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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 find of the century! How extended have you been hot rodding vehicles–considering that the 1950’s? Numerous of us got started in the 50’s and 60’s. (For you actual old birds out there that don’t forget hot rodding “T” roadsters with Roto-Faze ignitions, Ruxtell 2-speed rear axles, Riley two-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 significant piece of 1950’s hot rodding annals and a benchmark for the business! 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 correct, 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) devote years (3400 hours in Richard’s case) restoring a automobile we located in a barn? Answer: ‘For the love of the sport!’ All of us don’t forget some other vehicles with related names, for instance the ‘Black Widow’ Monogram model vehicle (“1/24 scale model/Ford ‘T’ Pickup Rod/removable top” by Mattel good quality hobby kits). Also, we remember Basic Motors/Chevrolet coming out in 1957 with their very first racing version Chevy referred to as “The Black Widow.” But predating both of these historic vehicles is the “The Black Widow” constructed by Wally Olson to help hold his youngsters out of trouble in 1952 and 1st débuted in Hot Rod magazine, September 1954 in an article entitled, “Lil’ Beau T”, which study, “Wally Olson, Fresno, California, automotive machinist, is the lucky owner and builder. Duane Taylor was referred to as in for the physique perform.” It added as to why he built the auto, “What with so much current upheaval in the teen-age ranks, Wally figured that a sure-fire way to remove these free-time, nothing at all-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 loved ones moved on to other projects and Bill Scott purchased the vehicle and redid it with fenders, headlights and all the stuff to make it ‘street legal’—as we employed to get in touch with it! The initial documentation of the vehicle being known as “Black Widow” is identified in the magazine Rodding and Re-styling, August 1957 problem. That report reported Bill Scott’s modifications to Wally Olson’s vehicle, “The front end 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 more than stock, ported and relieved…includes 8.five-to-1 Offenhauser heads, a Weber full-race cam, and an Evans 3-caberator manifold.” [Note: The many engines that were housed in this auto later varied see final Merc construct information beneath.] Do not you love the sound of that “ported and relieved” and “full-race cam”—when’s the final time you utilized those terms? By the time the 1959 Hot Rod Annual was published the auto-title stuck for all time “The Black Widow.” Riddell’s two-Year Renovation! According to extended 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 car into a bonified street rod. With the extra of windshield, head lights, tail lings, and fenders it was finally capable to jump into his tiny 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 very first win was “…a 5 foot trophy at the Sacramento AutoRama in 1957 for ‘Best Roadster’. Yes, Bill’s vehicle was having the time of its life being one of the very best hunting early California street roadsters of all time.” Richard states, “Bill Scott died around 1987…for numerous years the vehicle languished…getting worse and worse…as is so usually the case for old Hot Rods.” The garage find in 2005 notes, “At a glance the roadster didn’t appear that negative.” But the Naugahyde and carpet had been shot, fenders, original wheels and hub caps to name a handful of troubles for the but 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 asking yourself how I could salvage this tiny beauty in the rough. Not that many individuals have restored an old Hot Rod but, those who have know what I’m talking about. It is a lot tougher than creating a rod from scratch. But the roadster was begging to be restored and I’m glad that I was selected to do it.”and#9472Richard died shortly following finishing the project but happily he was able to see “The Black Widow” win the ‘Grand Nats’ and have a feature center-spread article in Hot Rod Deluxe. Here are a handful of of the Riddell-engineered refinements to this original auto. and#61692 Recessed pockets had to be built 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 made that they had been unsafe. and#61692 The right master cylinder banjo fitting was not accessible so, he fabricated a new one particular from scratch. and#61692 The tooling mandral had to be CNC machined to facilitate metal spinning new brass tail pipe end bells. Hey would you agree? Hot rodding is an art type and some Hot Rod Artists have mastered the craft and Richard Riddell is a single 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 being sold? To quote his wife Pat, “Unfortunately, Richard passed away on March 18, 2008 and will not get to enjoy seeing the new owner drive away with a piece of automotive history.” Richard’s loyal wife Pat grew up around racing because she was 9 years old. Her maiden name was Rodriguez. If you grew up at Lion’s Dragstrip, as she did, you may possibly don’t forget her father’s rail? He and his brother ran an old top alky rail under the name “Rodriguez Brothers”. Pat mentioned, ‘As I was developing up I typically wondered how I would ever meet somebody to marry, considering that all that our family ever did was go to the drags. Then 1 day Richard came along and met me at the Winternationals.’ Properly the rest is history. For Pat following Richard’s death there are just too several memories attached to all the memorabilia, race vehicles 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 need to contact me before Leno does! We have hundreds of added photographs and a number of 50’s and present magazine articles obtainable to seriously interested buyers.
