Rod Perry Photos

All photos are from the Art Dahlberg collection.

Roddy strikes a checkered flag pose with the Bob Hamke designed and built #3. This car was usually driven by Hamke’s son, Bob Hamke Jr. Designed and built in 1965, this machine was truly revolutionary. Hamke used a much modified Corvair transaxle, the power plant was a methanol burning, fuel injected, magneto fired 327 Chevy. The round, silver tank at his left arm was an coolant expansion tank from an early Corvette, the radiator was in the nose of the car and the car had a sealed cooling system. Note the wing: This wing on the #3 car was the first wing that 119 had, the first of three different wings that 119 would see in its career. The classic Kendall jacket says that this pic was taken either in late fall or during the winter months, you don’t often need a jacket in S Florida!
Art Dahlberg