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

Hello,

During the early 1964 season, most of the top Gas Coupes and Sedans showed up at Lion’s Dragstrip to race for the cl*** ***les in an all Gas Coupe and Sedan Drag Meet.

One of the first small Anglia Sedans used in the Gas Coupe/Sedan Cl***es. 1964 Lion’s Dragstrip.



It was now 1964 and for the last several years, the drag racing scene was changing over to more modifications allowed for the street legal cl***es. The muffler and exhaust pipes were still required, but now parachutes and super wide racing slick tires… for a street legal cl***? The Anglia in the photo was from Westminster, CA and was one of the first smaller lighter weight cars used for the street legal Gas Coupe and Sedan cl***es.

They (Race cars) got so fast that a parachute was necessary to stop within the last 1/2 mile.

"Some went to short pickup beds in the 40 Willys, the smaller 33-35 Willys Coupes, while others went looking for smaller bodied coupes and sedans. These Anglia Sedans and Sedan Delivery cars had big motors, big slicks and most now had Stick Hydramatic transmissions. They laid to rest, their larger coupes and sedans and picked a smaller Anglia or Austin cars for their lightweight stature."

Jnaki

At Lions Dragstrip during the 1963-64 season, this little red Anglia sedan had the "g***er" look, being sponsored by a popular , local (Orange County) speed shop. It was one of the first Anglia sedans in the Gas Coupe and Sedan Cl*** at Lions. Within the next several years, they multiplied like bunnies on a Spring Break.

Drag Cars In Motion...

Comparison:
Anglia Sedan… 60 inches wide... Willy Coupe 70 inches wide… It is a little crowded inside those Anglia sedans. Anglia weight 1600 lbs. vs Willys Coupe weight 2300 lbs. on average: 700 lbs. weight difference.

Willys 170 inches... Anglia sedan 152 inches... 18 inches shorter.
The next "gen" Gas Coupes and Sedan Cl*** race car... Then they moved on to the wider body Austin sedans for more stability, before the whole cl*** grouping disappeared... YRMV