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

. . . never heard of any of those guys.

 

In a day where it's hard to make up a 16-car field, look at a 70-car fuel and 30 F/C roster, plus top gas...
yep, that's progress.

 

Check these guys out.

http://funnycarchaos.com/index.html

 

Rod Hynes driving this time.

 

The Train...

 

Pure Gold!

 

Howard Haight driving now. 7.43/205 in a 98" WB.

 

The car that took Gene Adams from the gasser ranks to competition coupe. Gene bought the coupe and replaced the Cadillac with the blown Olds out of his '50 Olds gasser, and put Leonard Harris behind the wheel. Hot Rod photo.


The late Frank Hedge's A&W Root Beer car at Bakersfield...no photo i.d.


Custom legend Gil Ayala in the Ford racing his buddy, header legend Doug Thorley, Santa Ana, 1952. Many years later Gil would apply candy orange to Doug's Chevy II. Rik Hoving collection.


The late Dave Babler in the California Woody, Bob McClurg photo


Jim Hordemann in the Kelly Automotive car from Spokane...nitrous nozzle is visible on the injectors. No photo i.d,.


Don Montgomery in the deuce, with GMC power, against Gene Mooneyham, with flathead power, at Santa Ana. Don Montgomery collection.


Jim Nelson in the one-off drag race held at the Marine Corps Air Station at Tustin, early 1950, before Santa Ana opened. Bob Caanan photo, saved and posted by Todd Olson (32hemi here).


34 Ford at Pomona, around 1954. I found this photo while searching the archives of the Los Angeles County Library.


Don Moody in the Davis, Moody, and Purcell fueler, left, racing Jack Ewell, Pomona, 1963-64. Joel Purcell decided to take a ride in the car at Pomona, couldn't get it stopped, and almost lost an arm --- was in a cast for a very long time. Manuel Maldonado collection.


T coupe with maximum body modifications, George Klass collection




Unknown roadster at San Luis Obispo, Karen White photo

 

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2nd place...

1st place...
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When Coburn and Leffler gave up on the "Iron Mistress" Bill Coburn used the Messerschmitt body to make a glass mold. This is the glass body he pulled from that mold.

 

Connie Kalitta.

 

Ed Hill

 

I believe that this is the Sandoval & Madden car, possibly Gary Gabelich driving.

 

We saw Nanook do the same thing at The Bakersfield re-union several years ago. A fellow by-stander said that he never saw an Altered do that and not flip over.

 

He should have been a pilot....
That's a beautiful landing....

 

Looks like a young John Muse on the left.