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

Great picture of simpler times...

 

Those sure.look like 409 badges on the front fenders...

 

Danbury, CT 1961...

 

Had Tommy sign these oversized foam board prints at NR in November...a big thanks to Don Prieto for making these available.

 

Having the unique Hilborn 4-port injector recreated by our own Bruce Dyda...lots of whittling away, now comes the mirror-finish polishing and gold anodized butterflies then we'll recreate the flower power decals.

 

Jim Walker's roadster at San Luis Obispo, Ardun powered, ran around 126 on fuel. Jim was an auto shop teacher. Karen White photo.

 

Hi Risers in action at the Dirty D...Wayne Gapp behind the wheel

 

Jim Green's shop Monroe WA. Both cars in the background also Cammer equipped. B-Boys also Green.

 

Pat Foster in the Addict...

 

Hello,

Frank Cannon did a lot of things in drag racing. The team of Chrisman/Cannon was at the top echelon for many years in competition. The photo wording says 1st zoomies, but the term zoomies came from Chet Herbert many years before the AA/FD racers. (Circa 1964) There was an early thread about the term Zoomies.


"...Now a twist. I recently saw an article that Chet Herbert is said to be the original creator of zoomies. He designed and built a pair for his car but didn't like them and removed them from his car. Gilmore picked up on the idea and made them popular and is widely regarded as the inventor."

Are you referring to Lefty Mudersbach/Chet Herbert collaboration of the twin SBC dragster?

Lefty Mudersbach twin Chevy FED (little, Dennis Mudersbach enjoying the most popular food item at Lion’s Dragstrip 1959-60)

This twin SBC motor FED was a winner from the first day it arrived at Lion’s Dragstrip. It drew the attention of racers and the whole spectator section on every run. There were a few, if any, twin SBC dragsters and this particular one was a winning combination from the beginning.

We were all amazed when it fired up during the push starts and the power it generated was pretty outstanding. This twin SBC motor was close to home for us as we had just started the 1940 Willys build with the 6 Stromberg SBC 283 motor. That single motor was pretty powerful. But in seeing two SBC motors in a dragster was pretty outstanding.

We thought it was powerful in the straight line runs, but one time it surprised all in attendance with a “wheelie” from the starting line. That was totally impressive. It was one of the rare moments in the history of the twin SBC dragster with what everyone was calling the headers “upswept pipes.”
wheelie at Lion’s Dragstrip

Jnaki

As much as the terms for drag racing or even hot rodding get picked up and used regularly, thinking it is the time when that was the start of something, the term zoomies did have its start in 1959-60. For 1964 for the 1964 and later AA/FD era, zoomies were the big thing when they were allowed back into the drag racing game.
But, it was still very exciting to watch and listen to those top racers make the record setting runs. Upswept headers or "zoomies" in their early stages.
Lefty Mudersbach compilation of different races and runs.
Drag Cars in Motion

 

Shirl Greer's Tension out on Al Graeber's Tickle Me Pink...great slice of 60's drag racing history.

 

Did this happen at Westhampton or a different drag strip?
Jimbo

 

The dragster looks like the old Hellsapopin car.
Jimbo

 

I believe you are correct.

 

was in motion...these tangled remains of a '34 coupe appeared in Hot Rod, around '57, I think, to demonstrate safety (?) That roll bar would never pass inspection now, but back then Hot Rod hailed it as a good example.


Serop "Setto" Postonian. Setto lived in Detroit, and started hot rodding a long time ago. He was very competitive, but a bad crash stopped his career. I found this photo on George Klass's site.

The "Smil'n Okie," Jimmy Nix in his Chassis Research car. He drag raced for a long time before losing his life in a top end crash. Mar-Car photo.


John Saur's Dodge powered fuel coupe at Colton...Hot Rod photo.


Doug Cook in a gasser war at Fontana.


Rollema and Hill, GMC near side, goes against the Ono, Lew, and Gonzales dragster with a blown Olds. Joe Itow built both chasses. Riverside, around 1960 or 1961.


Classic race for the No. 1 spot on the Drag News Mr. Eliminator slot. Garlits later said that he could have walked under the Greek's car standing straight up and changed the oil...that's how high he went. (caption writer: It's "Garlits") I was fortunate enough to watch this race.


Thurmond brothers at OCIR.


Earl Poage, heavy hitter from the northwest...I don't know who took this photo.


Sanford, Maine--- maybe Cy Sidebotham, but I'm not sure...no photo information.


Two roadsters square off at the first NHRA Nationals...Hot Rod photo.


Bean Bandits at the first NHRA Nationals at Great Bend, KS. They brought three cars to the event...this one ran both a Studebaker and Buick V-8. Hot Rod photo.


Don Menard, from the San Diego area, built this coupe with his son, seen here at the second running of the first NHRA nationals, moved from Great Bend Kansas to Phoenix. The coupe ran out of Jim Culbert's shop, note the straight Culbert axle. Bean Bandits behind Mendard's car. NHRA photo.


Brown, Frank, and Harryman, blown Olds gas dragster, at Riverside. This car broke the A/GD record twice, with runs of 152 and 157 at San Fernando. Glenn Ward photo.

 

This is the Danbury Modifiers club dragster. It was later restored by Bob Swanson, and later sold to the same person that owned Ron Abbot's "Hellzapoppin" dragster, which IIRC was previously owned by Bob Long.

 

Car exists today...owned by Scott Cochran.

 

Two for Tuesday...wheels up, right & left.

 

Two for Tuesday Part B...twin style...right & left.

 

And now for something completely different...

 

A&B Mule Train...make sure you count your rags before firing!

 

Barnetts Garage 32 3w was John Sauer .