History Early drag racing photos

Hollish Bros.

(Photo Credit Glen Ward)

 

Pictures of Glen Wards twin engine Chevy dragster after a crash. ('58 Okc Nats?)

(Photo Credit Glen Ward)

 

I don't recognize those rear wheels, aircraft maybe?

 

yes they are aircraft wheels I’ve seen an article about them before but can’t remember the details

 

Good shot, you don't see many Latham superchargers in old shots.

Look at the GIANT lower pulley Man those things spin way up normally can't imagine the rotor speed with that setup.

 

Leggett and Willott, at Riverside, Chrysler power, Crosley body, photo from Hot Rod.

 

Ron Pelligrini, later bought and raced several Ivo cars.

 

My neighbor used to come home with his sprint car looking like that most every weekend, but you don't expect that from the straight line guys. I'll bet that had the neighbors talking. Scary looking rear wheels....

 

Dave, was that Less Leggit, builder of the "Beast"?

 

I am pretty sure it was.

 

Made me think of this photo. Woodburn, Or. Roland in the white shirt, Kenney Goodell, topping off the water, and Snively having a smoke, and probably checking the air pressure. Dave Wedlake photo.

 

Early Mickey Thompson needle bearing rockers...awesome pic!

 

That’s not the Steering Shaft ?

 

Yea it is LOL.

 

It looks like a cowl steering setup to me with the box under the cowl.
Not a good one mind you.

 

17 years old with his Crossley Altered... from the Gabelich collection Rae Gabelich


Feb 1959 Gabelich Altered Coupe 19 Year old Gary Gabelich Bixby Knolls

Hello,

Growing up in Long Beach had some rather fun things happening then and when things began to clear up for some teenagers, history began to show up in droves. Tom McEwen and Gary Gabelich went to Long Beach Poly High School, They were in earlier classes, with Gary Gabelich one year earlier than my brother’s 1959 class.

We enjoyed filming the blue Crossley Altered at the drags because of the local Long Beach/Bixby Knolls/Poly HS connection. It was amazing that the Crossley Altered was built and run by a teenager.
Gabelich 59-60 Blue Altered



Legend of Lions Gary Gabelich

This is Gary Gabelich as a 17 year old teenager to the memorial days in hot rod/drag racing + land speed records. Thanks, Gary…

 

Love it!! Looks like the Bader & Ferrera Crosley with a blown Cad that Gary is beating.

 

More photos from the Jason Ward collection
Waterworth and Miller ran out of Ak Millers shop.

(Photo Credit Glen Ward)

 

Ted Cyr &Hopper (Ted Cyr on the left)

(Photo Credit Glen Ward)

 

(Photo Credit Glen Ward)

 

These would have around 1958/9. Somewhere around Novato Ca. Dad was in the AF out there. Love the multi lane.