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As I work on the history of Deano Dyno-Soars, record Dean and Ken Lowry's collections, and Dean's daughter Marla's keep-sakes, this is an example of what I am finding....

Nice !

Can't wait for the full article. Will it fill an entire issue Deano?  Maybe a Hot VWs special edition?

I have found sooooo much information and photos, that I will have a difficult time condensing it down to 4 pages? You gotta be kidding.

Phase One: Deano Dyno-Soars
Phase Two: DDS
Phase Three: A-RPM
Phase Four: Deano de Tucson
Phase Five: Compacts/To#¤ta
Phase Six: Deano's Dynosoar Parts
Phase Seven: D&D?

A 6-part series - Cool!!!
That will tide us over until you get the book published!!

    Deano

    I am trying to get a hold of Peggy's mother as we talked.

    Frenchy

Awesome Deano, as always... 8) 8) 8) 8)

Nice score Deano !
Is it possible to say more about your project : a book ? a special issue ?
And don't hesitate to share with us.
Thxs
IP

I was surprised to learn that Deans daughter has moved to Missouri. Here daughter was posting on the HAMB board awhile back and said they moved to Missouri a couple years ago ( talk about culture shock) . She said the family has had many things stolen out in So-Cal. I guess many of the parts, memorabilla, etc are long gone.

I have not gotten the whole story on this part..... But I am working on it.

I wonder if Don Cossey had any role in that, based on conversations I've had with folks I wouldn't be surprised.   >:( >:(  I hate to hear of anybody getting ripped off, especially irreplaceable things.

Stop messin' - Write a book!

Happy 2010 Dean!

 



 

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"I wonder if Don Cossey had any role in that, based on conversations I've had with folks I wouldn't be surprised. I hate to hear of anybody getting ripped off, especially irreplaceable things."

Hmmm, the more I think about this one, the more it makes sense.

Deano, when i was doing the original Cal Look book, Dean told me he had lent one of his photo albums to a journalist who was supposedly doing a feature for "a magazine". He couldn't remember his name and never saw the album again. That sucks. I thought that would be that, but  he still went ahead and lent me his other stuff, which was typical of Dean. It makes me sick to think of people taking advantage of him. I wonder if that 'lost' album is the one that showed up last year in New Mexico?

All this talk of alleged stealing sucks...

Deano I for one would be proud to buy a book about the Lowrys if it goes in that direction.

Seems a shame to limit this to a few magazine articles, especially if you have found a trove of information just waiting to be shared.

Yes, I remember that happening. Now, if my old brain would recall who that was!

DEANO,,,

IF YOU TALK TO MARLA TELL HER ....   I SAID HI !!!

TELL HER ....    TO TELL LARRY HI TOO !!!

LOVE DOUG...

Here is today's pop quiz. In the first photo, we have the newly built Deano Dyno-Soar building on Borchard Ave., in Santa Ana, circa 1969. In photo two, a close up, we have..... who? Is it Dean Lowry or Gene Berg leaning against the building?

      I say Gene

      Frenchy

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I agree.  Looks like Gene...

Definitely the GENE pose. Hey DEANO,  I have some shots no one on this forum has ever seen and they are from FEBRUARY 1969 from a race at IRWINDALE.  A close friend of mine Bob Calkins was stationed in Long Beach and took these shots while on leave.

Hope the lounge enjoys these shots. The first one is a shot of the earliest DDS car.  I will post the second one of the engine.  They are vintage 1969 photos.

Rick M

Picture #2 from Irwindale, DDS engine shot at an event in February of 1969.  Notice the dial-in on the rear window is 12.00.

Rick Mortensen

Rick, those are incredible shots from Irwindale. I know exact where those were taken too. That's the old In & Out stand near the finish line on the pits side. Great color, and super early vintage, right before the '69 Winternationals, but running #2 money bracket this Saturday (usually, the date stamped on the side of the photo frame is when they were processed by Kodak, Since the '69 Winternationals are usaually the first weekend in February, I would think these photos were taken before Pomona, perhaps at the warmups in January or earlier. Since there isn't any stickers on the car, I would date these photo prior to Dean running Pomona). That car was only 3 months old then, and looked fresh. Notice the lack of a pulley on the engine, and the use of a Bosch 010 distributor, instead of a magneto. Interesting. I would like to get hi-res scans of those for this collection. Please e-mail me at dean@angliaobsolete.com

Thanks for posted those super-rare shot of Deano's first "Deano" car!

Dean,

I emailed you with my friends email address attached.  He is a professional photographer and I know would love to help you out with better scans. He is a die hard VW guy and will be glad to assist you with these shots for the article.

You are most likely correct on the actual date of the shots. Tell Bob I forwarded them pix to you.  He is a great guy.

Rick Mortensen

Great pictures, thanks Rick for posting them!

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thanks for sharing the shots rick. 8).UD.

GB

Deano,

Were you able to hook up with Bob?  I know he would help you out on this one. I thought it was an incredible shot when he sent it to me.  It was definitely when the car was fresh...minus stickers, etc.  What a find!

Rick Mortensen

Thanks Rick, Yes, it is a done-deal with Bob. I already have the scans...

Dean and Rick, you are some stand up kinda guys, keepin' the ol' Man's legacy alive. I thank you very much.

Respectfully,

Chris Andrews - The (unarmed... ) Mailman

ps;

I apologize to you Frenchy and the many others whom I had failed to mention of your continuing contributions of texts and image postings of Dean Lowry.

