West Coast Vintage Racers - Cars with the #22

Car #22T

This is a black track roadster. The owner built the car in 2000 based on a Model A body. It is powered by a 325 cu in flathead ford that delivers 328 horsepower at 5800 rpm. Pete Samuelson the 73 year old owner driver was the Golden Wheels rookie of the year in 2002. Pete started racing roadsters in 1948, sprint cars in 1954 and quit racing in 1960. In 2000 he got the bug again and built the car so he could vintage race. Pete and his wife Beth are home based in Elbe, Washington.

 

Car #22

This orange midget with white letters was built in 1968 by Edmunds. The car is 36 years old and is powered by a Chevy Sesco 4 cylinder engine. The Sesco was built to compete with the Offenhauser engines that were dominating midget racing. It was built using the right bank of a Chevrolet V8. It was a lot less expensive then an Offy and was competitive with them. This car was raced mostly on the East Coast in New Jersey and was driven by Lew Duncan and Jimmy Kirk along with many others. Harold Braff is the 67 year old owner/driver and has been driving for only 3 years. He bought the car one year ago and is based in Salem Oregon.