History Drag cars in motion.......picture thread.

NHRA Nationals, driving suit was a t-shirt for most racers back then


No ID, Nationals


George Miller...interesting that this coupe is classified as a competition coupe rather than an altered coupe, though it looks like it would fit altered rules, stock frontal area, maybe a 5" chop...


Early Melvin Heath from Oklahoma...this may have been an NHRA Safety Safari meet, held before the NHRA did a Nationals in '55...notice the NHRA banner and the Dodge wagon that carried the NHRA crew from track to track towing a trailer...Melvin won the '56 Nationals


Chevy fuel coupe, 302" GMC, at Inyokern, around '54.


This one from George Klass's collection, a fuel altered Metropolitan...talk about original!


For you Willys fans, lots of great Willys, including multiple versions of the "Hairy Canary" out of Washington State, love the steel nose!



Tony Nancy at Bakersfield...always the "Loner," he built nothing but high quality cars.


Much earlier, Tony Nancy at San Fernando, '56 or '57, '29 roadster powered by the Sparks & Bonney blown flathead...Tony got high 130s out of this car, pretty swift for the time. After he went to his next roadster, the Buick powered Fuller-chassied car, this car went to Jim Seaton of central California, who fitted it with a Potvin-equipped blown Olds. It has been found and restored perfectly to the condition here.


Lots of strong gassers from the Midwest, including the late Larry Teeter, from Elgin, IL. Almost looks like a street driven car, very clean, and very quick...Larry won a bunch of meets and set a bunch of records in this car.

 

Is this the same car that Jerry Harvey and Dyno ran?

 

Paul Norris.

 

BMSP UNKNOWN. MAR. 10,1963. FREMONT...........................................TOM

 

Gene Schwartz, Cleveland, OH. U.S. Nationals winner, E/G record holder, Grammy winning musician. Still races nostalgia gassers. Regards, Chase

 

I took the picture of Cam Cogsdill's Willys in the staging lanes at Indy in 1971. He also showed up at the first Thompson reunion if I remember correctly.

 

A lot of your photos seem to find their way back to you. I think that's cool.

 

I wonder if they were *on* LSD when they painted this thing (or when he drove it)

 

Sponsored by Timothy Leary

 

I BET THAT WAS A "BAD TRIP"

 

WASBURN & McCLOUGH '37' CHEVY. FREMONT. MAR. 3, 1965........................TOM

 

Sorry for the repeat- Best thread on the HAMB.

 

Yeah, I've got no problem with them circulating. Just happy to share