I'm sure  Aussiebill will come up with some great Aussie  names and stories .One name that comes to mind is Bob St Lawarence ??? Anyone remember him ??? Wally Pushkey ,Bert Jones, Len Lukey ,just to name a few .Maybe we will need a page for each country ???

Lon

yblocksdownunder

Lon,

Bob St. Lawarence, didn't he have something to do with a freight train?

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

LON, yes, i,m working on Bert Jones story, i miss him! Len lukey road raced that famous light blue 56 customline and developed the Lukey line of exhaust products through the 50,s onward. i supplied a lot of parts to his son who was restoring his dads racecar. You could buy Lukey dual exhaust system for 56 customline, including both tailpipes, mufflers, L and RH Headman style headers for about $60.00. Bob st lawrence was great back yard inovator and held y block record in a rail for years until recently as most know. he then handfabricated from steel plate a FE type block to run at drags, i cant quite remember the exact facts but truly was a pioneer, currently over here we have Al boughan ( lons neighbour) campaigning a 56 customline sedan, circuit racing and reving to 7grand plus to run em down on the straights. I,ll try to do some pics. best regards to all. bill.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

In Bob St. Lawrence’s defense, if we had to work with what he worked with (and made from scratch), He’d likely still hold that record.  But it was Bob St. Lawrence's record that gave Randy Gummelt a target to shoot for and then Bob Lindsay another record after that in which to go after.  In essence, Bob St. Lawrence started the ‘fast’ movement of the Y on this side of the pond.  It just took us awhile.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

TED, so rightly put! its peoples achievements like bobs that set the bar for all to follow in any sport or level, bob is not well and busy with a lot of help getting his rail together for final blast,  if you all want to have an insight to the man check this link and i think you,ll appreciate his enthusiam!!

http://www.wadragracing.com/joomla2/component/option,com_joomlaboard/Itemid,26/func,view/id,12968/catid,3/

Charlie, bobs cars were all named Saint Train.

I,m sure we all wish him the best for his next achievment. regards bill.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Is Bob aware of the troubles he started "up over"? I would hope he knows all about the new international craze called Y-Block. Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

While thinking over Bob st lawrences career and curtain call, I have some old pics of how he did it in the 60,s!  Just good old lets try this and see what happens!  Also picture of his old hand fabricated steel engine, fashioned on y block/FE with Hemi heads, it is rebuilt and in his rail ready to run in next week or so.  NOTE! it is worth spending some time checking all the links and story within the link i posted earlier.  How do you say what you think of such a man, an inovator and certainly seated in the y block hall of fame!

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

 One other name I forgot to mention who would be in the legend catagory would be a guy named "Cusso Bill " .I have never met this guy in person ,but have spoken to him plenty of times on the phone .Bill has been playing with Y-Blocks since the mid 60's.Bill was surely one of the pioneers of modifing Y-blocks and Customlines .Plenty of times he would send you whatever parts you needed and worry about the money later .I hope in my lifetime to learn half of what Bill knows Y-Blocks .I  forgot to mention he has a beautiful 56 Sunliner . He also goes by the name on this forum of "Aussie Bill ". Bill ,you are an Aussie icon in the "Y-Blockers " Hall of Fame .

Lon

yblocksdownunder

lon i will second that many a time have bill & i had a chat on the phone when we were supposed to be working haha i will even go so far as to say to us guys in aus, bill your a living legend you can never do enough to help us when we need something & your knowledge is amazing & now i see i can come to you for sewing machine stuff as well believe it or not i have a mint condition 1956 singer 201p that was my mums i love that machine it sounds like a v8 when it runs. so cusso bill take a bow you deserve it.

moz. geelong victoria australia.

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Although maybe not as far back as the Y but Gurney Westlake comes to mind for the small block ford stuff and from what I remember there is a stash of Gurney Westlake stuff in Windham Maine right down the road from me. I have been meaniong to look the stuff but haven't made it there yet.

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?