Then:   June 1954   This 1939 Ford Deluxe was owned by Loyd Harlan (foreground). The first place trophy on the cowl was won at Great Bend. Bob Lash is behind Loyd.

Now:   October, 2002   This 1972 Nova belongs to Bob Lash (foreground). And yes, Loyd Harlan is the guy standing behind him this time.

Then:   1969   This 34 Victoria belonged to Bob Lash. Bob's dad purchased the car new in 34. Here it has a 274 C.I. Chevy Small Block, 4 speed transmission, and 5:12 gears. It ran in the 12's with a 2 barrel carburetor.

Now:  2001   Here is the same 34 Victoria (redone a few times) still owned by Bob Lash

Then: 1969 at Manhattan Raceway Park. Billy Graham's Preacher Man 52 Chevy.

Now: 2002   Billy Graham owns his 52 Chevy again. Believe it or not this is the same car with some mods of course. 

L-R 1989: Pat Cox 27 T-Roadster, 1999: Same Roadster owned by Roger Hammerschmidt and driven by Sam Hammerscmidt, 2001: Same Roadster owned by Ken Bergner.

This page is an extension of the Blast From The Past page. Roger has a few old pics of some cars or drivers from the early days of racing and some from present day of the same car or driver. The left pane of the page will show the old picture of the car or driver and the right pane will show the current picture of the same car or driver. If you have any photos that fall into this category, let us know.