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

photo by John Eichinger
Thunder Valley Dragways
Marion, SD

 

From E-Town 1967

 

I heard a few years ago that Foulk's "Finagler" had been found and was undergoing a restoration. Wish I could find Vanderwoude's Charger III "Flying Dutchman"!

 

I think that is was Terry Earwood in the 65 SS/CA car and Richard griffin in the SS/AA car and Steve Bagwell in the 64 SS/BA car

 

Any one have pics of Frank Cook or Mark Higginbothem
when they had the Drag - On vega ??

 

Eddie Sanzo's Willys was a hard runner out of the Vitar stable. The car is still around too. I think it's called the "Islander".

 

TWO minutes, way to go Big Al.

 

Photo by John Eichinger

Thunder Valley Dragways
Marion, SD

 

a fire burnout will get you every time it hooked me forever i was 14

 

What made the Finagler unique was that it was competetive on the local injected circuit despite its power plant being but a little 289

 

That French vid is awesome I just wish someone wuld translate for us though??
Doc.

 

Island Dragway '67. I apologize for the quality of the pictures. They are converted slides. I believe the Falcon is Pete Gardner.

 

Norwood Chevrolet and Grumpy. Island, '67-'68

 

E-Town, '67. SBF powered "T". Owned by Tommy Yowe of S&B Welding and a partner, whose name eludes me.

 

I believe this to be Andy Boeye's digger at the "Patch" in '67. Andy is an inductee of the Drag Race Hall of Fame. Just a down-right nice guy with unsurpassed knowledge of the sport and how to make things go fast!

 

Good shots Bob, thanks for sharing them. The 427 Fairlane is the Downing & Ryan car. Jim Ryan, a friend just passed away a few weeks ago of a massive heart attack. A great guy, he was in the midst building a replica of this car at the time of his passing.
I beliebe the green and white A990 Plymouth is Bob Brown.
Joel

 

Joel,
That is very sad news about Jim Ryan.
I wish I had taken more (and better quality) pictures back then. That old instamatic just wasn't up to the chore.
Bob

 

Wow......such a cool ride...thanks.

 

you know that corvair has to be sitting somewhere hidden away like so many others posted here.

 

Randy Walls Chevy powered on fuel.

 

Another shot of Andy's dragster "Good Vibrations" ford six cylinder with boss 302 heads cut and welded together.

 

302 heads cut and shut? Man that is impressive engineering.
Doc.

 

That looks like a stock head by looking at the valvecover(stock chromed) and possibly Hilborne injection or Algon?

 

Always a fan of the D/Dragster class-inliners and flatties.

 

I am with you on that one. The Boss head would have had the intake and exhaust ports on the opposite sides of the head. I guess that this was an earlier version of the car.

Roo