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

Nitrobro,if you go further into that site,you'll see photos of the Cougar with lettering on it.It's Bob Standiford,a car called the Lake Super Cougar.Lake was a Mercury dealership.Rare car,thanks for the find ! DD

 

"Jerry Carlson"

 

Yup..it's coming up in this batch!

 

"Jim Waldo"


"Jim York and Art Hogan"

 

"Joe Graham Bob Runyan and Frehoff"


"Joe Graham ex Dick Landy car"

 

"John Cruise 409" - don't a lot of people wish Chevy would have put a 409 in the Vette in '63-'64?


"Johnny Loper"

 

"John Tanner"


"J & N vs dragster"

 

"Kading-Abbot and Dean dragster"

 

"Ken Garff olds"


"Kenz and Leslie"

 

"Kenny Ludlow" - note the zoomies sticking out of the engine compartment.


Engine shot

 

"Larry Miller"

 

"Lenard Gidney" - I once had a '40 Plymouth coupe that the previous owner had lettered "The Green Weinie" but, really, "The Green Latrine"???


"Mates 55"

 

There were a bunch of shots of Mark Hansen's cars; must've been a friend...here are just a few:

 

It evidently showed as well as it ran.

 

He then graduated up to a Willys.

 

"Meryl Bean"


"Mike Reynolds"

 

Here's the Mike Standford Cougar that Dennis nailed the identity of.

 

"Milt Priest"


Milt then got all groovy with the paint:

 

"Monty Bullock"


"Neilsons Salt Lake Raceway"

 

Last ones of this batch.

The caption for this one read "Neil Anderson in truck", but...


Sure looks like a phaeton to me!

 

By the way, if anyone is interested in seeing all 323 Rex Marshall photos (I don't have time to steal all of them!) they are here.

 

A classic early Alton Dragway shot....

 

More...

John Standiford vs Tijuana Taxi


Standiford's "Cougar r r r"

 

"Deuling vettes"[sic]

 

Gate Job...what a gorgeous car

 

B/SR

 

"Neilsons"


"Nick Treweek and Dean Hofheins" - looks like a Hemi is hiding under the 'glass

 

"Nick Jensen"


"Norm hays hays bro buick"

 

"Otto Therkleson"

 

"Papadakis Goat Cheese"




"Papadakis"