Humbly,

Chris Andrews

Chris,

How have you been?  I sure wish I had jumped on buying the old Ray Vallero 912 from you. Business fell on its face and I had to reel things in.  I still remember when the car was going together.  A fabricator named Dave Brackett, known for a lot of early harleys, hot rods and other cars, helped build the chassis for the car. It was right around the Bill Mitchell era. It was another car that got little ink but was truly a car at the front of the era...but got little time in So Cal or other events where Ray could get some ink and recognition.

Good to see you posting here! Where did the Vallero 912 end up?

Rick Mortensen

Rick,

PM sent to you.

Chris Andrews - The (unarmed... ) Mailman

here (http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,9948.msg177553.html#msg177553) rick , check behind the engine  ;)

Up until a few days ago, the 912 was advertised on www.thesamba.com by Jeff Denham.

I heard it may have ended up in FRANCE?

Rick M

dosent matter who owns the car who has owned the car or who wants to own the car. it will ALWAYS be RAYS 912 PRIDE AND JOY (ROCKET). the end . UD . sorry about the hijack .

me too

I agree – we are all just custodians of famous cars, never the 'owners'.  ;)

More often than not, I feel like my car owns me. Not the other way 'round! :D

This feeling is extremly familiar to me as well  ;D

madfrog

Ugly Duckling,

I have a special fondness for the car because I watched RAY build it. He used to do my machine work in the early 70's.  I purchased his first BUG-IRON drag car from him, minus motor and trans...and have always admired his work.

Rick M

This one?

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/rebec1/BugIron.jpg)

Kinda like good beer! Just borrow it for a while, Till it doesnt make you feel good, Then get rid of it

Eric (Madfrog)

That is the car. Few people know it but Ray ran 11:40s with the car in H/Gas. He was right on the class record with the car when it was first out.  It had 17" halibrands on the front, tube axle, Deano wheels on the back, a hilbonre (1600V) injected 2180, a roller(SPG) crank, Norris cam (if I remember right, and Ray did his own heads and other miscellaneous work.  He was and still is a very talented machinist.

Rick M

Thanks Rick,

Does he still works on VW's  today ?

madfrog

hey rick how are ya . i to have the utmost RESPECT for ray i raced against ray in 85 at one of your events BUGRUN i think you permoted that one .   and when i worked at berg i use to see the car in front of the shop when ray would come down. so i gusse i sorta grew up around the car seeing it at sac numerose times. ray is a ultra talited indvidual.  ;)  sorry deano another hi jack. JD . 

ok back to the topic at present. our good BUDDY DINO.  UD .

Forgot to post the shot of the BUG-IRON car at Sac Raceway. Here is is.

RM

you ever thought about starting a RAY thread?  ;)  UD .

Where did this artwork this come from, or which car was this on?

Dean K. aka Deano,

You are really not going to like me for writing this but, "You have really gotta be kidding me (us)".

The image that I believe that you refer to (http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11608.0;attach=39261;image)

is on the nose of Dean's buggy, of which Jeff Denham is now its current Caretaker. I honestly thought for certain that you would have known that as I and many of the members of the Cal Look Lounge, realize your long term commitment to our hobby (lifestyle) thus prompting my expectations. I do apologize for any brash assumptions on my part. I am just flabbergasted that it did not click for you at the time of your post.

Respectfully,

Chris Andrews - The (unarmed...) Mailman

Chris, no biggie. I just can't recall seeing Dean Lowry's buggy up close to remembering this artwork. During the mid-to-late eighties, when Dean and Marla drove this car, I was not attending that many VW events, and few in Arizona (I was covering more off-road events in Baja than shows and drags). It wasn't again until later on I once again went to a lot of VW drag event, including the PHX Bug-O-Rama. I am very fond of the Deano artwork that Richard McPeak created back in 1968.

Chris,

Unless the little snort was built prior to 1972, I would have to say Ray was first.  The Bug Iron car was around in 1971. So, not sure where little snort got his inspiration from.

Rick M

dean and marla arnt the only ones that drove the buggy. i had many of fun passes down the track with that car thanks to dean and his son larry. palm dale and early RACE TILL THE SUN COME UP BIG WILLE TERMINAL ILAND. probably one of the most exciting cars ive ever driven. UD .

Sorry about not mentioning you Jeff, but again, that was 1984ish when I was not attending that many VW drags. As much of a fan of Dean Lowry that I am, I really don't know that much about this buggy.

no problem dean .  i was just LUCKY to be there and very THANKFUL  to the lowry family.  dean larry marla / ken don.   UNFORGETIBLE times.  UD .   

just a tid bit of deans history 8). UD

I used to go to the San Jacinto sand drags all the time as a kid.

Buggies, Rails, Jeeps all the way to Blown funnycars - what a blast!!

I just found this sticker inside Frankie Freeman's old single cab pickup. It is the only one I have ever seen..... A small foil Deano Dyno-Soars sticker with the Alton Street address! Frankie had stuck it up on the overhead air box and was very difficult to get a decent photo of it, since it wrapped around the edges. Remember, the Lowry Brothers were only at the Alton address for less than a year, during late '68 - early '69.

  SOOOOOOOO......Its Sunday and im  getting ready to have some delicious lasagna for a wonderful sunday lunch by myself and am  forum surfing and I lock onto this awesome thread and begin reading when all of a sudden I get this wiff of burnt rubber?...Its at this time I realized that when I turned on the oven to 375 to get my lasagna ready I forgot to take out my  pots and pans which ended up melting inside the oven ...  I eventually had to evacuate my living quarters to rid of both the horrible stench of burnt plastic and the  column of smoke that permeated EVERYTHING ....  I love this stuff/keep up the good work all..!!  >> needless to say my 'new 2 week old cookware' now resides in the trashbin..!!   peace/Dyno  PS: Time to add Allzheimers to my list....LOL

Dyno, that is why they invented drive-thrus....