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

Roo,
Pretty sure it was they way since being built until I don't know when it was converted. You have to remember that I did not see much of the track...my Dad had me picking up trash and passing out flyers for the next meet!!!!

 

It is. When it was in Norway/Sweden. Len

 

Car Craft magazine ran some pics of the car in 1966. Jay Howell ( at Logghe Bros) built the chassis. OR, it might have been an R&B chassis. Can't remember for sure!
This was a nitro burning funny car, not too easy ( or cheap) to re create!

 

does any one have any more mr. norms pics. i can't get enough. growing up gary and norm were my heroes and had a big influence on me.

 

A little Hydrazine ?

 

Martin, Miles and Wileman, Melbourne, Australia. Steel and f'glass shell, Ian Splatt (Dragway) built. A stunning car at the time. Later ran with a "T" body as the Monaro shell was too heavy to be competitive. The "T" version later ran in the /HR class with small block for power while the body ended up on the "Moonshot" wheelstander. Thankfully all of the major components survived and the car was restored to this form a few years ago.

 

Post # 41696 is Stan Somerfield from the Memphis Tenn. area at George Rays Dragstrip in Ark.
probably late 60s

 

Ouch

 

Vintage Memories for sure.

Jimbo

 

Cool nailhead

 

Question for the Ozzies---
Over the years I've noticed the wheels on many of your cars; they don't look familiar to me, were they actually made by companies that did not export them or are they one-offs.
Doug

 

Thanks for the info.
I was thinking I would start with a junior varsity version with just stack injection and hold off on the blower for starters.

 

Well....I hope you have a big bank account and great welding, metal forming and general fabrication skills!
Good luck! I think induction would be the least of your problems and challenges here!

 

Anybody got a pic of Vicki and Brent Fanning's Charger??

 

Joe Lunati's Trouble Maker

 

I can handle the welding and fab work the deep pockets could be a problem but I have a fair amount of luck prying money out of other peoples pockets.
I have just been looking for some direction to go with this car and the desire to put on a show for the crowd if you know what I mean.

 

Became this......

Built from the Trouble Maker. Funny cars were all the rage!

 

Lunati's 67 Nationals runner up, like all Lunati cars...home built.

 

Fred Geoske's Road Runner, one of my favorites way back then,