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The Original Black Widow restored by Richard Riddell
Constructed in 1952
“THE BLACK WIDOW” Builders: Wally Olson (1952), Bill Scott (1954) and Richard Riddell (2005) The garage uncover of the century! How lengthy have you been hot rodding vehicles–given that the 1950’s? Several of us got began in the 50’s and 60’s. (For you true old birds out there that don’t forget hot rodding “T” roadsters with Roto-Faze ignitions, Ruxtell 2-speed rear axles, Riley 2-port heads and Laurel lowering kits, nicely what can we say you’re a generation ahead of us and we take our hats off to you ‘original’ hot rodders.) BUT for all of us “The Black Widow” is a serious piece of 1950’s hot rodding annals and a benchmark for the industry! In an article in Hot Rod Deluxe, July 2008 entitled, “Tangled Web” the complete-story of Richard Riddell’s quest to restore the original Black Widow had its public debut. Hot Rod Deluxe reported the car’s winning the 2008 Grand National Roadster Show which was a dream come true, taking “Best Early Altered T Roadster”. (See also Rod and Custom, June 2008.) It was also a contender for the Bruce Meyer award at the ‘Grand Nats.’ Why do guys like Richard Riddell (and the rest of us) commit years (3400 hours in Richard’s case) restoring a car we located in a barn? Answer: ‘For the enjoy of the sport!’ All of us don’t forget some other vehicles with equivalent names, for instance the ‘Black Widow’ Monogram model automobile (“1/24 scale model/Ford ‘T’ Pickup Rod/removable top” by Mattel top quality hobby kits). Also, we remember General Motors/Chevrolet coming out in 1957 with their initial racing version Chevy known as “The Black Widow.” But predating each of these historic cars is the “The Black Widow” constructed by Wally Olson to help maintain his kids out of problems in 1952 and first débuted in Hot Rod magazine, September 1954 in an article entitled, “Lil’ Beau T”, which read, “Wally Olson, Fresno, California, automotive machinist, is the fortunate owner and builder. Duane Taylor was named in for the physique function.” It added as to why he built the car, “What with so much current upheaval in the teen-age ranks, Wally figured that a positive-fire way to eradicate those totally free-time, nothing-to-do troubles would be to interest them (his 9 and 12 year old sons) in a rod. So far the idea has worked like a charm.” In time the household moved on to other projects and Bill Scott purchased the car and redid it with fenders, headlights and all the stuff to make it ‘street legal’—as we utilised to contact it! The 1st documentation of the auto being known as “Black Widow” is discovered in the magazine Rodding and Re-styling, August 1957 issue. That post reported Bill Scott’s modifications to Wally Olson’s car, “The front finish was revised to incorporate a tubular axle and tube shocks. The new owners also equipped the car with a new power plant. The original mill is a ’41 Merc bored out .100 inch over stock, ported and relieved…includes eight.5-to-1 Offenhauser heads, a Weber complete-race cam, and an Evans 3-caberator manifold.” [Note: The numerous engines that have been housed in this car later varied see final Merc build particulars beneath.] Don’t you really like the sound of that “ported and relieved” and “full-race cam”—when’s the final time you used those terms? By the time the 1959 Hot Rod Annual was published the automobile-title stuck for all time “The Black Widow.” Riddell’s two-Year Renovation! According to long time race auto builder Richard Riddell’s log he states, “Sometime in 1955 Wally sold his roadster to Bill Scott. Bill again named on Duane Taylor to turn the auto into a bonified street rod. With the additional of windshield, head lights, tail lings, and fenders it was lastly in a position to jump into his little Hot Rod and go crusin’. The pin stripping was done by none other than Dean Jefferies with the familiar cobweb and spider on the turtle deck.” He reports that the car’s 1st win was “…a 5 foot trophy at the Sacramento AutoRama in 1957 for ‘Best Roadster’. Yes, Bill’s automobile was possessing the time of its life getting 1 of the very best seeking early California street roadsters of all time.” Richard states, “Bill Scott died about 1987…for several years the vehicle languished…getting worse and worse…as is so often the case for old Hot Rods.” The garage discover in 2005 notes, “At a glance the roadster didn’t appear that negative.” But the Naugahyde and carpet were shot, fenders, original wheels and hub caps to name a couple of difficulties for the yet to begin restoration. Riddell notes, “Under a somewhat decent physique and paint job lurked a mess that went beyond your worst nightmare.” He adds, “I started questioning how I could salvage this little beauty in the rough. Not that numerous men and women have restored an old Hot Rod but, those who have know what I’m speaking about. It’s significantly tougher than building a rod from scratch. But the roadster was begging to be restored and I’m glad that I was chosen to do it.”and#9472Richard died shortly right after finishing the project but happily he was able to see “The Black Widow” win the ‘Grand Nats’ and have a feature center-spread post in Hot Rod Deluxe. Here are a couple of of the