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

Thanks Muttley. Much appreciated.

 

No problem guys, it's mucho trabajo sino mucho la pena.

HAHA.......................he's closer to your age than mine.

 

Si....A lot of work but very worthwhile

I had to look that up

 

I'll bet that thing pulled rough, swayed bad with the car on backward like that. Engine puts a lot of weight on the rear.

 

Mutley is why I log on to this sight throughout the day. FANTASTIC collection that took a lot of your time.

Thank you.

 

thanks mutely. i really enjoyed the pics.

 

This car became The Bat Car

 

I'll save these latest Muttley scans for Christmas, thanks Santa!!

 

Me too, the only Spanish I know comes from watching Scarface and ordering at Del Taco.

 

This isn't at Huntsville is it? Seems like I remember the rocket thing in the background.
? What was the name they used to call the track at Huntsville ? Tom S. in Tn.

 

How many years until Weiand and Edelbrock would make plenum tunnel rams commercially available? Looks like to me the intake ram tuning knowledge would have been used to scavenge the exhaust on this car also.
These guys still had a shop near here until recently. Must be with Doug Nash in the Caymans or some where now.
Tom S. in Tn.

 

I love del taco.........although......taco tree in auburn is way better , its what del taco was back in the 70's . The one in manteca is not bad imo beats taco bell !

 

These two guys probably had a lot more influence on the tunnel ram design than the earlier High & Mighty.





Ralph Ridgeway came on the HAMB for a while and kind of got told he was full of himself, so I don't think he hung around.

Vic Edelbrock looked at Carroll Caudle's intake and was interested in developing it. Caudle sent it to Edelbrock and they ended up cutting it up to look at it. Kinda pissed Caudle off. Edelbrock sent Caudle a wooden prototype to check out. Last time I heard it was still sitting on a shelf at Caudles place.

I think Edelbrock marketed the first commercial tunnel ram in 67 or 68.

 

" Ralph Ridgeway came on the HAMB for a while and kind of got told he was full of himself, so I don't think he hung around.

Vic Edelbrock looked at Carroll Caudle's intake and was interested in developing it. Caudle sent it to Edelbrock and they ended up cutting it up to look at it. Kinda pissed Caudle off. Edelbrock sent Caudle a wooden prototype to check out. Last time I heard it was still sitting on a shelf at Caudles place.

I think Edelbrock marketed the first commercial tunnel ram in 67 or 68. "


And they looked just like Caudles and Ridgeways box plenum jobs. I always thought Caudle did the r&d for Edlebrock, but didn't know for sure.

 

Talked to Carol Coker yesterday, she just found Dennis Record Holder Jacket from Inyokern Drag Strip.

 

Here's Dennis at the '61 Winternationals, I had thought this pic was from '62, but I met a guy at Mooneyes name Phil Smith who took a pic of the '56 at the '62 Winters, it was already painted red with radiused wheel wells, but no hood scoop, so this old black and white has to be from '61. At the '63 Winters, Dennis went to the semi finals in little eliminator and broke the the distributor rotor leaving the starting line. If he had won, he would have had a '61 '62 '63 '64 sweep.

 

Would anyone know where this was taken? It looks like high desert so, would guess Palmdale but, just a guess

 

Here is a pic at the '63 Winters.

 

I would bet money Palmdale/LACR

 

Similar body work as Yellow Fang, but this one is an Eddie Hill built car (the little front wheels are a dead give away). Looks like Green Valley.

 

Yep, Palmdale.

 

Muttley great job thank you...this is why i joined the hamb. keep the 60's and early

70's photos coming.

 

Muttley great job thank you...this is why i joined the hamb. keep the 60's and early

70's photos coming.

 

Muttley, THANKS, so many cars, some famous and some unknown...it is the unknown ones that I appreciate (since I was an unknown myself)...probably the only national recognition these guys got...thanks again for taking the time to post these pictures.

 

No problem guys, glad to do it.

 

One of the best looking rails that was later stolen.

 

The last car that Jeep Hampshire drove. Crashed at OCIR and nearly cost him his left arm.

 

The last Hawiina top fueler.