Bill Collins

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Bill Collins' 1939 Ford Convertible. Bill ran the ford in the mid-1950s. He lived in the Oak Cliff part of Dallas and was one of the early hot rodders there in the 1950s.
Bill Collins' 1951 Ford Two-Door Sedan. Bill bought the Ford as a stocker, and he restyled and repainted it in the mid 1950s.
A mildly restyled 1951 Oldsmobile that Bill owned in 1957. Bill did also own and run the yellow dragster in the photo. Photo from The Bill Collins Collection, courtesy of Karl Knecht.
The Mojo Car was another one of Bill's dragsters. The Mojo Car featured a 300 cubic inch Chrysler Hemi-engine and a Eddie Hill chassis. According to one of Bill's good friends, Bill had average success with the dragster, and he ran 168 mph with it at Green Valley. Photo from The Bill Collins Collection, courtesy of Karl Knecht.


A photo of Bill with one of his roadsters in 1992. The roadster was originally built in Dallas, Texas in the early 1950s. Bill owned the car from the 1970s to around 2008 when he passed away.

Bill Collins of Dallas, Texas. Bill lived in the Oak Cliff part of Dallas, and he was one of the early hot rodders there in the 1950s.


Bill Collins' Cars

Bill Collins' 1939 Ford Convertible
Bill Collins' 1951 Ford Two-Door Sedan
Bill Collins' 1951 Oldsmobile
Bill Collins' Mojo Car




 

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