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

Great pic's Smokey Linkey!

 

1) Inclose that Roll Cage and you have the 1st F/C.
2) I'm thinking that Roll Cage gave some SERIOUS
Tunnel Vision!

 

Smokey.
Cool pics.

Cool attitude.

Salem is ?north eastern Ohio?

 

That rollcage looks like a Jungle Jim..........get it?

 

O.K. Boys, Man Up! Who was the 60-61 National
Champion B/GS Driver from Cleveland Ohio???

 

Yes, it is. In the area of Cleveland & Thompson Dragway
& Quaker City Dragway - All still running. Check their web sites.

 

Hell-hairy-ass!

 

Well, this will have to do it for now. I'll try to dig around
Dad's Garage for more. In the mean time we jump to 63
Mom with one of Dad B/G rails in the back yard.
Other Smokey L. shots of Dad's A/FD & AA/FD back
starting on page 643. Thanks for the good comments.
It's been fun. Good Night & Have a Pleasent Tomorrow.

 

is that ron hassel or joe hrudka ?

wheres show car dave when you need him...

 

Joe Hdruka (sp?)?? Eddie Schartman?? Ohio had so many great gasser guys it's hard to remember!

Great photos, thanks for posting!

 

Montgomery?

 

Good old days in Seattle, more pics soon...

 

"sometimes you eat the chicken and sometimes the chicken Eats you!

lmao..

great pics..thx!

 

Man what a timeless view.....awesome.

 

I have no idea who the Ohio State Champ was then,or who said the thing first,but I do know that Howards "Twin Bears" car had a similar saying on the back in a very near time frame, "Sometimes you eat the bear,sometimes the bear eats you".
Speaking of twins how about the twin centrifugal Paxton/Mculloch superchargers on Big Henrys Ford powered rig? YOWSA!!!

 

ray moore & the chicken coupe

 

Big Henry is undoubtedly the car's name since it has a big block FOMOCO for power. Not an uncommon rollbar in the era of great individuality.
Intersting pictures ... have any S/S cars?
Joel

 

I hope I'm not repeating something(with 660 pages,it's possible),but this is perhaps the quintessential old time drag racing pic. What a shot-should be a poster. I'd hang that in the living room as a piece of art. The shot of the Warlock altered comes bloody close as well.

 

Dads drag car from 67 thru 69.

 

eastcoast57,the car is a 427 c.i.,2125 lbs with 100 lbs of waight and me in it.High gear with 3;70 gears.Best et 6.09,mph 225.

 

Few more pictures.

 

3 more

 

O.K. I know the Cuban Missile Crisis was not until Oct. 1962
but this pic was taken in Oct. 1961. Coincidence?

 

One slick tow rod.

 

Meanwhile deep down the return road...
What goes down the track must come back.

 

Sorry about the Blurr Job but I do believe that's
a Trophy on that there Slick.