History TRADITIONAL GASSERS, Gas Class cars and modern TRADITIONAL cars.

The Hamberis & Mitchell’s ’33 Willys was shipped to and rebuilt in the U.K

 

Oh man, this looks a little "iffy":

 

I'm assuming that is being loaded or unloaded for drag racing team trip to England.
I seem to remember that they did drop one car and never recovered it. I don't remember what car it was.

 

Yes that is for the trip to England but I don't know if any were dropped or not.

 

This Oscar Gregory Chevrolet team car was tuned and driven by Ted Radoumis. The Moore name is Mike Moore, now in Oregon. This one of their cars carried the J&S Speed Center banner. It was flat towed to Indy, along with the Shig, Norton, and Peach 57. We lost Ted in Jan '17.

 

Good stuff guys> I recall Tony Nancy's Car was destroyed in England on the track. Don't remember one being dropped, but that picture ........!!!!!!!!

 

Here is how many cars were "transported" in those days. LA to Indy for the Nats, Indy to Half Moon Bay to set a record, which was "on the wall" at Mark's Half Moon Bay Bakery until sold recently, and back to LA on tow hubs.

 

Yes sir flat towed my 37' for four years 64' to 68'

DND

 

I'll say it again, this thread does not acknowledge enough the role that tow bars played in drag racing history.
We need more tow bar shots guys.

 

Tow bars & two wheel trailers and lets go race

DND

 

That's what I'm talk'n about.
I just love that one at the Coke stand with the Elky and the Willys.
May I have more please.

 

Tow bars:

 

2 wheel trailers: (Sorry for any repeats)

 

THAT IS AN AWESOME PIC

 

Love it.
With a thread this large who will complain about reruns.
Hell, I still watch reruns of MASH.

 

I think that ship is rotting away in Philadelphia these days.

 

Possum Chaser must have been quite successful



One axle trailer



SWC?



Fred Hurst

 

Butch

Butch Thuney still owns his 55, sitting in his shop in moth balls. Larry Hedlund & son are still racing in Comp Eliminator.

 

We runner upped to Fred Teixeira's Willys in B/G @ 1966 March Meet, his first year with an injected 426/Clutchflight, with our '56.

 

I've posted this on a couple other threads but does anybody know who owned this '41 Willys Gasser? It's on my Santa Ana Orange county Airport Dragstrip 1952-59 DVD.