Sixty years ago the amazing Stock Car Era commenced at the Claremont Speedway in Western Australia. After the post War World II boom, the usual Claremont program of Solo, Sidecar and Speedcar racing saw crowds decrease at the venue. The management decided to add the Stock Cars - a phenomenon that had brought huge crowds to tracks in the USA, England and the Continent - before doing likewise in Sydney. The Stock Cars were heavy pre-war V8 machines, with extensive bar-work inside and outside the vehicle - that bashed and crashed their way around the track in a no-holds-barred race of attrition. Drivers raced for a percentage of the gate receipts plus earned money for rolling other cars and the final placings. The first Stock Car event at Claremont was held on March 18, 1955 and attracted a huge crowd. A total of 39 meetings were held - as well as two races for women drivers. The Speedway invested in a workshop at the Showgrounds venue and employed a full time mechanic to maintain their fleet of 25 Stock Cars. During the second season the novelty started to wear off - and the wooden safety fence was continually being damaged. The last Stock Car event was held on March 1, 1957. This book contains the actual reports in the Claremont Program plus the newspaper reports of the time.