1932 Ford Roadster – Record(ed) History
Historians and diehard fans of land speed racing will all agree on the same thing when it comes to Veda Orr, the “first lady of the lakes”: Her contributions, both behind the wheel and behind the typewriter, are as legendary as they are crucial to the sport’s continued growth as in its earliest years.
Historians and diehard fans of land speed racing will all agree on the same thing when it comes to Veda Orr, the “first lady of the lakes”: Her contributions, both behind the wheel and behind the typewriter, are as legendary as they are crucial to the sport’s continued growth as in its earliest years. While her husband, racer and parts peddler Karl Orr, is often falsely credited as having the very first speed shop (possibly his 1920s repair shop in Missouri could’ve been construed as such, but not in the same facet as George Wight’s or Lee Chapel’s actual retail performance parts businesses, both of which were already established prior to Karl Orr Speed Shop opening its doors in 1940), the fact that Veda was the first woman to race in an SCTA-sanctioned dry lakes event in 1937 rings true, as it’s written in the record books.
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Photo Gallery: 1932 Ford Roadster – Rod & Custom Magazine
Photo Gallery: 1932 Ford Roadster – Rod & Custom Magazine
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