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[Norra 1000]

This is Ron Johnson from Tacoma Washington, I have been bitten by the Baja bug, It all started last year when i bought Vic Hickeys 1969 Chevy C-10 4X4 truck that was raced in the 1968 baja 1000 and it was owned by Steve Mqueen, And i also have another a Vic hickey built 1969 Olds 442 that was raced in Baja by James Garner, Iam in the process of building a updated version of Vic Hickeys 1969 Chevy baja Blazer for class 3 racing next year, My goal is to make the 500 in 2008, This is a great forum and the Baja people and a great group of racers, Thanks Ron

[roach]

DUDE!, you have some gold there!!!!!!!
i wanna see some photos, PLEASE!!!
where did you find these history treasures???

[Norra 1000]

The 1969 C-10 truck was built right after Vic built the 2 Baja boots, My truck was driven by Cliff Coleman, It raced in the 68 Baja 1000 and riverside, In 1970 when Steve McQueen bought the two Baja Boots he also bought the two 69 trucks, And Mickey Thompson raced it in 1970, The truck is being restored to its 1969 100% correct race condition, and i will unvail it at the 40th anniversary party and it will be at the 1000 this year

[Blanco]

Welcome! :cool:

Sounds like some nice stuff you have there..

& the blazer sounds like fun...

Please if you have Pics, Please share some with us.. http://www.thewebwheeler.com/forums/images/smilies/16.gif

[jonnyslick]

yes pics .. i wanna see the 442 ...

[BajaBronco13]

Welcome Baja. T Town, nice. I used to visit friends over in Tacoma near Stadium High. Welcome to the club.

CP

[Norra 1000]

I have a ton of original photos from the 1969 race showing the C-10 , Blazer and 442, As soom as i can figure out how to post photos i will get some up, Ron

[Blanco]

Let me know if you need any help with posting them?

If you know how to e-mail them I can host them for you.. :D

[Norra 1000]

Here are some photos of my 1969 C-10 Baja truck the Vic Hickey built in 1968http://dsc00447-1

[Norra 1000]

I cannot load photos, Help?

[Blanco]

I cannot load photos, Help?

:rolleyes: I'll PM you My Phone Number..

[Norra 1000]

Here are some photos of my truck in the 1969 Las Vegas Mint 400 Race

[Norra 1000]

Here are some photos of james Garners 442

[BajaBronco13]

Ron, those are great pics. You definitely have a piece of off road history.

[Blanco]

Wow! that Olds is http://www.thewebwheeler.com/forums/images/smilies/awesome_dude.gif

[Norra 1000]

They will be fun to show off when they are 100% restored, I will post a some photos os the 69 Blazer hickey built in 1968, Iam building a clone of this one for the 500 in class 3 next year

[Norra 1000]

My plan is to buy all the rare Baja race cars and trucks that Vic Hickey built, And any other rare cars and trucks, get them all restored and show them to everyone so they can see where it all started, my 1969 Class 3 Blazer will look like the Hickey blazer but it will be built with the best parts i can build or buy, My main goal is to have fun ,

[jonnyslick]

man that's freakin' rad ... i love these old rigs when men were men! that's awesome. can you imagine running with that motor sitting right beside you in the co-dog position? that's crazy! haha

[Dust]

This is Ron Johnson from Tacoma Washington, I have been bitten by the Baja bug, It all started last year when i bought Vic Hickeys 1969 Chevy C-10 4X4 truck that was raced in the 1968 baja 1000 and it was owned by Steve Mqueen, And i also have another a Vic hickey built 1969 Olds 442 that was raced in Baja by James Garner, Iam in the process of building a updated version of Vic Hickeys 1969 Chevy baja Blazer for class 3 racing next year, My goal is to make the 500 in 2008, This is a great forum and the Baja people and a great group of racers, Thanks Ron

Just too freeging KEWEL!

As others have said Pictures PLEASE. PLEASE. PLEASE!

Dust

[Norra 1000]

I have about 200 vintage photos of the cars and trucks, You want photos you will get photos

[Norra 1000]

more 442 Banshee photos, 1970 Olds 442 Fiberglass body, Tube chassis, Prototype all aluminum 455 motor, Not to bad for a vintage race car

[Norra 1000]

more photos

[Norra 1000]

more Banshee photos

[toddz69]

This is Ron Johnson from Tacoma Washington, I have been bitten by the Baja bug, It all started last year when i bought Vic Hickeys 1969 Chevy C-10 4X4 truck that was raced in the 1968 baja 1000 and it was owned by Steve Mqueen, And i also have another a Vic hickey built 1969 Olds 442 that was raced in Baja by James Garner, Iam in the process of building a updated version of Vic Hickeys 1969 Chevy baja Blazer for class 3 racing next year, My goal is to make the 500 in 2008, This is a great forum and the Baja people and a great group of racers, Thanks Ron

Ron:

Welcome aboard! Those are some of the coolest old school photos I have seen for a long time. Did you own the Banshee when it was displayed at the Baja 2000 party at the Petersen museum in Sept. 2000? I had the privilege of seeing it on display there.

