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

I restored it in 2002, for The late Tom Willford, and took it to Bakersfield that Fall.

 

Nice looking restoration Marty! What a cool and unique Dragster.
I bet it would like a smooth Track like Mission and a bumpy one.... Not so much!

 

It ran 8.91 @ 180 in 1961, on 40 percent ! Was ranked "Worlds Fastest Chevy" for a couple of weeks, until "Champion Speed Shop" recovered the title.

 

Very impressive!

 

This is a great shot of Gene Cromers mustang. I believe that he made his own fiberglass molds off of a real mustang and the car also had some steel sheet metal on it too. Maybe the rear quarters. Once in a while the Moonlighter Willys would race the mustang in the finals and he would get a crew member to drive one of the cars.

 

that's a 427 FE ford engine. You can teel by the side bolted main caps.

 

Sorry, but thats a 426 Mopar Hemi.^^

 

Thanks, Marty, for filling in that blank. An awesome resto it is, I might add.

 

Dennis Priddle self built car, first in the 6's in Europe Dennis is now restoring the car

 

The iron 426' hemi blocks used side main bolts too

 

I really grew up in the wrong era! I would do anything to go back in time to these days!

 

Looks like the front axle is slightly bent

 

Yep Enlow the whole left front looks out of wack, iam surprised they are even running it ?

 

Maybe it came down too hard from the wheelstand at the launch?
It really is crooked!

 

Maybe the pilot is looking around the right side of the blower and cant see the left wheel

 

The dragster in question is Pete Robinson's Tinkertoy.
Looks like a working straight axle 60's camber AA/FD suspension to me.
Remember that picture is shot at least 1/500, probably 1/1000 of a second.
It also looks like Pete has steered it a little bit to the right, it was likley in motion on every axis in the split second this pic was taken.
I'm sure it was straight after it came back down.