History 64/65 Comets old drag cars lets see pictures

But where is that car now - or the Chevy II wagon?

 

Sign me up...

 

2 of my Favorite things in one pic....

 

Used to ride past the Comet on my bike. It was in the showroom of the old Thompson dealership in Dundalk Md.. It sat next to one of their race hydro-planes. Always stopped and looked. Gene.

 

Wimbledon a White never looked so right...

 

"different" looking crossed flags on the front of the fender.

 

I still talk to Ken regularly. He’s still got tons of cool cars

 

For the past two weeks I've been recording/digitizing/editing all my Drag Racing sound recordings on vinyl. Last night I finally came to 'Hurst Takes You To The '64 Nationals'........this is a clip from that album:

 

This is awesome....

 

Detroit Dragway....

 

In 1976 I had just finished the first rebuild of my Cyclone, Boss 302 engine, 9” rear end, etc. I wrote a letter (long before email!)
to Jack Chrisman asking him about Comet parts. I received the letter attached below with a list of available parts, (dumb me did not buy them) and a photo of him and his famous A/FX Comet. The picture hangs on the wall of my shop, the letter is in with my valuable collectibles.
I have another story to share about the Tom Coward A/FX Comet in an upcoming post.
Jim