Black Widow – Christopher Allison Photography –
Image by christopherallisonphotography.com
Christopher Allison Photography
619-368-2202
ALL Photos ARE COPYRIGHT PROTECTED & Available FOR Obtain 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 uncover of the century! How extended have you been hot rodding vehicles–given that the 1950’s? Many of us got started in the 50’s and 60’s. (For you real old birds out there that bear in mind hot rodding “T” roadsters with Roto-Faze ignitions, Ruxtell 2-speed rear axles, Riley two-port heads and Laurel lowering kits, well 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 significant piece of 1950’s hot rodding annals and a benchmark for the industry! In an post 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 correct, 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 auto we found in a barn? Answer: ‘For the love of the sport!’ All of us don’t forget some other automobiles with comparable names, for instance the ‘Black Widow’ Monogram model auto (“1/24 scale model/Ford ‘T’ Pickup Rod/removable top” by Mattel quality hobby kits). Also, we keep in mind Common Motors/Chevrolet coming out in 1957 with their very first racing version Chevy referred to as “The Black Widow.” But predating both of these historic cars is the “The Black Widow” constructed by Wally Olson to support keep his little ones out of problems in 1952 and 1st débuted in Hot Rod magazine, September 1954 in an report entitled, “Lil’ Beau T”, which study, “Wally Olson, Fresno, California, automotive machinist, is the fortunate owner and builder. Duane Taylor was referred to as in for the body work.” It added as to why he built the automobile, “What with so considerably current upheaval in the teen-age ranks, Wally figured that a certain-fire way to eliminate these 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 thought has worked like a charm.” In time the household moved on to other projects and Bill Scott bought the car and redid it with fenders, headlights and all the stuff to make it ‘street legal’—as we used to get in touch with it! The very first documentation of the car getting known as “Black Widow” is identified in the magazine Rodding and Re-styling, August 1957 situation. That article reported Bill Scott’s changes to Wally Olson’s auto, “The front end was revised to incorporate a tubular axle and tube shocks. The new owners also equipped the auto with a new power plant. The original mill is a ’41 Merc bored out .100 inch over stock, ported and relieved…includes eight.five-to-1 Offenhauser heads, a Weber complete-race cam, and an Evans 3-caberator manifold.” [Note: The a number of engines that had been housed in this automobile later varied see final Merc create information under.] Do not you love the sound of that “ported and relieved” and “full-race cam”—when’s the last time you used these terms? By the time the 1959 Hot Rod Annual was published the vehicle-title stuck for all time “The Black Widow.” Riddell’s two-Year Renovation! According to extended time race automobile builder Richard Riddell’s log he states, “Sometime in 1955 Wally sold his roadster to Bill Scott. Bill once more called on Duane Taylor to turn the automobile into a bonified street rod. With the added of windshield, head lights, tail lings, and fenders it was lastly in a position to jump into his small Hot Rod and go crusin’. The pin stripping was accomplished by none other than Dean Jefferies with the familiar cobweb and spider on the turtle deck.” He reports that the car’s initial win was “…a five foot trophy at the Sacramento AutoRama in 1957 for ‘Best Roadster’. Yes, Bill’s auto was obtaining the time of its life being one of the best looking early California street roadsters of all time.” Richard states, “Bill Scott died about 1987…for a number of years the car languished…getting worse and worse…as is so frequently the case for old Hot Rods.” The garage find in 2005 notes, “At a glance the roadster didn’t appear that undesirable.” But the Naugahyde and carpet had been shot, fenders, original wheels and hub caps to name a couple of issues for the however to commence restoration. Riddell notes, “Under a somewhat decent body and paint job lurked a mess that went beyond your worst nightmare.” He adds, “I began asking yourself how I could salvage this small beauty in the rough. Not that numerous folks have restored an old Hot Rod but, those who have know what I’m talking about. It is considerably tougher than creating a rod from scratch. But the roadster was begging to be restored and I’m glad that I was selected to do it.”and#9472Richard died shortly 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 report in Hot Rod Deluxe. Here are a few of the Riddell-engineered refinements to this original auto. 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 built out of heavy wall chrome-moly tubing. The original ones had been so poorly produced that they have been unsafe. and#61692 The right master cylinder banjo fitting was not available so, he fabricated a new a single from scratch. and#61692 The tooling mandral had to be CNC machined to facilitate metal spinning new brass tail pipe end bells. Hey would you agree? Hot rodding is an art type and some Hot Rod Artists have mastered the craft and Richard Riddell is 1 of them!!! Reconstruction points of interest: and#61656 Original steel physique and doors welded shut and#61656 ‘42 Merc 274 c.i flathead (existing engine) and#61656 ’39 Lincoln-Zephyr tranny and#61656 ’34 Ford rear with Halibrand swift-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 done by Capps Powder Coat and#61656 Physique/paint by Showtime Customs and#61656 Upholstery by Brents Why is the automobile being sold? To quote his wife Pat, “Unfortunately, Richard passed away on March 18, 2008 and will not get to get pleasure from seeing the new owner drive away with a piece of automotive history.” Richard’s loyal wife Pat grew up about racing since she was 9 years old. Her maiden name was Rodriguez. If you grew up at Lion’s Dragstrip, as she did, you may bear in mind her father’s rail? He and his brother ran an old prime alky rail under the name “Rodriguez Brothers”. Pat stated, ‘As I was developing up I frequently wondered how I would ever meet an individual to marry, since all that our loved ones 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 soon 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: five,000.00. Please speak to Don Burdge at DreamRodLocator or call him at 619.804.8033. You must contact me just before Leno does! We have hundreds of further images and a number of 50’s and existing magazine articles available to seriously interested buyers.