History FOUND....GOLDDIGGER TOP FUELER....with PICTURES!

Tyler, the car still looks like it did last time i saw it ....guess John didn't do much to it over the years, when i told Mike about the car I hoped John would sell it to him. ...............This car just needed to be in the right hands Awesome

 

thanks to all for the encouragement...we have the lead on some 426 parts at the moment...WE WILL SEE....were gonna go all the way with this one,, will keep everyone posted.......JANGLEGUY...get your ass to Cincinnati or the HAMB drags this year...and lets race!....Thanks also to RICHCRAFT MIKE..and CORNGROWER32....partners in crime...

T. Hilton

 

I love this stuff, only I wish it'd happen to me. Congrats on the find!

I think this is the same truck. It's outta Ohio.

 

nice

 

.Yep thats her...owned by TAZ outta the Cincy area...good guy...

 

One assume acquisition.

 

Great find ! Are you going to have a Jim & Allison Lee 426 in it ? Now that would be perfect.

 

I wish they still had some of their Ed Pink late model parts...all burned up, chewed out and in the scrapper...might have a set of valve covers around somehwere..

T. Hilton

 

Wow! Amazing find! As restos go, this should be a slam dunk with no chassis cutting! Nice!

Congrats!

Think Pink!

 

A COUPLE MORE...





I just love this bad bitch,,, it needs its own thread...soon...




But I digress...

 

Awesome find on the old dragster. Whats the story with the comp coupe?Its awesome. It looks orignal?

 

dont wanna get too off topic, but, THE DRIFTER was originally THE RATTLER IV...home built chassis by Slim Carter from Ohio...my grandad used to run around with him in the early 60s...sold in the later 60s and re painted..still mostly all original...mild injected smallblock with a glide...fun deal..



Runnin this summer at Edgewater park in Cincinnati Ohio..





T. Hilton

 

Have seen the car run many times at Beech Bend US 60 , OHIO VALLY great find wonder what happend to car before the digger beleave it was an Opel gt called The Wild Frog?

 

Jack Hart had a 68-69 corvette called the Wild Frog , I saw it a few years back other than the wheels it looked the same..... KILLER car

 

Thanks Tyler, what a score. 100%NUTS.

 

Not to hijack a great thread , Wild Frog Corvette, Jesse Ballew former owner of Ohio Valley Raceway

 

Cool! Another one saved!! You need 26 stuff? Lippy

 

I love seein' all these old dragsters resurface and come to life again.

 

olddrags...thanks for the pic of the vette...

COME SEE the GOLDDIGGER....and all the other bitchin cars at the NHRR...BOWLING GREEN! BEST SHOW THERE IS!..

 

are you guys takin' a tractor trailer load ?

 

Mr Hilton, can you help ID on this fine lookin piece?

 

Badass man. I love slingshots.

 

Very cool! you have until august to get it running, then again edgewater may be a gravel pit by then?

 

been out for a few days!.good to be back....Olddrags-damn thats a good looking digger...top gas, 4 port hilborn...matching crew t shirts..looks like a brand new paintjob for lack of lettering...Gene Burton?...ill get my grandad to look at it, my family raced bowling green top gas meets every weekend....

skrtchsr-whats the latest rumors on edgewater???

T. Hilton

 

here is a picture of the first rear engine top fuel Goldigger at Beech Bend, 1971, 72,. Check out kentuckymotorsportshalloffame.com for more kentucky race car pictures

 

great history

 

top fuel The first rear engine Golddigger T/F at Beech Bend 1972

 

That looks like Jessie Ballew standing behind the car in the Red Jacket and glasses.

 

eastcoast57, See if you can get Bill Roell to lay some paint on that. Great find, I love it when the old ones are located.

Ron Mayes, I believe I met you in your home when I made a trip there with Bob Buntin a few years ago.