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

Swade;

Man, what a fine collection of heavy hitters! You had an eye for the g***ers! Were some shots taken at Thompson, Ohio? Maybe Norwalk? Many thanks for the pic. video!

 

swade41 what a great video. What a fun trip thru the past/

 

uuhhh.... that wasn't my video, I just stumbled upon it watching something else, but they are great photos. I will take a humble bow for posting it though.....lol

 

Swade that was great.

 

Thanks for the accolades. I wish I could offer some pics like the rest of you instead of recollections from an ever waning memory...LOL. And yes, it was a great era. One saturated with blown and/or nitro shows every week-Irwindale, OCIR, Lions, San Fernando, Fontana all competing for the fans attention. Thank God I had a bevy of family members (dad, uncles, cousins) who liked to go and watch or compete. Were it not for them, I would have never ventured to these hallowed grounds.

 

Awesome video swade!

 

For me there were quite a few videos at the bottom of the screen that look to be put together by the same person...drag racing in the '60s parts 1,3, and 4, never did see part 2, other g***er videos as well. Never know what you will get when you click on the videos at the bottom of the screen at the end.

granny

 

Man I always loved that Bad Habit Fiat! Anyone have anymore pictures of it?

 

Is that the original car restored or a reproduction? It looks great! Is it yours?

 

I found it at RM Auctions.........looks like a little restore and a lot of reproduction.
http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars-RW.cfm?SaleCode=RW09&CarID=r110&fc=0#

 

Pretty sure it's real Mr. Wintworth doesn't buy fakes and Mike Guffey doesn't sell them.

 

Here is one from the 1969 US Nationals.

 

I stand corrected it does in fact look very original.
The close up of the motor is very impressive.
I've also been a big fan of "Bad Habit".

 

this is not a 1/4-mile, or 1000-foot, car!

here it was in its natural state!



driver, noel black of sacramento, ca, was killed in this car on the salt flats in 1970.

running the car at the drags was purely a means of scoring a few bucks for show money and sponsors for the attempt on the land speed record.



the car was 4-wheel-drive, with the engines only connected together via the ground through the wheels, with the front engine delivering about 70% of the power.



the car went airborne between the 4 and 5 miles after it broke a rear axle, which put the car sideways turning it into a wing; a piece of the car (one of the tires/wheels) physically broke the timing light in that timed-mile at 417 mph.

 

here is a photo of it the way I bought it.

 

i like the hippie dragster

 

What will be the winning bid?

 

Great attention to detail on the restoration!
Did Charlie Hill or Bob Parmer still own the car when you bought it?
Sorry to get off track on the topic but I really dig that Topolino!

 

I love this thread

 

i had a article on this fine ride from the late 70's phr....still cool that dave still has it and was racing it.

 

i had a article on this fine ride from the late 70's phr (or hr)....still cool that dave still has it and was racing it.

 

Here is the rear shot of my buddy's '52 chevy that someone posted on p263. The car is still all-steel, running a big block chevy on a TON of nitrous. Best p*** is in the low 6's in the 1/8th...

 

Some cool old photos loaned to me by my buddy, Danny Jones....
All were taken at either Rockford (Byron) or Cordova in the late 60's and early 70's....

 

Marty,those are PRICELESS ! Thanks for posting.Send more !! Dennis Doubleday