Balch Garage
Balch Garage was owned and operated by Johnny Balch on 9331S Vermont St, Inglewood, California. The Balch Garage was a hangout for drivers like Vukovich, Johnny Boyd, Allen Heath and Walt Faulkner. Balch Garage fielded many great cars, and Johnny Balch helped make Los Angeles a hotbed of midget racing.[2] In back of the garage was a shed with a chain link fence on one side. Bob Pankratz put the Cheesman Offy together there.[3] Bob Pankratz was the body shop manager for Balch.[4]
Workers
Bob Pankratz
Dave West
Jim Travers
Johnny Balch
Swede Jenson
References
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