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Send the Web master your photos to add to the SDO site!
Here for starters, some photos from the Web Masters personal collection. Please send yours to me (Bob@TheAeroSmith.com) and we'll build a page of current photos, and add to these from long ago, too.
Art Way and Half-Alpha Half-A Gas. 1958.
Above: Beecroft with original half-A SATAN. Four National Records with this model. 1964 SW Regionals, Buckeye AZ.
Bob Stiles with Nat Antonioli designed club design, Orbitneer. 1959 Nationals.
Dan Keller, clowning with HLG at the Mesa. 1958 or so.
Nat Antonioli with Music Man design of his. 1954.
First ever SDO Annual, early 1959. Cool Cox motors along with a trophy to the winners.
Orbiteers clean house at the 1964 SouthWest Regionals at Buckeye.
Some of the young gang that put it all together - the San Diego Orbiteers.
This is how it all started.
Walt Mooney and Cargo entry at the 1959 Nationals. Different; would you expect any less from Walt?
Tom Smith and others here. Tom still looks just the same!
