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

Bucksnort, AWESOME, that's my car in it's 65-66 paint job. You wouldn't happen to have any more pics of it?

 

It seems that Jones did have his favorite's. I think Paul Culley encouraged him to invite us. We would have been as competitive as Doug's Headers if we had boosted the timining to about 60. Don Kirby said John Garrison warned him not to run more than about 35 advance. In late 69, early 70 Ronnie tested it on 55 advance and won the Mr Chevrolet meet at Beeline 7.00 at 199. He ran his 72 Vega with 60 advance and no alky and ran 6.60's and I think his best speeds were around 216. His last run at KCIR was against Pisano's vega and Ronnie beat him but blew the engine. Jungle Jim was at the race and took the engine out of it while Ronnie went to his house in KCMO to get new rods and pistons. After not finding the right one' he had an epephany " As an independent with a chevy, I can no longer compete" and sold the whole operation. Great times though. Mike

 

Mutley, this brings back some memories of Don Kirby's Corvette Auto Parts Vette. He advised my brother on what to do with his 1st Blue Hell vette(which would most of the time travel 1500 feet to go down the 1320) We beat Kirby 2 outa 3 at Stardust Raceway in 66.I think Larry Faust was driving but it might have been Pat Foster. Thanks Mike

 

I thought that was yours.I cropped that pic from one of my Eastern Drag News.It's from April 9,1965.Check out the Eastern Drag News thread I started.Been posting a lot of my collection.
It is on page 31,post #613 of that thread.
I don't have any more pics but I have some more 1965 EDN's to post so will keep a look out for it.

 

Muttley, Bucksnort, you guys are more than keeping this thread alive, these shots continue to amaze me...(think that last Muttley shot of the digger with its wheels skyward is Tom Hanna trying to figure out Lion's traction)....THANKS TO BOTH OF YOU!!!!

 

Thanks,296ardun.
Just one of many spokes in the wheel.
Do try to post stuff that has not been posted but it is getting tougher to do that.This thread is amazing.What a great documentation to the best era of drag racing.Thanks to all who have posted.

 

Good shot of the "Good ol Mr.Wilson" Z-11 built by Ronnie Sox.

 

I don't know if I posted this or not but this was at the KKOA Run What Cha Brung Drags last year in Salina, KS as part of the KKOA Leadsled Spectacular.

 

Great shot of the 43 Jr. at its' initial outing at Old Dominion.

 

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Couple of pretty good shoes.

 

Couple of Vettes running Old Bridge.Had to have "car holders" to keep from rolling out of lights.Check stock car track wall in background.

 

2 much.

 

WOW !!! I don't think I'll live long enough to get to the end of this thread (I'm on PG. 120) But can I get some help locating some pics of the late Stan Bowman and his Flying Dutchman, AA/A or F/Cs, This is where I got started into cars at 9 years old, polishing those ol Halibrands. There is so much here it's overwhelming, what a site. If I ever get a chance to retire I might get to the end of this thread, GREAT pictures and lots of memories, like my first national event, AHRA at D-42 when Shirly burnt up her F/C, I was a kid and I saw Stan again on Monday and told , WOW I SAW HER ON FIRE AND HAD JUST SAW HER IN THE PITS and Stan says yep, she has big TITS don't she. Hell I didn't know what tits were back then.
I'm much better now !! kinda Gordon

 

Neat shot of Bill Lagana in his new A/FX Comet before paint and lettering at Dover.

 

Here's one of Stan's. The AA/FA back in the day racing Dad.
I took this shot from our push car in the staging lanes at
Q-City I think. Enjoy! - Smoke.

 

You are correct.

 

HANNA........my hero.

 

Howdy Bucksnort, this photo reminds me of the time we raced at Charoltte oval track in 69. It was the 1/8 mile portion of the track and we raced Pete Gates and beat him. I drove the car hauler to retrieve Rapid Ronnie and was on a 27 degree bank. When Ronnie climbed out of the car he almost rolled into the pits! It sure was fun back in those days when there were no constraints and rules. KEEP UM COMING. Mike

 

COOL, Thats the car !!! Stan is behind the wagon and thats Jane Fleicher seated, her husband Mike fueling ( or adding water) the car and Dave " the dude" checking the air pressure.
First time I saw Stan run was amatch race at D-42 with Wild Willie Borsh.

 

Hi Mike.
Your stories are great.I've been following along.
Tuck and roll by Ronnie.
Do remember Charlotte had some drags there.
Agree on the fun.