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

Chrome tow bar! Hydrogen embrittlement anyone?

 

It was on the tip of my tongue.

 

Another great old magazine cover:

 

Red Lang and the Dead End Kids is the AA/FD being depicted here on the cover of Pop Rod.

 

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Gene Snow

 

Gl***Wag'n getting "air" when shifted at Lions...

 

All right... Time to post my contribution to this never-ending thread.

These are from the Motor City Dragway, which used to be right where I grew up. It closed down right around the time I was born and I always wished it would open back up again when I was a kid. There was some talk in the 80's about opening back up but the yuppie ***holes in the new subdivisions shot it down. Now it's too far gone (shrug)...

 

Still "one of the best threads ever".

 

Bump! Guys please keep the pics coming, Im on the injured reserve list for a while, and this thread is keeping me sane. Please dont stop!

Thanks!

Cheers and beers
HOdge

 

Was this car campainged on the AHRA injected gas funny car circuit?

 

Red Fox, your a man of few words, but man have you got some cool stuff!!
I reckon you might be a bit of an A/FX fan too!

 

Great photos from the Funny Car Reunion. I like the launch shot of my Willys. Did you get any good ones of my car from the Geezers at the Grove. Thanks

 

LSGUN,
Man, I love that picture with the old "A" Coupe (?) running on the strip !

Got any more ????

 

Love the AFX cars from the 60s also the Super Stock and Pro Stock cars from the 60s and the 70s. Here is a picture of My three favorite drag racers from back in the day Bruce USA-1 Larson / Bill Grumpy Jenkins / Jungle Jim Liberman.

 

Jungle Jim Liberman / Bruce USA-1 Larson.

 

Was there connection to Coleman Wheatley who went on to tractor pull fame? I thought he was from the Eastern Shore of MD.

 

Coleman is not a name that is familiar to me so I can't say.

 

Dude! This shot is from the early days of the Motor City Dragway (or so I believe). I saw it here:

http://www.waterwinterwonderland.com/drags.asp?ID=1334&type=6&noinfo=true

 

Here are some shots taken at Manhattan, KS in April of 1969 that I have been looking for over the past few weeks. It is either a repaint of the car that was previously posted or maybe a second "Match Race" car as lettered on the trailer. It is a little strange the the car is so plain, no decals etc.


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