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

I LOVE the old blower set ups very cool

 

Thanks Dog what a bitchin shot.....right click and save.

 

My Dad in 55 chevy in the 60's at Sunset dragway near lane
Opel flopper that he drove around 1972

Tony

 

Very cool GOATROPER02......hook up with photobucket for some larger pictures.

 

HKH - Thanks for posting the junior fueler pics. This was certainly a So Cal phenomena, not saying that it orginated there...just saying these cars were running in a recognized class - finally. Superb racecars, superb performances, superb competition. Can't ask for much more than that.

 

Thats the pit truck for the flintstones funny car. If you are wanting to know the make, model, year, cant help you there. Note the nose of the dutchman in the comet picture, these pictures were taken simotaniously.

 

You are right that is a great photo.

 

creeping up on two million views, Skip!!!!

 

Both the Schartman Comet and VanderWoude Charger pics were taken by Mike Ditty at the 1968 Winternationals at Pomona. Dennis Doubleday

 

Unbelievable.

 

This is the baddest thread ever. Thanks Mark.

 

I find it unbelievable myself because I got the Dutchman photo several years ago from Al Vanderwoude's son. And I now see the comet picture for the first time here. Its like a time warp puzzle, one piece at a time. Thanks for the info on the pictures history Dennis.

 

Truck looks a little different later in 1968 from this William Holmes shot. Dennis Doubleday

 

Dennis, do you know of anyone or a site, that offers an explanation behind the rise and fall of the AHRA/NASCAR inj gas funnycar circuit?

 

Duke,I don't,but we may have to take that on ourselves.I find the circuits of the 60s-70s fascinating,tried to glean some info on the ECFFCC over at the funny car site,but had little response.I will say this,three of the AHRA injected gas circuit stars of 1969 moved from injected gas to blown fuel(Bob Cain,Tom Sneden,Skeets Phillips)in 1970.Hard to tell which came first,the chicken or the egg.Did thier moving on colapse the circuit,or was the fact that the circuit went away motivating those guys to move up the ranks ? Dennis Doubleday

 

my old little league coach

 

Wow that is a cool roadster....and a cool coach.

 

Hey TexasHardcore, any chance you could post your avater pic full size ?. Mate, I've got to get a copy of that shot, pleeeeeease
Ross.

 

Wow! Look at the front end on that last shot!!

 

x2!