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

Lyle Fisher and Red Greth's legendary Speed Sport Spl. A/FMR.

 

Mackey & Veselka

 

Hank Vincent's Top Banana had been one of the Standard 1320 B/FD record holders before The Boys from Belmont; sadly, Hank was fatally injured in a horrific crash at Fremont in 1959.

 

One of Forsberg-Hubbard's record setting drag cars from the late 1950s and early 1960s; their B/FR held the 1320 record at 9.46-164.60.

 

The first rendition of the record setting Scotty Fenn slingshot; carbureted on nitro, it established a new Standard 1320 C/FD speed record at 163.63 in 1960.

 

The final version of the car: 97" Chassis Research frame, 276.1 cid DeSoto mill, 6:71 GMC supercharger; and, those lusty looking Algon injectors (1961 U.S. Gas and Fuel Championships)

 

Nando Haase, Bakersfield '66!

 

Riley Ford powered roadster at Saugus, early '50s


Saugus, early '50s


Dragmaster, Santa Ana, '58, from Don Ewald's site. That kid behind the Ford woody is me. Nelson and Martin tried a Latham axial flow blower, but later it got a Potvin setup


chute shot...control with the chutes out was still hard, especially if the wind was blowing and you had smoke in your face, like here


I think this is Jerry Ruth


Not sure on this..


SWC at Half Moon Bay...convertible behind it has seen better days....Half Moon Bay ran lots of match races, including the famous "no BS" contest between Big John and SWC.


Airioso Brothers, blown Desoto


At Union Grove, WI




No ID, anyone?


James Warren at left, not sure who the other guy is...background looks like Santa Maria

That's all for now, leaving the country (again), be back in a while....

 

I
guess it's Ruth ( it could be) , Exhaust Specialties was in Portland, sponsored many cars over the years. Marty??! Maybe Jerry driving someone else's car?

Many a NW drag car came from this shop! In the mid-late 60's it was sponsoring lots of cars, from stockers to Goodell's Mustang funny cars!

 

Who knows! This is the Ruth I remember!

 

Gary, Exhaust Specialties had at least one store near Seattle, I remember a D/G 40 Packard that was out of the Seattle area, that carried their sponsorship. It could very well be Jerry Ruth in his own car, he was later sponsored by Competition Specialties, a firm that had locations in Seattle and Portland as well.

 

I think I already posted this, but here's The Bad Bossa Nova of Round Richard reaching for the sky!

 

Gary, Exhaust Specialties had at least one store near Seattle, I remember a D/G 40 Packard that was out of the Seattle area, that carried their sponsorship. It could very well be Jerry Ruth in his own car, he was later sponsored by Competition Specialties, a firm that had locations in Seattle and Portland as well.[/QUOTE]

Well what do I know!!!?? I was a kid then, I never knew they were in Seattle as well!
Ruth, like Ace and Rich Rogers drove a bunch of cars at various times. thanks!
Marty you ARE thee NW man!

 

Danny and David Higgins hired Ruth to drive this Woody in 64.

Came to a bad end in 65!

 

More Ruth

 

THIS is the car I remember, the 6 second holder of the NHRA ET record.
Just seeing this pic makes me think of dust, sunburn and nitro at Woodburn!
I was a teenager.

 

Ruth won both top fuel and funny car at the Deer Park Division 6 race!

 

Jerry Ruth's cars were always immaculate and in demand for races and shows. That's Tommy Ivo's car inside its glazed trailer in the background, Kalivoda & Hamlin's Desoto-powered fuler between. -Rich Carlson

 

One of a kind!


Ruth vs The Joker, Kalivoda



Jerry Ruth vs. Bobby Hightower - First round action saw the King of the Northwest Jerry Ruth lay down a 7.5, 200 mph to defeat Bobby Hightower at Bakersfield.

 

"Makes me think of dust" Yep, white dust.

 

Don't know who. Dig the weights clamped on the axle!

 

More lead, this time duct taped !

 

Another Northwest car, the Outcast fuel altered from Edmonton Alberta, Canada.




First time out for the restored version in Calgary. Group shot of a bunch of Northwest players including Jerry Ruth, Herm Peterson and Terry Capp, Dale Armstrong, Wayne King, Ron Hodgson, Gordon Jenner, Gary Eggbert, Brent Seaman, Ken Achs, and Terry Howland.
There's some TALENT here!

 

Daniel Higgins and Jerry Ruth getting ready to push at Mission .

 

Gary Egbert from Edmonton

 

Bert Straton's "Hairy Canary" Willys

 

Jim Grant's topless "Canadian" Valiant Funny Car, actually, an altered.

 

40 willys pick up owned,built,driven by Dale Hunt