Hot Rods Oddball Gassers, Altereds and Streetfreaks.

HOLY SHIT on a couple of those. That yellow thing's got one helluva AWB, and the Headhunter's sure lost most of "it's" head

 

I think Rex the Rocket Stevens has it now

 

Heres a few more odds and ends

 

I've said it before......the 60's was the BEST era of Drag racing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

And for "HOT ROD'S"

 

YES, absolutely YES. The 60's may have been the best overall for special interest cars. Paint (colors), tons of wheel choices, lots of chrome, mucho in "speed" parts, "Muscle" from the factories...................

 

You are so right on!

 

Thanx mate, actually i recognize that first picture you posted, actally i think i have it saved on my 34 folder, still i "didnt know" the car.Then what about these????Is this green one a Morris Minor??? if so, good god, i never thought i'd live to see one that i like!!!!! and the two bugs are just the best drag bugs ive ever seen! Satans Chariot is wild!

 

Yep, thats a Morris Minor!

 

Glad you like the shots Bonez.

The Morrie was run by Bill Croft in the late 1960s at Sydney's Castlereagh Dragway, as were the two VWs. The Morrie, Bill's Beast, ran a triple carbed Holden six and was metalflake green. Bill moved from the Morrie into a flake green T-bucket with an injected small block (there's a photo or two on my web site).

Dennis braid's Prickly Heat VW was one of the best looking and constructed altereds of the day and Dennis ended up moving to the States and working in the rodding field, particularly in the show rod side of things (so I believe). His metal-working skills were brilliant.

Satan's Chariot ran a Zephyr six with triple carbs and was built by John Williamson who, like Bill Croft, went on to race an injected sbc T-bucket in the 70s. John is still around these days, crewing on the WWII Nostalgia Top Fueller of Norm Longfield, which was the car raced by Jim Murphy and sold to Norm in 2005. The car is the quickest slingshot ever to go down an Aussie strip, with bests of 6.074 at 227.54 and Norm's looking good for running our first 5-second pass in a digger.

If you see any others on my site and you want to know about them, just ask away.

Cheers.

 

Here are a few
I liked the "Gasser" golf cart

 

heres two.

 

Hey Visual man, you rock. Thanx for all the info, that Morris is too cool! Now, dont take this too seriously, but if i ever get my hands on one for cheap i might consider building a clone...i might.Good stuff anyway.American Opel! My Gwowd Yeeeaahhhh! A Gasser Kadet!

 

My old junk from not all that long ago.....80's



Rick Blake

 

Sorry for the plug but if you like this one, I've got a 66 Corvair front engine project for cheap or trade....

 

that corvair is just plain BITCHIN'. tell me it has a 4spd.

 

The guy with the 'Vair GETS IT! Notice he didn't pick a "more door" as the donor vehicle?

 

That 55 from Blair's was featured in "Hot Rod Deluxe" a few issues ago.

 

Heres my street fighter. The Spinach monster

 

Don't tempt me I love Corvair gassers. Is it the same year as pictured?

 

This belongs to a friend. The last picture is of him painted on the car...


Steve

 

Corvairs are weird little cars but I think that is why I like them.

Xdrag 48 that thing is bad looking, but it would really be sick with the engine set back into the firewall.

 

Hey Spuds.....whats new with this street freak????

 

Thats a '57 2dr sedan. A Savoy I think. We had one for a family car when I was about 13 yrs old. Bill

 

Best thread on line.

Guess I'll throw this out there for your approval or disapproval.

 

Proof that the gasser fad is spiraling out of control.

 

^It is a photoshop

 

Hey, it was good enough for Richard Dreyfuss in AG...