sacramento, California
- 5 Custom Paint Shops of Sacramento, California
- 6 Custom Car and Hot Rod Clubs of Sacramento, California
- 7 Dealerships of Sacramento, California
- 8 Citizens of Sacramento, California
- 9 References
Custom Cars of Sacramento, California
Norm Milne's 1938 Ford Convertible Sedan
Mel Falconer's 1939 Ford
Gene Garret's 1940 Ford
Harold Ohanesian's 1940 Mercury Convertible Sedan
Al Lauer's 1941 Cadillac Convertible
Duane Aspengren's 1949 Hudson - Night Train
Richard Gregg's 1950 Ford Pickup - The Capri
Bobbie Nessur's 1952 Ford
Otto Rhodes' 1953 Ford F-100 - The Mountain Pearl
Don Tognotti's 1955 Ford Thunderbird - The Green Voodoo
Bob Yoas' 1957 Chevrolet Corvette
David Rolin's 1957 Ford - The Tormentor
John and Rebecca Hackler's 1958 Chevrolet Impala
Henrik Forss' 1966 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88
Hot Rods of Sacramento, California
Don Tognotti's 1913 Ford Model T Roadster - "King T"
Henrik Forss' 1930 Ford Model A Coupe - Hollywood Howler
Harold Ohanesian's 1934 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Pinstripers of Sacramento, California
Body, Fender and Custom Shops of Sacramento, California
Bertolucci Body & Fender Shop
Brown Brothers
Cottle's
Harris' Body Shop
Rick's Body Shop
Sherm's Plating
Custom Paint Shops of Sacramento, California
Custom Car and Hot Rod Clubs of Sacramento, California
Cal Creepers of Sacramento
Thunderbolts Auto Club
Dealerships of Sacramento, California
Citizens of Sacramento, California
Al Lauer
Bob Yoas
Bobbie Nessur
David Rolin
Dick Bertolucci
Dick Katayanagi
Don Tognotti
Gene Garret
Harold Ohanesian
Harry Westergard
Henrik Forss
John Hackler
Marian Cattles
Mel Falconer
Rebecca Hackler
Tom Pagano
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Norm Milne
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