- Hand built racing special from the late 1920s

- Last raced in 1953 at Yakima Speedway

- Purchased in 1978 from the original builder, Jall Johnson

- Recently acquired from the second owner, a noted PNW enthusiast

This pre-war racing special features a Ford Model T frame, a 1923 Chevrolet Continental W-4 Engine with a Model A Ford crankshaft, Ray Day aluminum pistons, a front drive oil pump, Robert Roof cylinder head and camshafts, Franklin steering and Buffalo wire wheels, and an aluminum single seat body. The car was rebuilt in 1937 to the latest headrest design, a Winfield carburetor and lengthened frame.

As the story goes, race numbers one through 10 were reserved for the most active participants, and Johnson earned number 4 for showing up to as many racing events as he could. Johnson never raced the car himself and expressly geared it low so that driver’s wouldn’t break his engine. In period, the car was raced by Jack Turner, Bill Maloney, Pike Green, Bud Green and others and was a common site at PNW race venues. Of note, Johnson’s tow car was a 1927 Packard Roadster.

Bought directly from Jall Johnson by Terry Jarvis, a well-known Pacific Northwest enthusiast and owner of Vintage Auto Parts, the car stayed in Jarvis’s collection until 2025.

Johnson’s racing special is complete with helmets and goggles, wooden casting molds, a trove of period photos, correspondence and race programs and ephemera, and even a set of bookends made from twisted con-rods. The race car carries an amazing patina and remains incredibly original. The design of the car, with its many modified production car parts, is a testament to early American racing ingenuity.