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

Tommy--
You and Gary would have to screw up pretty bad before anyone around here would complain.
Duplications=twice the fun.
Again, thanks guys, you gotta know this is a daily ritual for a lot of people.

 

Too bad Noel was killed in that contraption.

 

Love the altereds

 

Roger Hardcastle's Kellison, "The Stinger" with Pat Akins fuel hemi. They tried to run it as a funny car just as the old A/FX cars were morphing into floppers. With Wild Man Gary Southern in the seat, they ran over 200 at Pomona. The F/C guys bitched, so NHRA classed it as an A/FD. Didn't bother Gary. he went out and put it in the show!

 

man that sure was a tired old 331 block running those choice 354 heads......

 

the late Don Argee in the new nostalgic 195AH car - grinning about that 392 power.....

 

Sandoval Bros. car if I remember right.

 

Unfortunately, this picture shows up in this tread all the time.

It was not and never was a dragster. It was a Land Speed Record car that was brought to a couple of drag strips for show $$ and to try to hook some sponsors.

Noel Black was killed in this car at over 400 MPH in 1970.

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The two shots, below, were taken right about the time the rear axle broke, pitching the car sideways. You can see flew and other details as everything went bad!

 

Yes he did. He has Thursday lunch at the Steer and Ale around the corner from his shop and she would join us every once in a while. It came as a surprise to me.

 

Any Pics out there of Mike Mitchell's 40/41 Willys??
My friend has found the car and would like to see what anyone has.....

 

Mike was a friend of mine the first car was 1934 ford 5 w coupe algon inj sbc next was the 1933 willys coupe then the corvette flopper next 1972 or 73 cuda caught fire at indy burned his ass an lost his dog at the motel flew home by him self . Then a corvette AFC S and R race car 1980s. As far as a 40/41 I never seen it.

 

He did not have a 40/41 to my knowledge. What makes you think it was?

 

Likewise. He may have had a 40/41 Willys, but I can't recall ever seeing it.As the previous poster said, why do you think it's Mitchel's?

 

Some of these from Tango's Ultimate Hot Rod House...many without ID




No ID needed












Fred Hurst??




Pomona, Willie versus a twin unblown (Marks & Dunn??)


Yes, Willie smoked, and yes he died of cancer....but then again most of us smoked back then...

 

I know his 33 is in Finland.

 

Looks like Muncie Dragway.

 

Any questions why we used to love drag racing??