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

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by Royalshifter, Dec 12, 2007.

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    Detroit Diesel 8V-71 blowers were rare to see, never knew Marvin Schwartz tried one.
     
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    A Long Time Ago! West Hampton my coupe westhampton.jpg
     
  6. Dad ran the 8-71's as early as 1964-5 with the blown Wedge Comp dragster and had them on all the Top Gas dragsters through 1970 and of course Ingenue in 1967. M&L comp 1.jpg
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    This car is restored. I had the honor of making some parade laps around the pits at dragway 42 where the car first day viewed.
     
  8. Current picture with the original chrome plated 8-71V blower prepped by Mike Kuhl before he passed away.
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  10. No, just Don Roberts in Jack Doyle’s top gas car with Bob Schneider’s fuel motor from 1969, and fast forward to November 2024 Nitro Revival where I spent time in John Neas’ Tom Ivo car and John Lipori’s Billy Lynch car. IMG_1111.jpeg
     
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    I think that is my neighbor's Willys - The Barnes Bros.
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  15. i SEEM TO REMEMBER THAT BODY FROM MANY YEARS AGO.
     
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    Edgewater, wherever that is

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    Edgewater Sports Park has been in continuous operation since 1958”

    Sign says ‘our 13th year’, so…picture from 1971?
     
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    Cleves Ohio, sixteen miles west of Cincinnati.
     
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