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Offline Gary Perkinson

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Can anyone ID this timing tag?
« on: July 27, 2014, 01:01:06 PM »
Was just reading a story about two Muntz Jets from the early '50s that are coming up for auction. I know nothing about these cars, but as I was scrolling through the photos, I said to myself, wow, one of these might make a pretty cool LSR car. Then, to my surprise, the last photo is a closeup of a very faded metal timing tag:

http://blog.timesunion.com/carsource/wp-content/blogs.dir/2528/files/1953-muntz-jet/ca14_r0143_15.jpg

Looks like the car went 116 mph somewhere and at some point in the '50s, but I can't figure out the tag.

Here's the whole story for anyone who's interested:

http://blog.sfgate.com/topdown/2014/07/24/the-cars-of-madman-muntz-two-of-them-are-coming-up-for-auction/?cmpid=hp-hc-cars#25323101=0

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Re: Can anyone ID this timing tag?
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2014, 01:38:37 PM »
Russetta Timing Association
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Offline 4-barrel Mike

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Re: Can anyone ID this timing tag?
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2014, 01:43:01 PM »
Tom McCahill - famous 50s's automotive journalist.

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Re: Can anyone ID this timing tag?
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2014, 02:09:10 PM »
Could be a reproduction tag, tho.

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Re: Can anyone ID this timing tag?
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2014, 02:23:51 PM »
Sept 5th 1953. I'll check if Russetta had a meet that day.
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Re: Can anyone ID this timing tag?
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2014, 02:32:24 PM »
September 5, 1953 was a Saturday . . .

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Offline jimmy six

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Re: Can anyone ID this timing tag?
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2014, 02:37:58 PM »
Maybe the first number isn't a 9... I thought it was?
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Re: Can anyone ID this timing tag?
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2014, 04:27:50 PM »
Look's like a 8.
Russetta timing rights were purchased  by the late Doc Jeffries (BRN) When he passed the Late Jack Dolan. When Jack passed i found no new owner ship, maybe GMC 6 can find as they were all SDRC club members.
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Offline Gary Perkinson

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Re: Can anyone ID this timing tag?
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2014, 04:28:09 PM »
Thanks for the info, everyone!

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Re: Can anyone ID this timing tag?
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2014, 10:40:23 PM »
A friend has most all the results from the SCTA not Russetta, but has some. After Bob Higbees passing I recieved all his notes, memos, results, and Board/Reps minutes. I put them all together with my friends. He also had some Russetta. I'll look tomorrow.
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Re: Can anyone ID this timing tag?
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2014, 01:21:57 PM »
Didn't have anything on the 1953 Russetta season. One needs to contact Bruce Giesler to see how they did their timing tags. The one in question appears to be done with hand punches which they could have been. The SCTA did not allow coupes at this time so if it true the car would have been run with Russetta.

I have an original Russetta timing tag from Marvin Lee's streamliner and it is more professionally done.

There is dirt? under the lower rivets so all looks old. I did not know if Russetta ever gave out tags with no numbers or location..........JD
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Re: Can anyone ID this timing tag?
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2014, 12:44:56 AM »
the decal on the firewall of image #3 and #4 is from the 1953/4 Bonneville Speed trials.

Coupes were allowed in 1954 as I have a photo of the Chrisman coupe, Doc Gage, Mickey Thompson 9rtatty looking yellow thing), toros/Ariasalong with several others which gives a bit more credence to the Russetta tag being legit.
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Re: Can anyone ID this timing tag?
« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2014, 09:31:02 PM »
 I ran a 32  5 window at SCTA lakes and Bonneville in 1953   :cheers:
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Re: Can anyone ID this timing tag?
« Reply #13 on: July 30, 2014, 10:47:24 PM »
Was it Purple? Wayno
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