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

I dont see why the nostalgia top fuel guys couldnt put on one hell of a show smokin the tires the entire quarter mile. I would love to see it. Do any of you guys think this will ever happen?

 

Yes, same guy, he started out in the '40s, built a rear-engined modified roadster for the the lakes and Bonneville...I think that it was Ak Miller who once called him the "dumb kid" because he asked so many questions....nothing dumb about him, though, was trying to learn from the masters and he did...

 

One of the baddest cars of it's era. Look at www.maziracing for its history and a bunch of other cool stuff. Dawn and Mark are two of the drag racing photographers out there. Good people too.

 

I know the Opels were very controversial,but I dug 'em! Frank had some large brass courage units to drive what was the ultimate go-kart. E-ticket,indeed!

 

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Some footage, that was posted on another site I frequent, of the 1972 Australian Drag Racing Nationals:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBhduLGhR7U&feature=player_embedded

 

Thanks MrFire for posting that video of the Aussie Nats.
Anyone know who was running the Red (black striped) FX holden at the 1:04 minute mark,and also what the cars name was ????, I like it alot.
Cheers RM

 

I am pretty sure that the FX was the Swamp Fox but I can't remember who the driver/owner was (long time ago). Incidently that is me with the long hair/beard and duct tape headband at the 2.42 minute mark. I was there crewing on the Splatt/Muirhead Bounty Hunter.

Roo

 

You have just cleared up one of life's great mysteries for me Rooman. I have watched that movie quite a few times over the years, and always wondered who that guy was

Ross.

 

These must do till i find more... Redline Racer

 

Roo ,Thanks for the reply ,now I've got to hunt down some pics.
Re the headband ;hope the first wind of duct tape was sticky side out .
cheers RM

 

From the photo albums of my boss, I scanned in some slides for him and pulled these out to share: all taken at OCIR circa 71-72

 

cool shots above....what the story on the vette?

 

Dodgeboy, thanks for sharing the shots. Jon's was one of my sponsors back then.

Seeing the Corvette again brought back some great memories. Sorry about the bad shot. Had the red, white and blue thing going on back then. Hard to see the red pinstripes though.



Unfortunatley for Jon, that car was stolen and he never got it back.

 

Glad to hear it, that's why I post em when I get my hands on em, he has scanned in over pics/slides. I,ll keep em coming when I can..

 

A couple more:

 

Another batch of the bosses pics: I,d take that Nova gasser today..

 

Batch #2

 

Batch #3

 

Can't belive how big this thread is. I will add a couple of pictures of a friend of mine. Mikio Yoshiyoka with his Altered. He is standing behind a dragster he drove for an owner I'm not familiar with. Keep em coming.

 

RE the 1972 Australian Nationals post pg. 233 for those who are interested there is some film of the Beebe and Mulligan car that Leland Kolb brought out to Australia it is parked in the pits still painted in the double green.
Rooman you are right the Holden was the Swamp Fox but I cant remember who owned it.

 

Yoshiyoka and Graf campaigned one of the strongest altereds anywhere. Even their injected car was able to best many a blown car. Didnt Yoshiyoka later pilot the Tri-Form Safety RE top fuelrer? What is he doing today?

 

The guy in the "Win With Donovan" shirt is L. Van Luven. The car was the Van Luven & Chuck Johnson's California Charger before Keeling and Clayton got it. Norm Wilcox also drove it. The guy on the left in plad pants is the Mad Bomber, Bob Creitz

 

Not sure of all his rides but I know he drove some T/F cars. He is enjoying life. The only competition these days is who grows the best tomatos or persimmons. His mators are better than mine but my persimmons kick his butt every year. His old shop is next to mine and we kinda talk about the days of old. He remembers a whole lot more than me, he is still sharp. If you knew him and want to get in contact with him let me know

 

Thanks for refreshing my memory. Mikio has told me before but I seem to be forgetting more and more every year. I keep telling myself to many argon fumes over the decades LOL. Mikio was a great driver and weighing only 100 lbs. didn't hurt (Just kidding) I remember when people would bring iron heads for him to work on and he would complain about the head weighing more than him. Mikio still likes to stir the pot with his friends.

 

That is Jim Brissette's Woody with Paul Sutherland driving and my cackle car I recreated.

 

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Never met the man. I only saw him flying past me at 200 as I sat in the bleachers.

 

Can always tell it's Paul by the nose on the mask.