Riddell-engineered refinements to this original automobile. and#61692 Recessed pockets had to be constructed in the frame rails to accept the front motor mounts which double as water pumps. and#61692 New front radius rods had been constructed out of heavy wall chrome-moly tubing. The original ones have been so poorly produced that they have been unsafe. and#61692 The right master cylinder banjo fitting was not accessible so, he fabricated a new 1 from scratch. and#61692 The tooling mandral had to be CNC machined to facilitate metal spinning new brass tail pipe finish bells. Hey would you agree? Hot rodding is an art form and some Hot Rod Artists have mastered the craft and Richard Riddell is one of them!!! Reconstruction points of interest: and#61656 Original steel body and doors welded shut and#61656 ‘42 Merc 274 c.i flathead (present engine) and#61656 ’39 Lincoln-Zephyr tranny and#61656 ’34 Ford rear with Halibrand rapid-modify center and enclosed drive shaft and#61656 ’39 Ford hydraulic brakes all about and wide “5” 16-iunch wheels and caps and#61656 ’37 Ford tube axle and#61656 Engine by RPM Machine and#61656 Chrome by Ace Plating and#61656 Frame completed by Capps Powder Coat and#61656 Physique/paint by Showtime Customs and#61656 Upholstery by Brents Why is the automobile becoming sold? To quote his wife Pat, “Unfortunately, Richard passed away on March 18, 2008 and will not get to take pleasure in seeing the new owner drive away with a piece of automotive history.” Richard’s loyal wife Pat grew up around racing given that she was 9 years old. Her maiden name was Rodriguez. If you grew up at Lion’s Dragstrip, as she did, you may possibly remember her father’s rail? He and his brother ran an old leading alky rail below the name “Rodriguez Brothers”. Pat said, ‘As I was expanding up I frequently wondered how I would ever meet somebody to marry, given that all that our household ever did was go to the drags. Then one particular day Richard came along and met me at the Winternationals.’ Effectively the rest is history. For Pat following Richard’s death there are just as well numerous memories attached to all the memorabilia, race automobiles and hot rods in their storage—she would like to sell “The Black Widow” to some deserving hot rodder. Terms of sale: five,000.00. Please contact Don Burdge at DreamRodLocator or call him at 619.804.8033. You should contact me just before Leno does! We have hundreds of added photographs and many 50’s and present magazine articles offered to seriously interested buyers.
Black Widow – Christopher Allison Photography -1
Image by christopherallisonphotography.com
Christopher Allison Photography
619-368-2202
ALL Photos ARE COPYRIGHT PROTECTED & Accessible FOR Purchase OR LICENCING
The Original Black Widow restored by Richard Riddell
Constructed in 1952
“THE BLACK WIDOW” Builders: Wally Olson (1952), Bill Scott (1954) and Richard Riddell (2005) The garage find of the century! How lengthy have you been hot rodding automobiles–given that the 1950’s? A lot of of us got began in the 50’s and 60’s. (For you actual old birds out there that bear in mind hot rodding “T” roadsters with Roto-Faze ignitions, Ruxtell two-speed rear axles, Riley two-port heads and Laurel lowering kits, effectively what can we say you are a generation ahead of us and we take our hats off to you ‘original’ hot rodders.) BUT for all of us “The Black Widow” is a significant piece of 1950’s hot rodding annals and a benchmark for the sector! In an post in Hot Rod Deluxe, July 2008 entitled, “Tangled Web” the full-story of Richard Riddell’s quest to restore the original Black Widow had its public debut. Hot Rod Deluxe reported the car’s winning the 2008 Grand National Roadster Show which was a dream come accurate, taking “Best Early Altered T Roadster”. (See also Rod and Custom, June 2008.) It was also a contender for the Bruce Meyer award at the ‘Grand Nats.’ Why do guys like Richard Riddell (and the rest of us) spend years (3400 hours in Richard’s case) restoring a car we discovered in a barn? Answer: ‘For the adore of the sport!’ All of us keep in mind some other automobiles with equivalent names, for instance the ‘Black Widow’ Monogram model automobile (“1/24 scale model/Ford ‘T’ Pickup Rod/removable top” by Mattel top quality hobby kits). Also, we bear in mind General Motors/Chevrolet coming out in 1957 with their very first racing version Chevy referred to as “The Black Widow.” But predating each of these historic automobiles is the “The Black Widow” constructed by Wally Olson to support keep his children out of trouble in 1952 and 1st débuted in Hot Rod magazine, September 1954 in an article entitled, “Lil’ Beau T”, which read, “Wally Olson, Fresno, California, automotive machinist, is the fortunate owner and builder. Duane Taylor was named in for the physique perform.” It added as to why he built the auto, “What with so significantly existing upheaval in the teen-age ranks, Wally figured that a positive-fire way to eliminate these cost-free-time, practically nothing-to-do troubles would be to interest them (his 9 and 12 year old sons) in a rod. So far the concept has worked like a charm.” In time the family moved on to other projects and Bill Scott bought the vehicle and redid it with fenders, headlights and all the stuff to make it ‘street legal’—as we utilized to call it! The first documentation of the car getting named “Black Widow” is found in the magazine Rodding and Re-styling, August 1957 problem. That post reported Bill Scott’s adjustments to Wally Olson’s automobile, “The front finish was revised to incorporate a tubular axle and tube shocks. The new owners also equipped the automobile with a new power plant. The original mill is a ’41 Merc bored out .one hundred inch more than stock, ported and relieved…includes eight.five-to-1 Offenhauser heads, a Weber complete-race cam, and an Evans three-caberator manifold.” [Note: The many engines that were housed in this automobile later varied see final Merc construct specifics below.] Don’t you love the sound of that “ported and relieved” and “full-race cam”—when’s the final time you used these terms? By the time the 1959 Hot Rod Annual was published the auto-title stuck for all time “The Black Widow.” Riddell’s 2-Year Renovation! According to extended time race vehicle builder Richard Riddell’s log he states, “Sometime in 1955 Wally sold his roadster to Bill Scott. Bill once more referred to as on Duane Taylor to turn the auto into a bonified street rod. With the extra of windshield, head lights, tail lings, and fenders it was finally in a position to jump into his small Hot Rod and go crusin’. The pin stripping was completed by none other than Dean Jefferies with the familiar cobweb and spider on the turtle deck.” He reports that the car’s first win was “…a 5 foot trophy at the Sacramento AutoRama in 1957 for ‘Best Roadster’. Yes, Bill’s vehicle was possessing the time of its life becoming a single of the ideal looking early California street roadsters of all time.” Richard states, “Bill Scott died around 1987…for several years the vehicle languished…getting worse and worse…as is so often the case for old Hot Rods.” The garage uncover in 2005 notes, “At a glance the roadster didn’t appear that bad.” But the Naugahyde and carpet have been shot, fenders, original wheels and hub caps to name a few troubles for the yet to begin restoration. Riddell notes, “Under a somewhat decent physique and paint job lurked a mess that went beyond your worst nightmare.” He adds, “I began wondering how I could salvage this small beauty in the rough. Not that several folks have restored an old Hot Rod but, these who have know what I’m speaking about. It’s a lot tougher than creating a rod from scratch. But the roadster was begging to be restored and I’m glad that I was chosen to do it.”and#9472Richard died shortly right after finishing the project but happily he was in a position to see “The Black Widow” win the ‘Grand Nats’ and have a feature center-spread write-up in Hot Rod Deluxe. Here are a handful of of the Riddell-engineered refinements to this original car. and#61692 Recessed pockets had to be constructed in the frame rails to accept the front motor mounts which double as water pumps. and#61692 New front radius rods were constructed out of heavy wall chrome-moly tubing. The original ones have been so poorly produced that they were unsafe. and#61692 The correct master cylinder banjo fitting was not available so, he fabricated a new one from scratch. and#61692 The tooling mandral had to be CNC machined to facilitate metal spinning new brass tail pipe finish bells. Hey would you agree? Hot rodding is an art kind and some Hot Rod Artists have mastered the craft and Richard Riddell is 1 of them!!! Reconstruction points of interest: and#61656 Original steel body and doors welded shut and#61656 ‘42 Merc 274 c.i flathead (current engine) and#61656 ’39 Lincoln-Zephyr tranny and#61656 ’34 Ford rear with Halibrand rapid-modify center and enclosed drive shaft and#61656 ’39 Ford hydraulic brakes all around and wide “5” 16-iunch wheels and caps and#61656 ’37 Ford tube axle and#61656 Engine by RPM Machine and#61656 Chrome by Ace Plating and#61656 Frame carried out by Capps Powder Coat and#61656 Body/paint by Showtime Customs and#61656 Upholstery by Brents Why is the vehicle being sold? To quote his wife Pat, “Unfortunately, Richard passed away on March 18, 2008 and will not get to appreciate seeing the new owner drive away with a piece of automotive history.” Richard’s loyal wife Pat grew up about racing considering that she was 9 years old. Her maiden name was Rodriguez. If you grew up at Lion’s Dragstrip, as she did, you could don’t forget her father’s rail? He and his brother ran an old top alky rail beneath the name “Rodriguez Brothers”. Pat said, ‘As I was increasing up I frequently wondered how I would ever meet an individual to marry, because all that our family members ever did was go to the drags. Then 1 day Richard came along and met me at the Winternationals.’ Effectively the rest is history. For Pat right after Richard’s death there are just too numerous memories attached to all the memorabilia, race cars and hot rods in their storage—she would like to sell “The Black Widow” to some deserving hot rodder. Terms of sale: 5,000.00. Please contact Don Burdge at DreamRodLocator or contact him at 619.804.8033. You ought to contact me ahead of Leno does! We have hundreds of extra photographs and several 50’s and present magazine articles accessible to seriously interested buyers.
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