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

Wow those LIFE shots are priceless.

 

Yeah. I just came across you guys a few days ago. Been stuck to this thread. Lot to catch up on. I've seen alot of drag racin' pics in the last coupla' days.

I've seen/lived more than most in my age bracket in real life.But I wasn't born back then..

Those are some rediculous pics. after two days of lookin' at pics of cars - those pics tell stories without words...

Those are great...

 

A few Gasser pics by my 11 year old son john from Beaver Spring.

 

The Bowlesmobile pilot definitely has his race face on.
Any more info on the dragster with the potvin set up? It looks pretty sophisticated for the stone age of drag racing.

 

A few more

 

And yet some more.

 

These aren't the best pics, but I was scanning some old negatives, and found them.
Thought they would be good to share here though...

They are from Thunder Valley Dragways in Marion, SD from about 1982 or so...

 

SWC vs. Ohio George, Indy 1963:

 

Here's a link to a thread with quite a few shots from the same day with that car

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=356807&highlight=moline


A link to the Life magazine photo archive that includes the Potvin blown rail. You can see the same photos there in high resolution.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=...+race+Moline+source:life&sa=N&start=0&ndsp=20

 

Car is owned by Dana Winters In Spokane Wa.

 

I love it,,its like a turning point,,the cars were changing and growing

 

This is one of my favorites, so far. What an incredible picture, totally awesome. Thank you for sharing. Keep them coming

 

Recent pic's

 

Nother

 

'nother

 

Ed Schartman's '55 in 1961.

 

Can't remember if I posted this already. Tom McEwen at Carlsbad c66.

 

Actually, the business hasn't "folded" , still building engines as of yesterday... just a whoooole lot smaller staff....down to one...and he only works when he want's to...never in the winter

The lime green you remember was the Anglia. Lots of other colors too.

I got a little time so I'll post some of what I got - warning - they're not all in motion. And I won't take up too much bandwidth - just a cupla' each. I got alot more.

A good resource for the early years would be Gasser Madness, He just put up a piece of the gasser years of the Seaport cars. He did a great job of enhancing the photos. I still need to get him a few that I have recently found...

Jeff (T.) Here On Lake Erie

I'll start at the beginning...




Ok, that's too early...'55 - '57 1940 Ford with 1955 283 Chevy B/G.

 

"58 - '59;

1951 Henry J - "56 337C.I. Buick - A/G.

 

'59 - '60;

1954 ford - "stock" v-8 - A/G B/G

 

'61 - '62;

1954 Ford redone - 390 C.I. Ford - A/G.

 

'62;

1955 Stude - stock v-8 - ? class

In front of first Seaport location on Main street.

 

Still '62;

Dragster - corvette/hiborn - top & middle elim.

 

'64;

Not much info on this car. Moved Seaport to new location. Said this car had a different motor every two weeks. Tryin' to get the new location up and running...

 

'66 - '67;

1962 chevy II - Corvette 327 - B/MP (national record) C/G

 

'67;

1954 Ford Thames panel - lot's of motors - ? class.

This car was originally built as an "exhibition" car, and was actually driven on the street and strip. One thing lead to another over time and it didn't see much street. Time slips show 9.00 sec and 160 mph runs...

It's funny to look at the ground in the first pic. The car is parked in front of the second Seaport building, in front of the doors. Evidence and remnants of the stories of all the burnouts that originated in the shop and ended up in the street...

 

'68;

1949 Anglia - 427 Chevy - B/G.

 

'69;

Same Anglia redone - 396 KB Hemi - B/G & C/A.