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

I know this pic has been posted by someone but I just noticed the Bob Frensley Ford hauler in the back ground. Glidden went to work for them and later drove a Boss Maverick Pro/Stocker for them.

 

Wow, a lot of fantastic new pics showing up on this thread. Bravo!

 

This car had a rectangular tube chassis.

 

That's what I meant, as opposed to round tube chassis like the Comets.
It had two long chassis members, I think 2x3 or 2x4 steel of rectangular tube. NOT a space frame. I can scan pics if it's some issue, my POINT is not all cars had a Logghe type
chassis.
Logghe chassis

 

Pages 1092-1093 of this thread have the same basic discussion of chassis.
Look at Dick Jesse's 67 GTO, you could say it's "tubing", but not what I mean when I say "tube chassis".

 

Lutz & Lundberg

Side view reveals front and rear axle relocation, typical of funny cars. Rearend was moved forward 17-inches and new opening cut, while front fender awaits work for 7-inch forward axle placement. Due to the short deadline for construction of the car, Lutz and Lundberg decided to lighten the original frame rather than build a new tube chassis. Clean Olds frame is hefty by today's weight standards.

Immaculate trimmed stock Olds frame mounts early Olds rearend via elliptical leaf springs and a set of Gabriel adjusted shock absorbers. Heavy duty Olds metallic brakes are used for stopping. Right: Looking up front a four inch dropped tube axle mounting '48 Ford spindles is suspended by more full leaf springs and dampened by a set of 90-10 uplock shocks to aid in the weight transfer.
This was late 1966, the car ran through 1967 against guys like Nicholson, Chrisman,Doug Thorley and other 7 second cars. It ran a 9.22 at 154 mph.

 

Here's another example of what I'm calling "channel" frames. Again, I mean non round tube Logghe type space frames. Frames with one main chassis rail.



Contrast the two designs.

 

I'd say you're using the wrong term, Gary. Channel - or more accurately C-channel - is open on one side. Tube frames are completely encased - as in square tube or round tube. This is partially boxed channel (see bottom right corner):

 

Granted, my terminology is not correct then. I think I clarified what I meant, I used the term channel for lack of a better term, even though square or rectangular tube is correct, I'm trying to make a point of design, not materials.
I am not a builder or racer, never claimed to be. I just love racing and post mostly from memory, off the top of my head.
You are correct, channel isn't really the right term.

 

SWC These pics are re runs, but what the hell.