Bill Ramsey

A photo of Bill with his 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe taken in the early 1950s, circa 1950-51. Bill ran a full race Flathead engine and Lincoln Zephyr gears in the coupe. Photo courtesy of Ron Ramsey.

A photo of Bill with his 1927 Ford Roadster taken in the early 1950s. He installed the engine from the coupe into the roadster. Photo courtesy of Ron Ramsey.

Photo courtesy of Ron Ramsey.

A photo of Bill with his 1949 Mercury convertible taken in the early 1950s. The Merc was dressed up with a Carson Top and a Zebra skin interior. Photo courtesy of Ron Ramsey.

Bill Ramsey of Niles, California. Bill was born in 1931. In the 1950s he was a member of the San Jose Gear Jammers car club. "He lived in Niles, California, which is 20 miles north of San Jose," Bill's son Ron told Sondre Kvipt of Kustomrama in 2020. Ron remembered his dad telling him stories about going to meetings in San Jose, "and after the meeting was over, they were 2-4 hot rods racing back to a drive in to hang out. Whoever got there first had the fastest hot rod." In the early 1950s Bill had a full race Flathead powered 1932 Ford 3-window coupe that he ran at the first sanctioned drags at an airport in Felton, Santa Cruz. In 2020 Bill was living in Corvallis, Montana.

Bill Ramsey's Cars

Bill Ramsey's 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Bill Ramsey's 1927 Ford Roadster
Bill Ramsey's 1949 Mercury Convertible