History Hot Rod History and Photos Dallas Texas 1949 on -Caddo Mills Drag Races

and recreated (with Ruth Langley) with a little help from Photoshop - 2006 - Bowling Green

 

Can't thank all the participants in this thread for sharing all this information!!!!

 

This is one of my favorite threads in a while, thanks again for the History lesson.

 

Here we go with some more photos by Bill Collins. Thanks for everyone participating in this thread. That is what makes it more interesting.

Aug 1957 - unidentified

 

40 Ford

 

40 Sedan

 

unidentified

 

unidentified

 

unidentified

 

the next few photos/scans are courtesy of Bobby Wolcott (wbrw32)

 

Was Caddo Mills drag strip at the Caddo Mills airport? I am trying to find it on Google Earth...there is a triangular airport (looks abandoned), but farther south is "Redline Raceway," right next to Interstate 30...

 

The abandoned triangle was the old Caddo Mills,,,Redline is fairly new and no Fast cars,,kinda a grudge race spot On google the north-south portion was the strip .The wide east west was the pits..small leg was unused
This was originally a military use landing strip..

 

Here's the Google image:

 

Jack Joerns Special - just found these recent pictures of Jack Joerns car. Hard to believe but this car was at the very first races at Caddo Mills Airport in 1951

 

More on Jack Joerns.

http://www.landracing.com/forum/index.php?topic=6294.0;wap2

 

Yes, 296ardun, that is the Caddo Mills airport strip. It hasn't changed. Some high speed runs have been held recently. I am not sure which leg the recent runs were made on.

 

Bobby Langley with Bill Collins Oldsmobile as the push car.

 

Scorpian

 

Link courtesy of Dan Evans.

 

nice video....not hard to miss those "hands".....and that 56 Chevy....

 

Yes August "Hands" Hartkopf was well known around Texas and beyond and was the original owner of Austin Speed Shop. He also had a match race against The 55 Chevy of Ferd Napfel called the Stormin Bull which was a national record holder. Hands was also a national record holder in 1961.

 

These are some amazing pictures. Thanks for sharing.

 

Thanks to Dan Evans that was a kool video. You guys have a nice thread going on here. Thanks.

 

Card from Caddo Mills

 

Elgringo71 - that is a really cool poster. I bet it was a good race. "Hands" has a good reputation. I have several stories about him.

 

325w, Thanks for posting the Caddo Mills timing card! It would be interesting to know more about Terry Automotive. Anymore out there with more information on Terry Automotive? If I remember my streets right that is in Oak Cliff?

 

Rod Benders Auto Club - Dallas - vintage roster - Bill Collins was in the Rod Benders as was Carl Stone.

 

John Zachary