Do you happen to own the #25 car shown in some of the pictures you posted? I believe until recently it was owned by someone in the central CA valley somewhere (used to have some pics on my computer somewhere of it). Not in very good shape at the time. Just curious if you bought it.

Thanks for posting and I look forward to more cool pics!

Todd Z. (fellow old schooler)

[RelentlessPursuitRacing]

WOW! Great stuff! Welcome aboard and THANKS for sharing all your great pics and history. VERY COOL!

[Norra 1000]

I own the 1969 c-10 4X4, And the #25 Steel body 442, I just made the deal on the fiberglass body Banshee and hope to bring it home real soon, As soon as i get it on the trailer i will take to to Rod Halls Off Road Hall Of Fame Museum in Reno for a 6 month display, As soon as my 69 truck is done i will take it to the 1000 this year and then display it at Petersons Aotomotive Museum for 6 months also, The #25 car was in bad shape but it wont be to hard to get back to 100% race condition, I just got a good lead on the 69 Blazer in the photos, And iam also building the 69 Blazer clone for next years 500,I have my work cut out

[Blanco]

That Olds design seems very similar to what I saw at the CORR race? http://www.thewebwheeler.com/forums/images/smilies/6.gif

[petepecas]

Hey Ron, Welcome.
That 442 is incredibly advanced for its time, I mean, that's a Trophy truck basically!:cool:

This is great, it's the typical treasure in the barn....again, welcome to Baja /C3R

[jonnyslick]

you have any current pics?

[Norra 1000]

I will post current photos of all 4 cars and trucks, I had to scan the original photos to post them, I will send a groop of photos of each ride and the info on how i found it, The 1969 Baja truck i found in original condition with the original shocks still on it, and get this the truck only had 13000 miles Yes thirteen troudand, And i paid $500.00 for it, Thats what got me started in all of this cool stuff

[Norra 1000]

Here are a few photos of the 1969 C-10 Hickey truck when i first found it if the back of a tire shop in Alturas California

[Norra 1000]

Here are some more detailed photos, Check out the 1968 racing suspension

[toddz69]

Here are a few photos of the 1969 C-10 Hickey truck when i first found it if the back of a tire shop in Alturas California

Nice...did you know what it was when you found it? Looking forward to hearing how you found all these treasures.

Todd Z.

[toddz69]

Here are some more detailed photos, Check out the 1968 racing suspension

And where in the WORLD did you find those tires?? I see them in all the old photos but haven't seen them on anything modern in years....

Todd Z.

[Norra 1000]

I had no idea what it was, I knew it was a orange 1969 Chev short box truck, I allways wanted one, The guy wanted $1000.00 and i talked him down to $500.00, The truck had so many different things i just started doing research and here iam now

[Norra 1000]

Here are some new tires, I called Goodyear main office and told them what i was doing and they found 100 new tires in Ohio, They were still making them up to 2 years ago, I bought 30 tires

[toddz69]

I had no idea what it was, I knew it was a orange 1969 Chev short box truck, I allways wanted one, The guy wanted $1000.00 and i talked him down to $500.00, The truck had so many different things i just started doing research and here iam now

I'd say at this point you're probably the world's leading Vic Hickey-built race vehicle collector. Now you need to get one of the Baja Boots into your garage.

Todd Z.

[Norra 1000]

The truck had two original custom 16" rims with center offset that cragar made for Hickey, Then i tracked down another owner and got two more rims , And then i got the last two rims with the original tires still on the rims from Bob Law who owns the original Baja Boot

[Norra 1000]

Bob has the Chevy boot and i tracked down the Olds Boot in England, Iam working on getting that in my shop next

[Norra 1000]

The funney thing is that when i bought the truck last October 15 about 8 months ago i did not even know who Vic Hickey was, I did all this in 8 months, Give me a few years

[Norra 1000]

Here is some photos of the 1970 Olds 442 Hickey built and James Garner raced, It was the #25 car, The outer skin has been replaced after a rollover, I have the new correct 1970 body shins, This car needs a lot of help but its worth it for history

[Norra 1000]

more

[toddz69]

The funney thing is that when i bought the truck last October 15 about 8 months ago i did not even know who Vic Hickey was, I did all this in 8 months, Give me a few years

You're a quick study :-). Good job on finding all those tires and original wheels.

