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

cool pics

 

I've got em. But thanks

 

Does anyone have any pictures of Eddie Potter's "Sudden Death" fuel coupe? How about Bob Bunker's "Folsom Flash" '55? ESPECIALLY back when it was a mid-8 second FOUR SPEED! - Thanks in advance!

 

Mid 8 second 4 speed? My God, I'm quivering. I could hug the guys involved with that one!

 

What kinda 4-speed??? Surely not a "conventional" H pattern???

8 sec, 4 gear car......thats HONKIN'! Screw pics, I wanna see video...

 

Google. Found it at http://gassermadness.com

 

I remember seeing it run in this configuration at Sacramento and Fremont in the 80's. Incedentally, Love Chevrolet was in Folsom, and I believe Bob worked there. My dad bought his '88 Chevy pu there... and yes, it's the Folsom CA in the Johnny Cash song, where the prison is.

Bob Bunker used to race with Dave Riolo's "Temptation" '55 Chevy... and Wayne Torkleson's T-bird... they were the first of the blown door slammers and the beginning of the pro-mod movement.

Incidentally... my '55 Chevy used to race alongside those guys when they were racing back in the early 70's, maybe even late 60's.

Sam.

 

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jim kirby

 

pat foster and jim kirby vs stone woods and cook

 

Bob bunker works part time at Rex Hutchison Racing Engines in Sacramento, and he just buttoned up my Donovan to fire. They were telling me when I picked it up that in the late '70s and early '80s Bunker was running a blown 468 with a HEMI 4-SPEED. MID-EIGHTS. Wheels up, frame twisting runs everytime!

I had a Popular Hot Rodding I think from '81 with the car in it. Gasser style, no gravel pan or front bumper with GIANT funny car slicks stickin' out of the wheelwells. BAD BAD BAD. I drew a picture of the car when I was 17 and took it all over town, trying to get local guys to pay me to draw their cars by showing them "Bunker's Beast."

He just built the engine in my rail 26 years later. CRAZY. He still has the car and his son drives it. The guys at Rex tell me it's immaculate, with beautiful paint and a PSI blown killer big block and a Lenco. They're shooting for 5.80s...JESUS.

 

This picture, without the names would make a great poster for the shop wall. Anyone? Must be 600 feet of exhaust tubing

 

I found one on Ebay...poster sized
$10

 

bob jr. was racing the 55 at the super street nats in vegas last year.it was great to see the 55 race again.i remember watching bunker, carpenter, vandergrif, riolo, torklson, and schelpi race at baylands.schelpi still races a 57 in the psca. -Jimmy-

 

How would I "search" for it?

 

My grandparent's car from the bridge at Indy in '68 or 69

 

I found it just look for "drag racing posters" $14.99 buy it now
ccnova

 

Now that is beautiful.

 

Cool Grandparents.............. They were a great team!