The Jalopy Journal
Tom this is how we did ours
Nick Arnell ran this 1940 Ford prior to the BS/R same #414
Looks like "Slick Nick Arnell" out of Mpls,Mn
Looks like the Nelson Bros out of Iowa (Willys Pickup) they were Div V comp elim champions a couple of years later as Nelson Bros & Rohr ran out...
Got to tell ya. The grass between the street & the sidewalk is the boulevard ( I will mow the lawn but you get to do the boulevard). The lawn...
Notice the tire size 11.75 X16 on the American 200s wheels on the Smirnoff car.I still have some 11.00 x 16 Goodyear Bluestreaks on 16x10 Ansen...
Sure was fun to watch the small motor cars like Warren & Colburn 327 chev get out first at lions and then some Chrysler Hemi car try to catch them...
Looks like Carl Olsen (2nd from left in sport coat) and Pete Robinson (Sneeky Pete) 8th from left in sport shirt ( Atlanta Formal).How many others...
A little timeless fun from Thunder Valley Dragways , Marion ,South Dakota
More from the old shoebox of photos.Don Garlits on Gas during the NHRA fuel ban at Minnesota Dragways to race The Guzler out of Chicago for a spot...
A couple more old snapshots. Dean Moon's A/D one week after winning A/D class at the Indy Nats stopped at Minnesota Dragways to put on a show.
More great old memories from boxes of snapshots Don & Pat Garlits Pack the chute at Minnesota Dragways in 1965 on Don's First 426 powered Rail it...
Here are a few shots of Paul Southerland & crew at Pomona 1964 Paul replaceing a blower gasket,Paul,Ed,& Mrs Peters unloading,Ed Running the...
Bob McGinly C/A (CC TAP) vs Dick "Wrongway"Murray B/D at Minnesota Dragways 1965
Sorry Dean I thought the caption would show. The car is Paul Southerlands "Charger" out of Woodys Race Car Engenering. This is July 4th weekend...
Poor photo quality but it shows how different Pomona looked then for a regular Sunday race and the size of Top Fuel tires of the day and the...
You know that Paul "The Kid"Sutherland ran Big MPH but 296.60 is Damm Fast in 1965. I love typo's
here is one for your wheel collection opps got to go back & learn how to post photo again
Swedberg & Dewars out of Minnesota . They built it all and ran good.To 65Coronet500 thats not your dad standing alongside.:cool:
Anybody ever hear of these guys:rolleyes:
Here is one for the 6 popper fans. Kay Sissell was an early master of air flow technology his 6's really made power
You passed the test! Thought some might ID that car.:D
Before & after a little crop Pomona 64 I like the after crop photo but some of the stuff in the before shot is to good for this thread to not post it.
They were lite look up the Allison & Crow car , Fred Crow worked at M/T Speed Shop and had some of the first aluminum small block chev heads and...
Thanks Royalshifter its -24degrees F here tonite so a good one to stay home. Just a couple to wind up Hess-Shores A/G 124 at San Gabe & Large...
"The Colonel" Art Malone leaves with the wheels up (check the shadow of the right front) & the hides boiling . A perfect launch for the era.:)
Roger Caster driving for Hayden Proffitt SS/A
more Beeline 1964
Yup Walt & I talked about that even teased Billy about being afraid of Walt:D
no no this was win-a-peg if you won you got a peg (or was that a keg) Please forgive my humor its as bad as my spelling.But i have an excuse all...
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