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

Looking for motion shot..
Did this run ?

 

Jimmy Nix going UP...

 

Don Prudhomme

 

Don Maynard

 

Norm Weekly

 

Tommy Ivo..behind the smoke..

 

1951 Bean Bandits..

 

Hi guys, just got my copy of "seven second love affair" from the states, a doco on Rick (The Ice Man) Stewart. If you havn't seen it, it's well worth a look.

Oh yeah, and I had to get a post on page 250
Ross.

 

I believe this thread from end to end is 1320 feet long.

 

Careful...NHRA might argue that its 1,000

 

Ha ha ha....Mazooma you are a jewel man.

 

It never ran but I know it is being restored by a drag museum owner.

 

wasn't this the car that ran something like 4 classes at one meet....seems like i have a shot of them lifting off a model a sedan body on this chassis... brandon

 

This is a nostalgia thread. It IS 1320!!!

 

I'm goin'g start cryin'..............although a different year..

My '57 was set up almost exactly like this..color same too...

 

I wouldn't doubt that this photo was posted earlier, but it is worth a second look.
Nobody would doubt the nads on Don Prudhomme after seeing this shot of him approaching the traps at 200 MPH, on fire, with the front end off the ground by six feet.
John Force mentioned this shot at Don's "retirement from driving" dinner at the Playboy Mansion a few years ago. Force said, who could doubt anyone who could keep their foot planted on the gas during all this chaos.
Prudhomme didn't lift...

 

The rolling chassis was here in Indiana a few years back--along with the Bad Habit Fiat, Landy's injected AWB Dodge, the Super Torino AA/FC, a Glidden Pinto, a Tasca Mustang, the Super Mustang dragster, the Wheeler Dealer/ Old Master dragster and lots of other neat stuff all in the one building.

Roo

 

Dean, I am not aware of any other OFFICAL measurement than 1320, and man, lets keep it that way.

 

1000 ft sucks,if tracks can't extend to handle modern cars then they should'nt run them,Pomona and Englishtown {and others} are a big part of drag heritage but if they've had their day so be it.

 

Hurst Twin Engined Hairy Olds

 

picture courtesy of NitroGeezer

 

sorry Ive forgotten the details behind this car. Can anybody fill us in?

 

It has the look of Eddie Hills twin Pontiac but stretched with a full body. The engines have about the same attitude and those 12 inch Halibrand kidney bean midget style front wheels.

 

And if you put your glasses on it says Eddie Hill on the side of the body.

 

In one of the Sports car magazines of the time there was a feature on a white KK sports car of this design set up for road racing. .... I may still have the issue, not sure ... but was that car one of these two or maybe a third car built?
Joel
www.JFNStudios.net

 

I don't know the car, but that's a great old shot of Capitol Raceway.

-Lee
Atomic Radio
www.atomicpinup.com

 

Sounds like they'll find a way to slow the cars in the off-season and go back to 1320 in '09 (at least I hope they do).

-Lee
Atomic Radio
www.atomicpinup.com