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

Four doors no waiting!

 

For the northwest crowd, Pat is bringing the car to Riverdale Raceway in Toutle, Wa. to race it Aug. 19-21.

 

The Dragmaster "Two Thing", and Eddie Hill's twin Pontiac dragster

 

Joe Amato.

 

Body by "Jocko".

 

Hello,

We enjoyed anything that looked cool and fast. The sound on this orange GMC powered FED was unusual to say the least.

Before our time, research presented several orange and black painted hot rod/drag racing cars that were a part of the Ike Iacono racing team.
old Friday Art 1934 Ford coupe GMC 6 powered

Ike Iacono 34 Ford coupe and Dale Lambrose Roadster

The powerplant was usually a GMC 6 cylinder in the roadster and coupe. They were all orange and black paint with the numeral 99 as the specific number. But, each drag strip had their own window numbering system to keep track of the racers in the different classes.

Dale Lambrose ran this roadster (99 JR ) as a teammate to Frank "Ike" Iacono's '34 Ford Coupe (99), with both running GMC sixes on fuel.
old Friday Art A/H Class Roadster: Dale Lambrose
Jnaki

We were fortunate to see the original Ike Iacono GMC powered FED back in the 1959-60 era at Lion’s Dragstrip. It had the most unusual sound.
Ike Iacono at Lion’ Dragstrip

 

Bruce Kiser Visalia C.A.
car went 120 M.P.H. in '58 Picture from Facebook by David Sorenson aka @296ardun

 

Jack Ditmars, he passed away a few years ago.
RIP Jack.

 

Very early Tom Hanna...

 

Kenny Safford in the B&M Torquemaster...Alan Earman photo.

 

Early Ohio George, perhaps from the blown Cadillac engine period.

 

Armstrong and Richter, would become the "Nesbitt Orange Special." Bob Armstrong drove, Maurice Richter Chrysler. Might have been the first major sponsor for a dragster. Photo taken at Colton, where it appeared regularly.

 

Waters and Murray, 330" Chevy powered roadster, blue, racing Dale Lambrose, in the orange roadster, powered by an Ike Iacano GMC, team car to Ike's coupe.

 

Rackemann, Baney, and O'Brien Cadillac powered roadster at Saugus. Sponsored by Yeakel Cadillac, the car ran two different Cadillac engines, one owned by Baney and one by famous customizer Nick Matranga.

 

Looks like a version of "Hank's Tank," run out of Shreve Auto in Shreveport, LA

 

Goodyear and Serpia, "Pacific Auto Body Special," 296" flathead. It was once owned by Harry Duncan, who ran it with both a 364" Chrysler and a blown Ardun. Here is the Ardun version, photo from Harry's grandson:

 

What was this? AA/G or what was he class?