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

I remember this car well. Used to run around with driver Mike Burn's brother. Another team with neat stories.
Great combination of car, owners and driver. Hard core racers. George Burkhart had a real passion for nitro. Car was VERY loud and kicked some serious butt at the time. Kind of looks like Mike Burns in the red shirt. Thanks for posting.

 

Nice catch. Can't believe I missed that. The Capri was a recent shot also. DEEELEEET!

 

F.B. posts from Walt Stevens albums.

 

Blown Pontiac in the Stebbins & sons coupe...once the JADO coupe owned by Jim Kamboor and Don Alderson...the aluminum frame was replaced, and this engine went in where the blown flathead had been...apparently there was discord in the family that kept the car from being run much...where is it now?


Not entirely sure where this is, maybe Half Moon Bay? No ID on car.


HRM Cover of Ed Losinski's dragster when it still had a flathead...later got Harry Duncan's injected 354" Chrysler...looks like Pomona


Looks like Ontario...


I think this is the J&J Muffler roadster at Lions, Dave Beebe driving??


Riverside, this might be the Leonard Abbott car that was a testbed for his Lenco transmissions, not sure, though


The Chrisman & Cannon Hustler with the original front-drive blower...it backfired into the plenum and destroyed it...which is why the Hustler was unpainted at the first Smoker's meet, needed new bodywork after the explosion...and it ran the first top-mounted blower manifold that Weiand made, Art bought it before the holes were drilled as he needed it for Bakersfield---it worked, he won the meet. Below is Ike Iacano's GMC powered car that Pat Ganhal had restored.


Original Rat Trap, Don Green...this car had a very hard time going straight, later replaced by the one with the independent front suspension.


Art Chrisman at Santa Ana...nothing around then, now it is the John Wayne airport...


Very early dragster at Paradise Mesa, this may be Dode Martin of Dragmaster fame...before slicks, guys tried snow tires for traction...

More Paradise Mesa, notice the X on the runway to keep planes from thinking it is an active runway...

 

Jesse James owned the Jado coupe for a while. I understand it was sold when he left Long Beach. Don't know who has it now.

 

1965 LONG NOSED Gas ronda

 

3rd owner and in restoration about 10 years ago added 2nd owner photo psycho 2

 

C & T Strokers The Wenderski & Winkel Top Fueler making a run at San Gabriel Drag Strip. John Wenderski was tragically killed driving the Black Beauty at San Diego Raceway in February 1964.






Jack Williams aiming the aptly named "Kamikazi 1" dragster.





The Stellings & Hampshire Red Stamp Car was one of the most beautiful dragsters to ever burn rubber.

 

At least for one race the Odd Couple wasn't Odd.

 

It now resides in the World Of Speed Museum, not far from me in Wilsonville, Oregon.

 

Riverside, maybe top gas? SPE chassis


Can't identify this one...rollbar looks too high for the Train...TTwomotor? (...and here is the answer: "that is the last version of the Freight Train, was a legs under car. Here is a picture from the side."...thanks!)


Dave Marquez Ardun roadster, notice the classic Bell dropped axle...Dave later sold the car, disappeared


Ernie Hall from Oregon, strong running car


No ID


Dragster, Santa Ana, '57


Drag racing day #1, Goleta, CA, '48


Ontario


Big...Isky claimed that Giovannoni copied his design, so was not happy when Garlits left Isky sponsorship for Giovannoni


Shutoff at Pomona, Collett?


Jack Williams, not sure where this is...he towed from Canada a lot. (The Jack Williams Dragster picture was taken at the Original Mission Raceway,Mission B.C. Before it opened. His was the first car down the strip....thanks to Boyd Wylie)


Before the Speed Sport Roadster, the Lords of Tucson, here flathead powered...