Event Coverage **Vargo Dragway Show Pictures**

Took a few pictures at the Vargo Dragway Reunion in Eastern Pa. The show was the biggest turn out ever with cars and people everywhere. Along with the show we had a gathering of HAMBers....

 

Nice machinery and nice colours on the trees!Looks like a Great turn-out.Great pictures,Thanks.

 

Three Lyndwood dragsters at one show? wow! very nice photos...looks like a cool event.

 

hhhhhmmmmmmmmmmm,,,,,,,,,,not one topolino in the bunch???????????

 

Great photos, thanks for sharing them. Wish I could have made it, maybe enxt year. Anyone going to Atco tomorrow for the fall nostalgia race?

 

Great set of photos, thanks for posting. Love seeing some of my old buddies from the PA-NJ area, just wish we could come north more often.

 

I was there today with friends, they own the Red 56 chevy pick up and the chopped Green 26 Ford in the pictures above. My truck will be complete for next years show.

 

Thanks for posting the pics. And thanks for letting me park my heap in your corral. I was almost tossed out of the show right away. You know the guy who sells photos of "your car" upon entry?? I gave him the "finger" when he took my picture. Oh well, I make friends wherever I go!!!! The BSA was not happy. Sorry about that, it won't happen again.......

 

I was there too with my red 64 Comet. It was a great turnout this year.
On a different subject ,anyone out there that was around when Vargo was open have any pictures from then ? I am looking for a picture of a dragster named Vicious from 1969 ? Thanks , Jim.

 

Those are some of the best collections of pics. Thanks for sharing

 

Wow, what a show! Thanks for posting the pictures and a special thanks to the HAMB guys who reserved our area. It was great meeting and hanging out with other HAMBers. Except for the Jalopy Showdown, which is in a cl*** of it's own, this was my favorite show this year.

 

tim thanks for coming out,very cool truck you have,greats pics btw

 

Awesome pics. Thanks for posting.

 

check with the shadow he is the vargo guru

 

I used to go there in the early to mid-sixies, but I don't remember a dragster named Vicious. However, I do seem to recall an over-the-top (for that time, anyway) dragster named The Shadow, which had a terrible wreck the day I saw it run. Would this be the same person's dragster I saw disintegrate that day? If it is, I'm glad to know he survived. On a brighter note, the H.A.M.B. turnout was really great today. I enjoyed talking to everyone. I'm sorry I missed you Tim, but I did see your very cool truck. Thanks for the great pics.

 

**** belfatti's "Shadow" only had 2 miss haps at Vargo both time's bobby vodnick was driving 1st time was when they sheared off the wheels studs and lost a tire, it went bouncing off the end of the track into the woods. and the second time was when they ran garlist and big daddy's chute caught the shadow rail in the shut down area. spun the car around and did some damage. in both case's it was all fixable and no one was hurt.



paul

 

It was an incredible show in my opinion.

The HAMB group was a bunch of good guys (as expected) - thanks to The Shadow (Paul) for taking the time to put it together.

'HotRodSurfer' - never did find you - I think you were involved in setting things up also.

Was impressed by the number of cars running 3 or more carbureators - I know a single four-barrel runs better but they are boring!!!

It's really hard to pick the best car - but 2 really stood out for me (aside from race-only equipment).

One was a HAMB members' chopped '40 Ford Coupe - tri-carbed Caddy engine with a 4-speed, just a nice, nice hot rod, looked good, I wouldn't have changed a thing on it.

The other was a '51 Ford Convertible - lowered, chopped, sectioned, SHORTENED and WIDENED!!!! Good proportions, unbelievable workmanship and attenton to detail. Talked to the guy that built it, told him it would be perfect if it had a Flatty with three carbs (instead of a SBC with air, etc,) - he laughed and said he'd done that years ago; he liked the availablility of parts for the SBC.....

 

wow, that looks like a really good turnout. better than it ever was when i lived there anyway. one of my old neighbors used to race a corvette at vargo with his brother when it was open. they have a couple time slips and results sheets he showed me. you just made me wanna go home

 

great pics!

 

sorry i missed u dave, had a bit of an issue with parking and i wanted to make shure every one from the HAMB had a spot! 40 luv and jersey jim i apologize for the confusion it was not on our end for shore

 

I was there with a nostalgia Vega Funnycar called "Shellshock" and my son Kenny(GBones32coupe) brought his (formerly mine) 30 Ford hot rod coupe built in 1959 named "The Fugitive" Hats off to Kenny for bringing this ole' Model A back to life!
Vargo Reunion, a great Day ! Goldy

 

Any pics off the 41 Ford on the left?

 

Was this for sale ??.........if so any idea how much...

 

looks like a fun show... thanks for posting.