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

Hope this isn't a repost - still working through all the pages here.

 

Thanks, Tommy!

 

The Plum Crazy cars were always gorgeous. Sadly, I remember seeing one of them take a tumble beyond the finish line at Muncie, Indiana in the mid 70s, I think. Remember seeing the car later that year or maybe the next at the U.S. Nationals looking as good as new. Always wondered if they'd fixed the wrecked car or if they had a "fleet" of these '64 Savoys.

 

Saw this car race many times

 

Venable & Threadgill's first dragster in 1960. Olds power with 6 highly

modified Stromberg 97 carbs. They replaced the stock dump

tubes with 1/4 in copper tubes as it was hard to get enough fuel
to that engine. The manifold for the six carbs was a Crower you

fab it yourself kit.

 

Dick Venable & Buggs Threadgill pose with their home built

A/FD in 1960.

 

1961Threadgill & Venables SBC with 180 degree crank.

 

1966 Dick Venables driving with the Sam Neely built chassis.

This chassis was home built by filling the chrome molly tubing with

sand and heating it with a torch to get the bends then it was heli arc

welded together.This was Dick's first AA/Fuel dragster campaigned
with a 392 Chrysler.

 

Ray "Hero" Collier driving for the "Green Gang" AA/FD 1968 Houston.

The Green Gang consisted of Dick Venables, Bob Holley & Ray Collier.

Dick Venables furnished the motor, Bob Holley furnished the car & Ray

Collier did the driving.

 

Jack Harris
The Harris & Saenger B/Street Roadster set a new NHRA National Record its first time out at Poctello, Idaho in June of 1966. The team reset the record many times over the next few years, the 128.89 mph speed record stood until August of 1968.

 

More Harris. Two Chevies on fuel. Nice pants guys!

 

Jack Harris in the first "Bad Hombre" - a Jr. Fuel Dragster in 1967.

 

The late Gaines Markley, Div 6 guy.