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

Just WOW!

 

Pretty sure I saw this car at South Glens Falls.Was running with Roger Gustins' injected circuit.Suppose I gotta dig out the old pics to check.

 

Cool modified

 

This shot has been on here,might have been me posting it.Way too much to remember,besides it's a neat pic.

 

Great pic here.All neat stuff.
Colorado based Kenz & Leslie team.
Bunch of success in drag racing and Bonneville.

 

T-Bolt guys.Fill me in on this car.Not really familiar with it.
Will post it on the T-Bolt thread.

 

Nice pic.Looks like the crowd got a good view of the action at Deer Park.

 

This could be a 70's pic according to the dudes' attire.If so,I apologize in advance.

 

Must be doing some serious *** end work to the 55.

 

Saw what was left of this car a few years ago at the Lancaster,NY g***er meet.

 

The Buckeye & Vernon team ended up with a few of Sox & Martins cars.
Doc Burgess in far lane.

 

I worked for the guy that raced the High Healed Sneaker, Tim Cameron,That pic was at the winternationals,he took the car down with no motor in it and picked up a motor from the Rod Shop and put it in down there,I think he had trouble with the clutch-flite and did'nt qualify. shure would like to know what happend to that car!! Chris

 

This is Wayne Gapp if I'm not mistaken when he was ***ociated with the "Hi-Risers" car club consisting of Ford Motor Corp engineers.

More info here:

http://www.gapponline.net/tag/wayne-gapp/page/10/

 

Here is more info on this car, courtesy of Dave Lyall on this forum.

Thread:

http://66.154.44.164/forum/showthread.php?t=136384&page=100

Quote:

"Wayne Gapp did drive an H&M prepared Thunderbolt in the '69 Winternationals. Wayne, (who was my neighbor, fellow Ford racer and Ford Employee) and I were both campaigning in AHRA, Wayne in Gas Funny Car and I in Ultra Stock. We were asked by Emil Loeffler (Ford Drag Race Director) to come to Pomona to lend a hand in NHRA. I was ***igned to drive Ed Terry’s ’67 Fairlane, and Wayne was ***igned to drive the Thunderbolt. A used, very rough Thunderbolt was bought and shipped to the Bill Stroppe Shop in Long Beach (Bill Stroppe had partnered with Holman Moody at the time) arriving about a week before the Winternationals. The Stroppe crew had their work cut out for them, as the car was in such poor condition, and they had very little time to try and get it ready. In fact, it was like an “Overhaulin” episode getting an engine built from scratch, and rebuilding the car, including a purple paint job like the original Thunderbolt Drag Team Batch. Wayne and I were completely exhausted when race day came, had no practice in these cars prior to qualifications, and they were much different as to the level of race preparation than what we were used to in our respective AHRA cars. We both went out the first round against our individual opponents. If we had had more time to properly prepare the cars and do some testing prior to the event, I am sure the outcomes would have been different. To his credit, Wayne took on an almost impossible ***ignment, and did the best he could under very difficult cir***stances. Wayne, of course later showed his skill and went on to fame and fortune under conditions in which he had more control over. The Thunderbolt was sold after the event, and I do not know what became of it. I do not have pictures of the event."

 

I just love this shot! Talk about an example of the spirit of this thread.

 

Thanks
Wayne Gapp..a legend.
Now I have learned more about him.

 

Good story.Always fun to hear about behind the scenes stuff.
Did Tim have any success with it later?
Thanks.

 

Awesome.

 

**** Yeah!!!!

 

John Barkley at Riverside


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