how about some vintage INDY (drag) pics!

C'mon guys.... show us some of those vintage Indy nationals (drag racing) pics you got stashed away. Show us the Cars, Campgrounds, sites, pits, hotel car shows, staging lane pics, etc. This is the grand daddy of them all. Dig deep and let's see them!... thanks in advance!
Tom Sheehan
GT/IA 1046

ps.... my dad took me there in 1968, and I have not missed but a few!

 

Here is a pic from INDY 67....

 

another from 67..."tell the guy with the big hat .... SIT DOWN!"....

 

Here is one I took years ago when we used to have tech inspection at the circle track next to the track....

 

I have an awesome magazine/program from the 25th running of the nationals, tons of cool pictures and history.

 

This one was a pit shot after a mid 60's INDY nationals race (shrley shahan and others)>>>

 

Glidden 65 427.

 

Our first time racing at INDY (points meet early 70s).... Sheehan Brothers camaro vs John Tedder

 

Tom thanks for sharing. Those must have been some great times. Do they still have an event at Indy around Labor day. Thanks JT

 

Here's some pictures from the 63' and 64' Nationals.

First pic is Top Fuel Eliminator Hirotta / Hobbs (?) , Crane Engineering dragster, Ohio George A/GS winner,Row two Gas cl*** winner (?), two Super Stocks (?), 63' T'Bird from the AMT Custom Caravan and my two smart *** bud's flipping the bird at the camera. Last, two Super Stocks, The Honker and Color Me Gone (I think). I have more pic's from 64' plus some video if I ever figure out how to download it.

 

OOPS! Pic #5, (the little one) is not two S/S"s. A black Willys and a 32 Ford roadster. Little Eliminator run off?

 

Here's some more pic's from 64'.

 

Yes.... this event is larger than ever!.... still run on labor day weekend every year!

 

please keep this thread going this could turn into a very cool thread almost as cool as the drag cars in motion thread

 

Here are some more:

 

Well I guess I'm carrying this thread for now. Here's more pic's from 64'. Who else has pic's of Indy?In this group are more fuelers, Fuel Altereds, Chrisman's Comet,Street Roadsters and some Modified Sports.

 

Here's a cl***ic picture of Dave Boertman's Rod Shop sponsored Hauler at the pits of INDY....

 

Here's a super pic that PARTSRIVET posted earlier today.
He said it was the start of time trials at the '66 Nationals.....

 

Here's a few more from 64' Nats. T bucket was in the parking lot.

 

Here is an overhead B/W view of the track featuring the Hurst Walkover bridge....

 

Indy 1964

 

Don Garlits won that year. Quite a difference between car, crew, and transport then and now. I think THEN was a lot better and much more fun.

 

As a long ago Minnesota native, thanks for the pictures of the Lutz and Lundburg Anglia and Al Tschida's Willys. They were my boyhood heros.

 

You're welcome. Mine too.