Todd Z.

[toddz69]

Here is some photos of the 1970 Olds 442 Hickey built and James Garner raced, It was the #25 car, The outer skin has been replaced after a rollover, I have the new correct 1970 body shins, This car needs a lot of help but its worth it for history

Yeah, that was the car I was referring to earlier. I had a similar shot of it with the John Deere in the background. I dug out a 1970 copy of Popular Hot Rodding with that car and Garner on the cover w/article inside to make sure it was the right car.

I saw Garner in LA last fall at an event at the Petersen's. He's not doing so hot.

Todd Z.

[Norra 1000]

What issue are you talking about

[Norra 1000]

Do you own the big oly bronco ?

[Norra 1000]

All that iam doing is for the love of restoring vintage baja race cars and trucks, I only have been doing this for a short time, 8 months now and if any one out there runs across a part of racing history please let me know if its for sale, My goal is to restore these pieces of history and put them at races - shows - museums and stand back and see if it makes people smile and think of where all of this started, And i will also be on the race course eating dust, I will keep you all posted on the construction of my Recreation of the Vic Hickey 1969 Blazer built to current standards, Baja is more then a race ita a life and it has changed my life and i will have never seen it untill 2 weeks from now

[toddz69]

What issue are you talking about

March 1970.

Todd Z.

[Blanco]

I saw Garner in LA last fall at an event at the Petersen's. He's not doing so hot.

Todd Z.

What? is he sick? :confused:

[Blanco]

So did you get the Olds at a super deal too?

[Norra 1000]

I paid $2000.00 for the 442, It is in bad shape but in needs to go back to race condition, I do car and truck builds all the time so it will be fun

[Norra 1000]

What? is he sick? :confused:
He is getting up there in the years and had some heart issues

[Norra 1000]

I have been working with Rod Hall and i will loan him the 442 for his Off Road Museum in Reno, Iam in the process of forwarding the offer to James Garners manager trying to talk him into making a apperance in August at the Museum we will show his movie Grand Prix and present him with an award

[Norra 1000]

I hope by restoring these vintage cars and trucks and building my C3 Blazer i can bring a little attention to C3, I have been talking to Sal Fish and met with Marty Fiolka about 2 weeks ago and they like what iam doing

[toddz69]

What? is he sick? :confused:

Very weak - had a lot of trouble walking, etc.

Todd Z.

[toddz69]

Do you own the big oly bronco ?

No, I wish :) . I'm a big fan of it - and Blanco put that photo in as my avatar when I joined. Parnelli still owns it and has it in his museum.

Todd Z.

[jonnyslick]

Thanks for the pics. that is some cool history right there!

[Blanco]

Very weak - had a lot of trouble walking, etc.

Todd Z.
When was this? :confused:

I've always been a big fan of his, & am kinda bummed to hear this.

[toddz69]

When was this? :confused:

I've always been a big fan of his, & am kinda bummed to hear this.

I saw him in early November at a Parnelli Jones tribute event at the Petersen Museum in LA. I have some pics at home on the computer. I'll try and post some if I get a chance.

Todd Z.

[Norra 1000]

Here is a photo i just found of the Hickey built James Garner driven 1970 442, I hope to have it restored by the 1000 show later this year ?

[Blanco]

http://www.thewebwheeler.com/forums/images/smilies/cooool.gif

[Yikes]

Here is a photo i just found of the Hickey built James Garner driven 1970 442, I hope to have it restored by the 1000 show later this year ?

I've been watching this thread and just love it. My dad raced in that era and what you're doing makes me feel a part of it, like it's still alive. A very big thanks to you! I've always been a Garner fan as well. Getting the 442 restored by the 1000 looks like quite the task. Will definitely be keeping an eye on your projects.

[toddz69]

Here is a photo i just found of the Hickey built James Garner driven 1970 442, I hope to have it restored by the 1000 show later this year ?

Ron: You want a copy of that article I mentioned earlier with the cover shot of that car? I'd be happy to send you a copy.

Todd Z.

[Norra 1000]

Thanks but i found the magazine and bought it, Thanks for the lead That helped o lot !!!!!

[toddz69]

Thanks but i found the magazine and bought it, Thanks for the lead That helped o lot !!!!!

Excellent - glad to hear.

Todd Z.