I only made it to Pleasantville a handful of times in the very early 70's, but what I do remember was the variety of cars that raced on what I remember was a sandy/gritty, worn out asphalt surfaced speedway. For a dirt track fan even at that young age, I still really liked that place, and wish I had gotten to go there more often. I was looking through some images from the "Koyt Collection" that had been captured from the camera of the late George Koyt, from the various tracks that he attended, and wanted to share this one for a couple of reasons:
First, the #1 is one of those coupes that I don't think were allowed to run at Flemington and East Windsor because it was pre-1936, and if I remember correctly it is because cars earlier than that did not have solid roofs(?). I'm no expert so if someone has info they can share, please do. That #1 has it all going on for me... A unique, really cool coupe body... just the right amount of rake... driver sitting near where the back seat would be.... headers and side pipes right out there where they could be seen..., and a simple color/lettering combo... The back of the picture says "Bill Moore - 11/76." I hope that is the correct name and thank you to anyone that had anything to do with building this car, and getting it to the racetrack. Another cool thing about this picture is if you look in the background, it sure looks to me like Billy Pauch in his Gremlin bodied Sportsman. Billy didn't race at Pleasantville much, but I know he was there at least once. We miss our friend George, but his memory lives on through the images that he collected along the way.... I hope even those who didn't get to Pleasantville, still enjoyed looking at the picture of the #1.
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