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

at the time of the nats , he was doing gassers, pro stockers , funnys and who knows what else....there was a shot in street rodder of his old shop ...must have been at least a half dozen pro stockers at that time being built ...and that was only a small portion of the shop...he said he had a something to do with the bb/fc class.....brandon

 

I dont think I posted any of these yet.

 

"I took this last Sunday - could have been taken forty years ago"

I'll have to respectfully disagree with you here Nick. While I am not knocking the digger, it certainly does not look 40 years old, not even 30.

It has a modern front axle with a narrow track
Modern front body
Tires are way too big
Roll cage is huge too, you could fit 2 small people in there, almost.
Headers like that back then were very uncommon, if used at all.

take a good look at some vintage pics and you will see what I mean. Still a neat car though.

Steve

 

Yep, both cars are neat, but 40 years ago that panel would have been full fendered, at least it would in the states. Right mazooma1 ?

 

Heres the one they run now for exhibition......

 

Kudos to Del for doing that car. Watching it run 5.80's excites me more than watching any of the current 4 second time bombs run. Cool!!

 

Obviously, Harry Fowuler, the driver agreed with you because he obviously wanted to run me down.

 

Steve the gage is that big to to fit Harry in and he only just fits
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Great thread Guy's I've been looking for a whileand have just joined just want to say G'day and thanks for all the cool pics.
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"Do you come from the land down under".......

 

Nah that's not a knife. Now that's a KNIFE!!! Croc-Dundee>>>>.

 

You must have been damn sure he wasn't going to get over the wall! Great pics!!!

 

Oh yeah, the B&M blower kind of kills the "40 years ago" buzz too.

 

not in motion but hey the blue car is still running the yella car i dont know what happened to it both with 2l pinto power . photo taken about 1990-92 ish

 

There was aboot 15 inches of concrete between us but I did bolt at the last moment. This car came even closer after bouncing back after this submarine dive.

 

ya' you hook

 

I hope the dude on the bike tied his laces REAL tight......

 

Here's a pic of my 389 Pontiac powered AA/Fuel Dragster. I had it built in 2000 to look as 'old' as possible without compromising safety or performance.
Note the vintage Enderle magnesiun 3 rib hat, stock 1960 valve covers, Halibrand magnesium wheels, chrome front axle ( I actually have 3 of them in different widths, this is the narrow one), front wing resembles one from the mid 60s, vintage looking body in candy apple red with low body around driver, alum windscreen and vintage looking, narrow cage and body.
as best I know, it is the first Pontiac powered AA/FD since 1965. as the car advances and my experience with blowers and nitro increase, ultra rare vintage M/T Pontiac HEMI heads will be added.
We plan to be at Bakersfield this oct for the CHRR at Bakersfield. The official tow and push car is a '61 Catalina Safari.
I try to keep the vintage look as best I can as I like the old days and kinda' wish i was around when it was happening.

 

ooopps, forgot the pics....

 

Hello,
If anybody finds out maybe who to talk to at Central Chevrolet in Fremont could you please let me know. I have a willys coupe that was sponsored by them and would love to find out some info or pictures of it. I called them but no one seemed interested in helping me out unless I buy a new truck or something.

Thanks

 

These big dealerships are just so helpfull and full of good will aren't they, makes you all warm and fuzzy!

 

Don't be too hard on them. I've worked at a new car dealership and if Central is like 99% of them, there is no one who has been there longer than 4 or 5 years, much less been there long enough to know anything about sponsoring a race car many years ago. They also don't generally keep paperwork very long. Best bet is to try to contact to guy who has been there the longest in the service department. The service or part guys tend to hang on longer than the guys in sales. Good luck.

 

losing a round at stratorods circa 1979 (ft. dix, n.j.) best time 10.03 137mph bbc 4spd. vega.later matt.

 

This thread has gotten kinda slow-- please, to all of the great posters that have made this the most phenomenal thread ever-- don't let it die!

 

Even the Mooneyes sticker is looking down-track. Looks like a first-gen Camaro fender at left.

 

Here is a couple of my Uncle's old cars.

 

Alright...time to vote.

My top two favorites so far are....

 

That '34 gettin' it on looks pretty damn good to me. Tough choice.