Hot Rods The ALTERED thread

Dean is quite right this is just what we need I myself forgot all about this pioneer.

 

Michelle
You will get it, we'll help get you through it.

 

Send em in, it was/is a family sport.
Lots of categoried threads to fit same ones into.

 

My Dad Gary driving the Magic Muffler in 1965 at Lyons raceway. The situation I hear from my mom it was a big fireball mess

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Wow! That's impressive!

 

check out current thread here, about altered-rail-etc driver from 60's-70's: Gary Essman by Michelle Essman Carls

 

I'll have to dig up few more. Joe

 

This photo of your dad is world famous because of the destruction lots and lots of drag racers have seen this photo.

 

Three of the best of the 60's.

 

We can't forget the story of Mike Sullivan's famous altered.

His website is here a good read. http://mikesullivanracing.com/history.html







You say you want some FIRE




different paint



Nice view of the cockpit

 

And thanks to Dean for reminding me about the forerunner of altereds the 554 coupe.

The Mooneyham & Sharp 554 hemi fuel Coupe.















The last day raced in California gene has sold the coupe to Emmit White.


Years later it was restored and became an instant hit on the nostalgia racing circuit. It was bought by Jerry Moreland and then donated to the Garlits Museum

 

I'm finding that out right now . I knew from what my parents told me that it was a popular situation in SO Cal but i really didn't know it reached beyond that and few magazines and some pictures on the Internet but I'm finding that out now .

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The "Top Hat" A/Altered out of Texas

 

The "Loaded Toad" B/Altered Coupe ..... I love it !
If anyone has history or information on it, please let me know.

 

Don's Speed Shop B/Altered Coupe

 

Gene Lade B/Altered Coupe

 

Awesome C/Altered Coupe

 

B/Altered's at Detroit Dragway .... love the Coupe !

 

Ramblers Club A/Altered

 

Awesome Altered !!!

 

Altered's in Action

 

Bruce Larsons B/A Cevy coupe, Mr Clean. Once drivin by the late great Pork Zartman.

 

Mr. Clean car when Pork drove it.

 

The Orange Crate, before it became the Orange Crate.

 

Got a few more today

got some ink...



Boggs Brothers AA/A



Cecil Brazee Bros "Little giant" Watertown Connecticut I actually saw this one run when I was just a kid. from SixetiesStyle



Dennis Geisler & Buddy Frankel Instant T AA/fuel altered






Fiat Topolino Walden Brothers A/A





Frantic fiat




Shores & Hess AA/A

EDIT: ADDED INFO

What appears to be a classic A/Gas Supercharged showdown is actually the AA/Altered final at Riverside’s HOT ROD Championships. Ed Kohler’s huge holeshot was wasted by a burned piston, giving Ron Mandella both the class trophy and a free pass into Super Eliminator—which Mandella also won for Shores & Hess, overtaking Bob Pickett’s blown Corvette with a 9.56 at 144.60. Though local Anglias were already running Division Seven points meets as Super Gassers on a “test” basis, HRM’s rules honored NHRA’s nationwide wheelbase minimum of 92 inches.