Hot Rods Oddball Gassers, Altereds and Streetfreaks.

A guy here in New York has a Fiat 600 like the one on ebay. He has a small block chevy in it. It is built very nice. The car was featured on the show My Classic Car. He was attending the Syacuse Nationals when he was asked for an interview. Sorry no pictures.

 

I can't find some of my pictures from the Nats, I just got that picture from a goggle search. I'm sure your right! When I first saw this picture online the truck it didn't look like I remembered it. I said mid 60's but it might have been later, I just did more searches and this backup pickup was campained in the early 70's. A picture of the original must be out there somewhere---
Try this-looks like the same driver for both sponsers Dick Harding. http://www.americanjetcars.com/photos/miscpics/misc3.htm
http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_0303_ford_econoline/index.html

Oh,Oh--here's "The Original Backup Pickup" now I'm really confused!!
http://videos.streetfire.net/photo/Drag-Racing-Wheelstanders_1352352.htm

http://www.cruisenewsonline.com/ROT-BackUpPickupWheelstander/ROT-BackUpPickupWheelstander.html

 

I didn't see that anybody labeled this photo. This Ladies and Gentleman is Stormin' Norman Cowdry. He opened a body shop on Sherman Way and Corbin in SFV, Norms Auto Body. He's retired now and his son Norman runs it now. Looks just like him too.

 

Either this guy is stupid, or he has a giant set of nuts

 

if he does they wil drag on the track

 

Correction: He USED to have a giant set of nuts.

 

Man, I remember seeing this one in a magazine 30-odd years ago.

 

I couldn't find the Roto-Faze Austin Healey but I'm surprized nobody has posted that one yet. That picture is one of my favorites.

Here's some oddballs I did find (same Vespa from when it was on ebay). I have no idea what's going on in the first photo nor do I remember where I got it from (probably from here).

 

Probably not weird enough, but......

 

The first picture is the Ramchargers car:

http://pic6.picturetrail.com/VOL174/1021972/2732735/65732275.jpg

http://pic6.picturetrail.com/VOL174/1021972/2732735/65732283.jpg

http://jalopnik.com/5037920/old+school-drag-cars-bow-down-ramchargers-high-and-mighty-ii

very famous! (and wacky, look at the homemade tunnel ram using rubber hoses!)

 

Thanks for the link! That's pretty cool, I love the "shift damnit" line on the tach. I take it this car was pretty sucessful then. Amazing that it still exists.

I'm always learning something here

 

the original car...



modern version...



a great issue...

 

this is a cool car. hopped up aluminum V8. sounds great. Got to hang out at Beech Bend this fall. Glad to see the post. How is progress coming?

 

This is pretty odd;

'61/'62 Buick Skylark



These aren't what you would call typical but I can dig it.



BloodyKnuckles

 

I can dig it too. I don't care what anybody thinks. What it was compared to what it is makes it way bitchin'. Deal with it. I know I am heheheh.

 

I wish the pic was better , but this was in the parking lot at the Bristol Springnationals in the 70's. Had a straight axle and Goodyear Bluestreaks on the back.Thats realkustom51 in the white shirt and a neighborhood friend that we were trying to convert to hot rods. I was takin the pic.Learned to always scan the parking lot for the wild stuff.

 

Dig the "skinnys" up front

 

mazomma got this photo of a LLOYD at the GNRS......

 

Nice shot it looks like the header's sprung a leak.

 

A quart put in a pint pot,superb!

 

has any of you guys seen any pics of a fiat topalino belvadere estate wagon with a blown hemi power plant i saw one in an old rod and custom mag i have glass one and would like to build an old time gasser

 

Not sure if it's a Gasser or a Streetfreak but i did try to follow the Gasser rules but had to raise the rear to accomodate the new rear wheel and tyre combo in time for the show season but the rear will be lowered back down soon

 

it is just fine like it is.

 

Ill post this one just because you almost never see any heavy chevy gassers (and I have a '60 belair too)

 

the best pic thread ever!

 

I love this thread,
I can't get enough...........

Cut55 ,That first picture you posted is bad ass...

Thanks everyone for keeping the thread going .......

Good way to waste a bad (weather )day,