A variety of photos of the "Stone Woods and Cook" Willys dragsters... the iconic Willys dragster

photos from http://www.oldhippie.com/forums/drag-street-racing/81-street-elem-gassers-roadsters-mod-production-sports-52.html

Jack Benny and Pres. Harry Truman in the photo, Jack Benny, Mel Blanc and Johnny Carson talking about the Maxwell

Drving a 1908 Maxwell, because as a long running joke Jack Benny was playing a miserly guy who wouldn't waste a cent on anything better than a 1923 Maxwell.

Jack Benny appears onscreen driving a Maxwell in the film It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

An antique 1923 Maxwell automobile owned by Jack Benny, the "Cheapest Man in the World" was used as a running gag on both radio (first appeared in 1937) and later on his TV comedy series THE JACK BENNY SHOW/CBS/1950-64. Jack insisted that he could always get a few more miles out of his beat up jalopy. But for all of his tinkering, the car usually drove for about 15 minutes at which time the radiator boiled over, forcing Jack to wait for the engine to cool down before moving along. Jack bought the car second-hand from a dealer called the Smiling Pilgrim.

Once Jack saw his servant Rochester (Eddie Anderson) daintily sponging down the car. "For Heaven sake, Jack yelled "Why don't you use the garden hose on it?" Rochester answered, "Don't you remember the last time I used the hose on it, Boss? The fender fell off!"
from http://www.tvacres.com/autos_antique_jackbenny.htm


In 1907 Maxwell constructed the largest automobile factory in the world, it was in New Castle Indiana, and about 1910-1914 the Maxwell automobile was considered one of the top 3 auto companies in America

Jack Benny and Pres. Harry Truman in the photo, Jack Benny, Mel Blanc and Johnny Carson talking about the Maxwell

Drving a 1908 Maxwell, because as a long running joke Jack Benny was playing a miserly guy who wouldn't waste a cent on anything better than a 1923 Maxwell.

Jack Benny appears onscreen driving a Maxwell in the film It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

An antique 1923 Maxwell automobile owned by Jack Benny, the "Cheapest Man in the World" was used as a running gag on both radio (first appeared in 1937) and later on his TV comedy series THE JACK BENNY SHOW/CBS/1950-64. Jack insisted that he could always get a few more miles out of his beat up jalopy. But for all of his tinkering, the car usually drove for about 15 minutes at which time the radiator boiled over, forcing Jack to wait for the engine to cool down before moving along. Jack bought the car second-hand from a dealer called the Smiling Pilgrim.

Once Jack saw his servant Rochester (Eddie Anderson) daintily sponging down the car. "For Heaven sake, Jack yelled "Why don't you use the garden hose on it?" Rochester answered, "Don't you remember the last time I used the hose on it, Boss? The fender fell off!"
from http://www.tvacres.com/autos_antique_jackbenny.htm


In 1907 Maxwell constructed the largest automobile factory in the world, it was in New Castle Indiana, and about 1910-1914 the Maxwell automobile was considered one of the top 3 auto companies in America

The autographed "Bad News" gasser Willys at the Beatnik Blowout

Roland Leong (the Hawaiian) and Ed Iskendarian (Isky Cams)

Ohio George Montgomery and Leonard Woods Jr (Stone Woods and Cookie (willys))

Big John Mazmanian

Big Daddy Don Garlits and Ray "Cookie" Cook

Linda Vaughn "Miss Hurst" and Leonard Woods Jr again plus Tommy Ivo

Some of the icons of the glory days of drag racing, Pure Hell, Mondello and Matsubara AA/FX, and the Glass Slipper were at the GNRS

Nixon had race cars over to the white house, and fired up Richard Petty's and Mario Andretti's race cars

http://sca.gmu.edu/exhibit/atkins_1.htm

If you want to click on it for the full size and read the whole thing, that is the best way to get all teh info, but simply put, Jackie Stewart and his Lola Chevy, a dragster, Richard Petty's 1971 Road Runner stock car, Mario Andretti's Indy car were there, in the White House drive way.

Petty and Andretti fired up their cars. Wow, that would have been great to experience!

Others there, Swede Savage, Dan Gurney, Penske, Posey, Donohue and Graham Hill

From the Nixon Library:

515 to 527 pm Sept 21 1971 White House

The President viewed an exhibition of race cars. He was accompanied by race car driver Mario Andretti, winner of the 1969 Indianapolis 500 and member of the President's Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
The President spoke briefly to the owners and drivers of the cars:

James Lee, owner

Richard Petty, owner/driver

Andy Granatelli, owner

Carl Hass, owner

Jackie Stewart, driver

535 to 645 pm
The President hosted a reception for automobile racing figures.

from http://www.nixonlibrary.gov/virtuallibrary/documents/PDD/1971/042%20September%2021-30%201971.pdf just page 3, and Appendix D actually doesn't list the racers, it says they were all issued invitations verbally and this no comprehensive list was made

See a photo of it on page 76 of "Cars of the King" http://books.google.com/books?id=Txbx3Y2mDL4C&pg=PA76&lpg=PA76&dq=1971+white+house+race+cars&source=bl&ots=sSwEUIdUS_&sig=ELJG5IhIK1YMdpjWObWP3vV8SzA&hl=en&ei=GZtiS_e9GY-ssgO_3rCdAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CCMQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=1971%20white%20house%20race%20cars&f=false

I bet you never knew Von Dutch and George Barris made pinstripe decals you could buy in stores!

Car Craft August 1957

For more: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/12/anyone-in-world-could-have-bought-and.html

Iconic dragsters and slingshots displayed at SEMA, the Swamp Rat, the Hawaiian, the Bud King, the Freight Train, the Snake 'Cuda funny car

The seahorse is the trademark of Tony Nancy, incredible drag racer and upholstery adept

More of Tony Nancy's work