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

I don't know Mark, Sadly, it's not my problem.

 

Seems like Andy's car lot was a regular stop for us on a Friday night when we headed to the 'Valley'.
He had some neat stuff there. Early sixties.

 

The original T-Bolt.

 

Interesting background on how this car became a roadster. Although some teams cut the roofs off in interest of less weight and better aero (Melrose Missile for example) the Canuck story was a little different. It seems that Dale had a bad transmission explosion and the shrapnel tore the roof up to the point where it was easier to cut it off rather than repair it.
I have not seen the story in print anywhere but a guy that roomed with Dale at the time told me about it a couple of years ago.

Roo

 

Perryville Drag Strip 1955: Don Maynard guides the Lords Car Club entry back to the pits after a 123 MPH run with the clubs' Arden Mercury Powered dragster.

 

Goodyear, Az. 1955: The Arizona State Championships, “Top Time honors went to Ed Lozinski of Mesa, for his fabulous run of 151.77 M.P.H. This mark was the fastest ever recorded at an N.H.R.A. sanctioned event at that time!” (Photo by Garry Smith)

 

Speed Sport II

 

You never knew what you were gonna see at "the Pond." One day, famed engine builder Dave Zeuschel (pictured) switched roles with driver Don Moody to show he could drive as well as tune and raced fellow wrench Ronnie Winkel, who took over for his shoe, John Wenderski.

 

Big

 

Bobby Vodnik

 

Eddie Hill?

 

One of the craziest four-car bashes ever in October 1964 in Byron, Ill., pitting two fuel dragsters against two Super Stockers.

 

The four-car race in Fresno, Calif.; from left are Jim Herbert driving the Lizard, Berry Bros.-Stark, Raitt-Hyatt Syndicate II with Dwight Salisbury driving, and Gotelli-Safford.

 

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Jungle and Chrisman.

 

60's enough for you?

 

Ted McMullen

 

Campaigned as a B-Gas dragster that Bobby Vodnik, Larry Reimer, and his uncle Jim DeVos put together, this home-built car featured a 354 hemi.

 

Jim McGinnis

 

Vance Hunt?

 

Actually a Griffith 200, Tommy. Built by TVR in Blackpool, England. Very much like a Cobra underneath with a tube chassis and independent rear suspension. Fiberglass body and most were Triumph straight six powered but the US distributor had them build some for small block Ford power. Records show that 192 of them were built with the original style body as seen in the photo.

Roo

 

Holy Cow!

 

"Red" Case

 

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Groundshakers

 

Ed Rachanski's 'The Super Marauder' Comet roadster