Anyone have pictures of abandoned Drag Cars?

Sorry to young to remember it but it's cool as hell.

 

This is a cool thread and has way more potential! BUMP!

 

hey, people abandon human babys everyday! and babys have why more importance over a vintage race car.

 

It always amazes me the things that get abandoned on those TV storage auction shows. I'm still waiting for the day somebody opens the door on a complete mothballed vintage drag car.

 

omg, that spindle spoke ford is perfect!!!!!!

 

I would

 

love that 55 and willis Brad!!!

 

Around 1983 I saw and ad in the local WantAd for a 64 Riviera drag car. It was at a Buick dealership named Clair Car County near Boston. I went over, and the salesman took me way out back behind all of the junkers that people had traded in. I was shocked when I saw what was up against the chain link fence. Not only the 64, but a 65, a 70 GS Stage 1 with an aluminum hood scoop, and a 67 GS. All of them had been drag raced many years before, and all were in various states of disrepair. Each had amazing natural patina, long before patina was cool. I dreamed on putting the 70 on the road just as it was with the "Clair Car County" lettering and the rust decorating it. Unfortunately I did not have the funds, and when I went back a year later all of them were gone. Does anyone know what happened to them?

 

very very nice pics you all thanx for sharring

 

This alky Camaro has been sitting in the driveway for many many years. Rumor has it that it is not for sale



I remember seeing this car at New England Dragway back in the late 70's

 

This is one of them I found a few years back.

Record holder, and not for sale

I found most of the history on it.

You don't know how hard it is, just sharing this, it just hurts and cause I still want it so BAD!

Mike

 

What a great thread! I love seeing the pics of the cars back in there hayday and now what they look like today. Lots of potential for some of these still to come back and live once more. Hopefully all of the ones that are on this thread have been saved or are in the process!
J

 

Here's how it started, same car as above...
Mike

 

Just hurts looking at some of those cars.

 

Does anyone have any pictures of a green '55 chevy gasser named "the CRANKER" that raced in Kentucky in the late '60's and early '70's...raced in C/Gas......would love to see some pictures of it.....

 

My buddy pulled this out of a field by Famoso. Few years ago.

 

I hate to see these cars just rotting away but seeing them here and knowing there still out there gives me hope that the owners will soon pass them on to someone here on the H.A.M.B. who will bring them back to life again for us all to enjoy. For every car scraped a fond memory is lost. I know they are very rough in some cases but they still have a soul as did all those previous owners/drivers who wheeled them and both deserve to be preserved. Just my opinion folks sorry if I stomped on any toes here.

 

Cheetah-

 

Here's one I'm trying to sell for a friend of mine. Don't know anything about it, except that it's been in the South Ga/South Carolina area for the past 30 years or so.

Here's a link to the ad. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=654889

 

Here's another one I'm trying to save...

 

That Cheatah is cool .,...

 

My 54 was found under a deck in 2008 and had been there since 1979. I wish I had some history on it. All I know is that it was raced around charlotte, NC in the 60s and 70s

 

I ws talkin to Charlie Carter(Arnie the Farmers crrew chief) last summer and he said Arnie saw that article and said it was NOT a genuine super duty! I think Beswick would know!

 

I knew Ron Colson,He was admiring my Stude at the World Series last year. I think he has since passed....Used to drive The Hawiian funny car.

 

OMG, are you sure he passed? I heard he we having some troubles?

Ya, He did run the Hawiian car, in 1980 and won the Nationals If I remember right. That was like some of the first TV coverage I seen him in. Mike

 

Ive been wanting to post pics of this truck for a while now. It's not abandoned, I own it and am currently gathering parts to restore it.

This truck was raced by the Baiza brothers Ishmael and Paul in Carlsbad New Mexico in the late 1950s. I was lucky enough to make contact with Ishmael and he supplied me with detailed history and photos of the truck.

Helping the Baizas campaign the truck was their good friend Dick Harrell. Yes Mr Chevrolet himself.

Together they took the truck to the NHRA nationals in Oklahoma City
in 1958.

I think the pic of it in as found condition was posted here on the HAMB years ago. It was for sale on craigslist, a friend of mine looked at it and luckily turned me on to it.

Here are a few pics, If anyone has more I would love to see them.

I am also looking for footage from the 1958 NHRA nats.

Thanks enjoy the photos

 

Thats what I was told by two people....Hope I'm wrong!He told me that hiis car was in Minn. and was goin to be restored,but I thought he was having it done...Does it still look like the pics above? Is the interior the same? just wonderin...

 

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