"Clint Curtis and the Antiques"
When Clints grade fell his father wouldn't let him drive his hot rod until they were brought back up to passing. So Clint ask Howard to help him out & as he studies he tells Howard what to do to bring an old car back to life.
Characters
clint
mr curtis
Buckshot
Howard Milhaus
"The Kid They All Picked On"
Ray had caused Mr. Foley to wreck his car but Officer Ben Claiborne had seen the whole thing. He pulled Ray overe & took him straight to couert where the judge senteced him to 60 days in jail with a $1000,00 fine and ordered him to pay for the repairs on Mr. Foley's car. Officer Claiborne wonders what happened to Ray since he was not like this his whole life. After talking to Ray' dad & friends he learns that Ray's mother had died & that is when he droped out of school. He also learned that he was good working on cars.Soon Ray was working on the police cars & then given the chance to build his car so he could enter the cross country race where thew prize money would pay for the repairs on the car of Foley's.
Ray Horan
Officer Ben Claiborne
Mr. Foley
Mr. Horan
"Carson's Car"
Misses Carson needs to pay her mortgage on her home. Her attorney at law John Bartholemewsuggest she sell the old car her husband had built. He had spent a lot of time building hi electric car and she had promised him she would keep it. While attending the local hot rod clubs meeting where the topic was how to raise money for the mortgage Frank Merric had the idea of letting people drive it at the up coming fair for a dollar. This sounded good to everybody & June Carson and her boyfriend Jim Warter had to convince the widow that this wasa the only way to keep the car and raise the needed money. It was the last line used by Jim that got the O.K. which was "He wanted people to know about his car"
At the fair a man who had heard of the car as a child and worked for a battery company drove the car & came to save the day by paying her for the rights to use some of the designs of her husbands. This payed for the house, let her keep the car, and even was going to pay for Junes wedding.
Characters
John Bartholemew
Misses Amelia Carson
June Carson
Jim Warter
Mike Salvia
Frank Merric
Max Sanders
Dave Uster
Doctor William Peterson
"Clint Curtis and the Sea Speeders"
"Testing the Man"
"Novice Notes"
Tips on how to make your clunker into a hot rod.