Shelby races Mickey Thompson, wonder who won?

Tribute to Mickey Thompson

Mindblowing, Sears was a Shelby parts outlet... look closely at the catalog bottom half

Along with Mickey Thompson, Hedman, Holman Moody, they also sold Shelby stuff. Whoa.

Mickey Thompson Dec 7th 1928 Mar 16th 1988

"he DID IT ALL. He ran dragstrips, made speed parts, built differing cars in all different types of motorsports, dragsters, funny cars, driving, owning, off roading, indoor racing stadium racing. He appears to have the gift of doing what ever he set his mind to do, and he also had the drive to go out and do it all." 85-percent Grenade Inspector

For more about Mickey, including some never before published photos from some guys who met and photographed Mickey when he was at a drag race
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=456675&page=2

Mickey Thompson Equipment company advertising

Yesterday I didn't even know Mickey had an equipment company... now I have ads to share with you. Life's funny like that.

Classifieds, all sorts of amazing finds; Famous people's cars, and the Polynesian

Eddie Hill, top fuel driver

Fastest car of 1958, the Mickey Thompson - Voight streamliner

Bruce Crower's record holding Bonneville racer

Eric Rickman, photographer for Hot Rod magazine

Mickey Thompson tribute webpage

http://www.thompson-motorsports.com/mt.html

Mickey Thompson's murder solved by jury

The business partner and motocross race promotor Michael Goodwin, 61, now faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. He grabbed a sailboat for the Caribbean just after the murder and stayed out of the US for quite awhile. No physical evidence connects him to the murder committed by two black men who took off on bikes, and have never been seen again.

Trial information from the news says that they shot Mickey several times but assasinated his wife in from of him, before fatally shooting Mickey.

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=2771478
http://ktla.trb.com/news/ktla-thompsonverdict,0,3492982.story?coll=ktla-news-1
http://www.canyon-news.com/artman/publish/article_5176.php
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2011/01/04/goodwin-found-guilty-in-mickey-thompson-murder/

the only 1962 Pontiac Catalina Bubbletop made for Mickey Thompson, by Pontiac Developmental

Photographed at the Pontiac Oakland national convention (thanks Dave!) is the only bubble top 1962 Catalina. Its also seen here: http://chrysler300country.com/pontiac_389_super_duty_2.htm

Just prior to the September 1961 NHRA Nationals at Indianapolis, Pontiac introduced a new 421 cubic inch engine rated at a ridiculously low 373 horsepower. The only people who could get them were the Mickey Thompson crew. I believe they only went into 1962 models because of the date they were introduced. Hayden Proffitt, driving Mickey Thompson's 1962 Catalina, beat everyone with a 12.55 / 110.20 run, unheard of in 1961.

....Thompson and the crew from Royal Pontiac in Royal Oak, Michigan, seemed to hit upon the same idea at the same time. According to Larry Davis's book, Quarter-Mile Muscle: Detroit goes to the Drags, both teams converged on the 1962 NHRA Winternationals with Tempest two-door coupes fitted with 421-cu.in. Super Duty V-8s.

Proffitt also drove a 421-powered Catalina in the Super Stock class during that event, but ran just 12.75 seconds with it. http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2008/05/01/hmn_feature9.html

Classifieds in old magazines turn up incredible cars, Phil Hill's Ferrari, Tucker #8, and Old Yaller III, 1 of 16 XK-SS, Shelby GT 350, Fangio C type

You do realize what a treasure you'd have, if you'd bought Mickey's Bonneville record setting car ... or if your parents had and you inherited it!

1953 Gran Prix winner, driven by Fangio you aren't going to top that easily

Briggs Cunningham 1962 Le Mans

1959 Pebble Beach 1st in Class Chrysler Ghia

The above and below were both sold by the same guy

See also: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/11/breedlove-bonneville-javelin-record.html and a 427 AC Cobra http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/11/from-1969-hot-rod-magazine-classifieds.html