Below are photos of my attempt at a model of an early (1950s) stock car out of Hackettstown.  That odd looking front bumper is a 1950 Buick Super grille.  The car was owned and driven by Bob Burk.  He and his stepfather Willis "Squire" Bergen owned the B & S Body Shop located at 509 Washington Street, Hackettstown.  This was the source of the car number.  The last three photos are of the original car taken at the body shop.  These fuzzy copies were given to me by my late friend Jack Pace, a friend of Bob Burk and cousin of racer Dave Pace.  There was a lot of race car activity there.  This car was the first, followed by a 41 Ford coupe #509, Dave Pace's first stock car (a 37 Ford flat back #76) and a couple of early #808s driven by Dave Pace.  What really made me try to build this model was the fact that the body shop and these race cars sat directly across the street from the old HackettstownHigh School, which I attended.  Before I learned anything about dirt track racing I was intrigued by and drawn to these cool looking cars and eyed them daily.

great job,all of us old guys remember the race cars in our towns gas stations and garages, thanks for sharing.

Oldtimer- She may be "an oldie", but to me she's a thing of beauty! Great job! The first hot rod that made an impression on me was Augie Moschera's "Little Zero" (-0-).  I first saw this car at the original New Egypt Speedway (1/4 asphalt track) in 1954, maybe '55.  She was a beat up (! think) 1934 Ford coupe, but boy could she go!  There's a photo of Augie doing a victory lap in his -0- on Page 1 of 3Wide's 50s secton.  Scott Ely

http://www.3widespicturevault.com/50spics&vitals/05.15.03___0_MOS_UNK_0050_1.htm

Very cool!

That came out great! 

Really good job!