History Drag cars in motion.......picture thread.

Have the motor, trans, and all the rest of the parts and pieces, including the M/T10 spline center and 6 sets of gears. Good eye on the steering. When I got it ,the front axle and the radius rods were missing. I built a new front end from chassis shop pieces, guessing at what it should look like

 

Driver- Cory Lee

 

I bought this photo at LIONS in 1966 and had it signed by Gas Ronda just two months ago (March, 2008), 42 years later.........

 

One of my first photographs that I took at the drags. This was at the end of the shutdown area at the San Gabriel Drag Strip which was about 300 yards east of where the Irwindale Speedway oval is today.
Here's Tommy Ivo and the "Barnstormer". Ivo liked Cadillac push cars and flannel shirts. This was 1963.

 

Portions of San Gabe can still be found by entering onto the So-Cal Edison property and making inspection of the lot. You can find remnents of what was portions of the strip itself. The same can be said of the property that once hosted the San Fernando drag strip. Now a swap meet, the snack bar is still there and serving gut bombs. Its walls adorned with old photos. There is also the basic foundation that supported the long gone tower, and the first few hundered feet of strating line. Oh, check out Ivo's cowboy boots.

 

Here ya go, Skip! Fontana, 1966

 

Thank you very much, I knew you would come through!!!

 

Irwindale Drag Strip, 1966

 

Same day...

 

I had the kit of this car that was released by Revell. The MGM Willy's P/U in the background belonged to soon to be funnycar racer Gene Conway.

 

Phil Bonner's Falcon

 

The "Untouchable" Jet at San Gabriel, 1963.
J-47 Westinghouse jet engine

 

This was the final round in A/FX, 1966, LIONS Drag Strip.
Phil Bonner's SOHC Falcon against the winning Dick Brannan SOHC Mustang.
I got this shot from way up in the grandstand, but thanks to a large negative, was able to crop it.

 

god I love this stuff, Thanks to all who posted pics

 

1966, Fontana Drag City

 

1962, San Gabriel Drag Strip

 

What the hell is that? Any info?

Uglyest hat I ever owned except for the "Goofy" hat I got at Disneyland

 

Dave Strickler

 

Gas Ronda's 427 Thunderbolt
The car was one of the few built that were originally painted maroon. Ronda had it painted "Poppy Red".

 

Irwindale, 1966
Charlie Allen's Dodge

 

Fontana Drag City, 1966

 

Topolino altered on the return road behind the tower at LIONS, 1964

 

Two Anglias going at it at Irwindale in 1966.
On the left is the Kohler Brother's "King Kong" and on the right is Arizona' Johnny Loper's "Little Hoss".
Both were not only super-fast, but absolutely spotless.

 

Man, I feel bad for you guys that didn't get to see the "Golden Days" of drag racing. Here's the "Untouchable" and the "Valkerie" jets raising the noise level a whole bunch. Those things really did make some racket. Nothing was as crazy as the jet dragsters...

 

This picture is just tits. That guy has got to be shitting his pants.

 

Yeah and just try to hold your breath so you don't inhale a waud of this shit>>>>.