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

Jeez, I hope the driver is smaller than the dude sitting in the drivers seat...

 

I know where rhis car is....matter of fact I have a photo of me sitting in it.

 

Please tell me more. That is a very tough car.

 

Yes do tell us more, that's really cool...

 

All I will respectfully say is that........it is in good hands.

 

I would love to be part of this restoration........you never know.

 

nice !! Te-440

 

Phil McGee, father of the McGee Top Fuel engine, and originally from Australia, now lives in Missouri, about 50 miles from Mo-Kan. He has been casting and building Jr. Dragster engines, although I understand that business has slowed quite a bit.

Phil comes to race at our track, and rents the track for testing quite often. I talked to Phil today, he said that he built 64 of the McGee engines, sold 40 and still has some of the stuff for sale.

Sorta ties McGee to the HAMB, I guess....

 

Mark, how do you find all this cool shit?

 

I don't know......it finds me!!!!

 

That sure does look like Dyno Don Nicholson on the left. He and his brother Harold ran modified cars and then early S/S cars around this time.
Joel

 

Might be Don, but I doubt it. Harold was killed at Saugus in '53 or '54, this photo was later than that...

 

I found 1 more pic-closer,brighter,zoom in & take a look.

 

Plugs are underneath the headers.

 

Its with great sadness to report that GASSER LEGEND Chuck Finders pass away yesterday.

Photo 1 by John Durand
Photo 2 by Pete Garramone
Photo 3 by Plum

Anyone else got any Chuck Finders cars they wish to share, please do.

Truly a LEGEND

Plum

 

Didnt someone dig up an old A drag car like this with the extra loop on the roll bar? I wonder if this is it?
Doc.

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=362383&highlight=fork+lift&showall=1
Second loop is bigger on one above. Must have been popular loading method

 

R.I.P.Chuck
A true Legend !

 

Well spotted, I couldn't find the link (Couldn't remember what it was called)
Lots different with that one.
Doc.

 

There are some good photos on Chuck Jr's site www.finders-fabrication.com
Godspeed Chuck.