Dragging texas style 2

This from the Wilsons family, don and leon. They ran flat heads out of arlington texas. there's a mix of caddo and green valley. the years 50ish to 60.
the 8mm i have from them range from 56-65.
have fun and i hope you will enjoy.
Charles Faulkner

 

and more

 

these are from the valley i'll change over more from caddo later.

 

Nice stuff...Thanks.

 

Great pics!

 

Take a look, that shot of the Red car (our AA/ Gas dragster) up against the blue car (The Bald Iggle) is our Lincoln powered dragster which was right before the GizzleHopper.

 

Boy, the first one looks like a Chassis Research frame with a Lyndwood style roll bar. What ever it is it's classic early 60's digger.

 

Very Kool!

 

Charles:
That yellow dragster with a Pontiac wagon behind it is The Late Bill Collins.
Brian, is the last shot in first group also your dragster w/Llincoln??
dwrfab Don Ross

 

yea i know dad said he drove that car a couple of times.
yellow that is bill's colors

 

Times two....even better

 

I'm glad that you put up pics of cars, not dudes dressed as women.

 

Hey Chas, Great bunch of photos...The first one looks like Bob Huddleston and Chas Smith in that pic...Are these from the Wilson Bros collection???

 

Gosh makes me home sick for the Valley! Every one was so thrilled about the 4 wide.
How many remember 4 wide at Green Valley. Dad won in 62 against Grady Bryant,
Milton & Snow,and another 62 in a flag start 4 wide. Yes Crosby I am that old. Rob

 

sweet!!!

 

This one definately looks like a Pontiac digger. perhaps Eddie Hill? I know he ran the Double Dragon at the time but, he was noted for his use of large front tires and I remember he had a red '62 GP like in the back ground. He must have had 2 diggers at this time. The more I look at it, the more I think it is Eddie Hills. I've pics of this car from the front but, this is the first I have seen from the side.
Can anyone verify?

thanks,

Steve
Hosting- 8th annual Nostalgic Show & Go! March 27-28, 2010 Phoenix
www.nostalgicshowandgo.org

 

The Pony was for sure Eddie Hills fuel Pony. It ran really really good.

Don, yes, that is out Lincoln AA/G dragster car in both the photo's. I was the last of the "Red Witch" cars and was right before the GizlleHopper. We had another AA/G dragster after the GizzleHopper which was our last car. We lost it in a trailer accident. The trailer broke loose from the hitch and ran into a culvert at about 65 mph. Ouch..............

 

yes these are from leons coll.
and that is bob and charlie

 

yes that is eddie. i have bonnie oxley collection from when she was married to eddie, and that car is in there, but i'm still working on that stuff now.
charles

 

moving up

 

I love the vintage photos and the comments.
THANKS A BUNCH for posting them.
(*right click-save*)

Charles, I hope you don't mind but in hopes of everybody viewing all 7 threads, I'm adding links.

This stuff is just too good to miss. Thanks again!

DRAGGING TEXAS STYLE
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=404611 part1

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=404878 part 1 add-on

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=404623 part 2

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=404666 part 3

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=404672 part 4

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=404681 part 5

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=404855 part 6

 

Check out the two dudes with monster shirts on. Cool! My dads cousin owned the Dairy farm at the end of the drag strip. Seems like we went to see him alot on Sundays

 

Too cool !!! Thanks .

 

do you have any photos or video of this 37 ford truck

 

Hey Charles,

I didn't know you were posting all these pics. I'll have to show dad that one up top (first page).

Don't know if you knew about it, but we were runner at BG in Top Fuel a few weeks back.

Here's some links:

http://www.ggvintagedragracing.com/results

http://www.dragracingonline.com/raceresults/2009/xi_10-goodguys-2.html

Video clip from Norwalk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZZxhzXA4i0