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

can you imagine this steering at trap speed.

 

The Caster on the front end is suppose to help with that

 

How about the "Lawman" the supercharged Mustang that was made to show off Ford performance products back during the Vietnam war period. Was that one also Boss 429 or Sohc anyone remember?

 

cole
you got too remember these people think that there hot shit and everybody should do them things for free or half priced.
16,000. is cheap, you can't build a drag car for that price, and they know that look what they pay to race now.
thanks for the t-shirt you gave use at bakersfield that was really great of you. my father and i were out there with dale emory. at garvins camp.
hope all is will at your end.
charles faulkner

 

Isnt this the chassis thats at the NHRA museum on the stand?

 

Remember those pr shots of them loading onto the ship?
I think they were Boss motors...I seem to remember them being late 60's?
Anyone have any pix of them running?

 

It was a Boss 429.

 

Tell me I'm seeing things. What is that sitting on the torsion tube on the frame.??

 

Yes it is. A Chassis research TE-440. Saw it last night.

 

Bakersfield last weekend on the starting line.

 

hahaha ran out of lead and silver tape??

 

That's Colton.

 

Hot damn, that's just cool!

 

Please tell me the seat is not the bent piece of sheet metal in fromt of the motor, and while using the fuel tank as an arm rest?

 

Is that the Jado '34 coupe in the background?

 

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that is red case's car and yes that is the seat. i have that picture on the wall here at the shop and it came from bobby langleys coll. but this picture has red seating in the car. red was killed later that year in the car.

charles faulkner

 

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There sure are alot of pages here , it would make one HUGE book of some VERY COOL stuff . Is there a worlds record thing of stuff like, largest single topic internet thread ? Winner, chicken dinner !

 

Anybody here have more pictures of the Quality Auto Car?

 

Another vote for Colton, and good catch on the Jado Coupe. Is that the one that Jesse had?

 

600 pages, 12000 posts ............... incredible!

Oops, 601 & 12001.

 

Two more for you.

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Kalitta must have had some problems with the Boss as he reverted to Hemi power but still had Boss 429 signwritten on the car. Probably didn't want to let down those Ford fans. Anyone else have any details on the reason for change in engines ?

 

Mike Halloran's car was rat powered. I saw it crash at the 72 PDA meet at OCIR. Crashed mid track. Halloran was involved in the design/maintenance of rocket engines

 

This is the "Original""Inch Pincher", before the candy paint and flames. When they were just making a name for themselves. Man, the sound of that thing when it was wound up tight. You had to be there................!

 

Got some time to kill??
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