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

Folks,

The Stieve's Speed Shop 'vette above at E-town N.J. sometime in the early 1970's. Here's another shot on the program cover.

 

King Rat by Fedman posted Dec 13, 2013 at 9:43 AM

 

@Fedman
Is that San Cobble/Van Isle?

 

Not in motion but..... Pork Zartmans chevy, later owned by Bruce Larson, and has been restored. I was doing a local car show last summer, and Bruce brought Mr. Clean. He wanted to line up beside my coupe and race right there in the parking lot. LOL. I said to Bruce, Do you think they would call the cops? And Bruce said, THEY WONT BE ABLE TO CATCH US! LOL.

 

Yes, that is correct!
The King Rat when it was still a Top Fuel Car, before we owned it.

 

Extra points for getting Buster in the background!

 

Thanks. Got his autograph on a Nationals Pit Pass. Good guy.

 

post 47376 - should be Yellow Belly Race track....we were looking at the pic...it's just down the way from the Friendly dealership....the Nostalgic Nationals are there in May 2016.....

 

Thanks to all who contribute to the best thread anywhere.

 

Part of the Cordova pit area, with tents, in the background.

 

Kingratvanisle by Fedman posted Dec 28, 2015 at 9:09 AM

 

Engine03 by Fedman posted Dec 28, 2015 at 9:09 AM

 

File0030 by Fedman posted Dec 28, 2015 at 9:09 AM

 

That is Bob "Whitey" Jensen, from Beaverton,Or., a Woody car Kenney Goodell had built. By the time Kenney received it, had it painted and finished, Bob McCutcheon had a rear engined T/F car for him to drive. When Whitey bought it, Kenney had never made a pass in it, and it was brand new!

 

Thanks Marty for the info. We were there at S.I.R. that day (1977/78?) helping/cheering for Bill Phillips whose car is in the background of the Pic. We went over and were talking to Whitey while he was mixing the Nitro Load, nice friendly Racer to talk to. I remember him telling Murray and I that he had to get serious with his Driving, and Drive it the way he did in the Old Days!

 

I don't recall why I was at Bob's place, but I saw the car not long after he got it from Kenney. Also don't recall if it had an engine in it either. Nice piece for sure.
IIRC he was living in the Elmonica area off Baseline.

 

1978Mission by Fedman posted Dec 28, 2015 at 2:27 PM

I built this Drag Bike when I was 18 Years Old, because I could not afford to build a Dragster.
Long Time Mission Starter, and good guy Steve Manning in background

 

Didn't see any posts on this. RIP Jim "Superman" Nicoll



SUPERMAN because he came through this final round car destroying clutch explosion at Indy 1970 against Don Prudhomme.
Watch the crash here:

They don't make 'em like that anymore!

 

He is still in the same place. His car had to be one of the last FED's that Woody built.