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I'm surprised he could get in place and that position with the size his B--L's must have been. What a ride that must have been. Sad to lose a pioneer like him. I love the Fuel set up. Close at hand for shut off. Must not have used the same system in the Streamliner.
Here's a circa 1958 B&W photo of the Cagle & Callahan dragster on the trailer ... with Eugene "Red" Case in the seat: ... and a circa 1959 B&W photo of the streamlined Cagle & Callahan dragster in which Red met his fate:
Judging by the bottom of the seat hanging below the body and the front wheels, was this the same car with the addition of a streamlined body?
At least with a body on you would get a (false) sense of security. Piloting that thing without the body must've been terrifying.
Oh my god!! Giant balls of marble. Maybe after WW2 nothing could be worse. Wonder what is personal history was. No fear, wing it. Guess we all did stupid things when we were young
Looks pretty comfortable. Like sitting in one of those canvas beach chairs. Don't really see a problem.
How about that hombre at the starting line on the left with a sidearm ? “ you get in an drive that there dragster ya hear me son “
Gary's son Troy was/is on the Hamb. (FUELROADSTER) I bought a Joe Hunt buzz box and a hemi mag that used to belong to his dad Gary. The Mag came off of one of his dragster engines- it now resides in my roadster.
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