MOKAN dragway back in the day.......early 60's pix

Damn Chris, very cool. Nothing better than old drag racing photos. Like the 65 chevelle altered wheel base car, and also the Sumpin else 2, Grady bryant car. brian

 

Got any more pix's to add?

 

Too Cool.

 

I want to see all 300 pictures - Please.

 

Lots of awsome cars ran at MO-KAN. Where are they now?

 

I have a mess load of pictures to scan...........but, bad news........Pat Ellis one of my pop's good friends that loaned me the pictures to scan passed away this past week.........god speed to Pat Ellis...........he is the guy that owned the "Derby shop" and told many of a story that I am soon to write down in a journal to pass along when I get older. But the good news is that they are donating a bunch of good stuff to be passed along to others. Please fill out your donor card on the back of you drivers license.

Pat Ellis
R.I.P.


Buffalo Racer......I still need to send you a disc if you read this and I have not cashed your check. I can mail it to you or bring it to the drags.

Chris

 

sorry for the loss.....

you know, i when i read these postings about car guys that I don't even know, I still feel a loss......i guess we all connect on a different level....

god speed, buddy....

 

I love these old drag racing pics,todays drag cars may be faster but definitely not as cool as these.

 

The Pasadena Dodge was built into a AWB car by my dad, not by Pasadena Dodge High Peformance Center, that's where Chuck sold cars at the time. That car was wrecked in the front end by a old lady. Chuck bought the car for less than $100. Ted built a Fuel injected Hemi for the car, then moved the rearend forward, then built the straight axle front end. Chuck moved to Wichita so he could race, and of course work. In 1966, his car was ranked 3rd in AHRA's Super Stock/Funny Car Top Ten. In 67' Chuck sold the car to Bobby Dishroom as he could'nt be on the road as much as my dad. The roll cage was bent around the tree on the side of the shop at my dad's 1st garage he had on Ida. The roll cage is also 1inch too short on the drivers side forward down bar. That is also why there is a strap welded to it and the floor. Steve DeTar

 

looking for pics or any stories from the 70's
omar the tentmaker carruthers aa/fc mustang worked for him for a lot of years never took any pics

also looking for pics of the homewrecker bb/fc owned by sam howard of joplin mo. this my old car would love to have pictures to show my kids and grandkids

sam howard
howardsam@hotmail.com

 

born and lived in kearney mo until 1967. brought back memorys of breakin down on the way to mo-kan flat towing a 55 chevy drag car and un hooking the 55 and driving to the auto parts store in the next town hedders open to get parts to fix tow vehicle.

 

Thank you very much,for sharing the awesome history.

 

Those pictures make the HAMB Drags just THAT much more cooler!

Sam.

 

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Awesome photos, I grew up within 15 miles of Mo-Kan and spent many great sundays there. Where is the photo of your Dad and his car taken?

 

Check the price for a gal of REGULAR>>>>.

 

That photo was taken in Humbolt, Kansas.

 

Awesome pics! Anyone know if the 'Hemi-Hoss' is still around? That could be my car, gonna go out in the shop and compare the alterations.

 

Man I'm just digging the shit out of that wheelie bar>>>>.

 

Got any shots of it?

 

great stuff.

 

Sites Bros was where I bought my 62 Chrysler, and everybody knew where Ronnie's was. And Dick Harrell.

Great Pics thanks much for the memories.

VonDad

 

In 1963 we travled to mo-kan with our zll chevy and raced Ted,who was driving the Merl Yost black 63 wedge car. For some reason we all stayed in the same motel room togather. If my memory serves me correctly JIM hall and Dave Rupp were with us.

 

Cool looking pics, man
thanks

 

Larry Ericson had the Black 63 car, Dave Rupp had the Red 63 Plymouth, the Red Bandit, Jim Hall drove for Harry Baker out of Newton and also piloted Chuck Grimsley's Pasadena Dodge in the early development of that car. If you remember Dave "Rachet-Jaw" Rupp, you never got any sleep. He was a hell of a driver. Steve

 

Benny Osborn is my father's double cousin's son!!?!??? Thank you so much for sharing with us, May God bless you!!

 

Too cool!

 

I sort of forgot about this post til' this past weekend when I forgot to bring along the pix of MOKAN Dragway to the HAMB Drag Nationals.......I need to get the scanner back out and scan the rest of the pix.......and I have a local guy that wants me to scan his Drag pix from the KC area back in the late 50's/early 60's.

Chris Nelson
Kansas

 

Does anyone know the whereabouts or whatever happened to the "Skootin 'cuda"?

 

AWESOME .... I THINK I REMEMBER SOME OF THAT STUFF . I am not far from the strip. I PUMPED THAT CHEAP GAS WHEN YOUNGER
"AND THE BOWTIE ROLLS ON"
SEE YA ALL THE 20th.