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

Plum

No better way to start the morning than to awken to strong cup o' joe, and a bevy of gassers. I can still here hear the wail as they launch, the car skirting around for the first 300' or so while the driver delicatley wrestles the wheel. The weekly 8 car open AA/Gas events were, to me, as entertaining as anything else...Vettes, roadsters, Anglia's, et al.....

 

I have to agree....the bottom right photo above is very entertaining.

 

Irwindale...1966
Ron Mandella driving.......



that same day, in the pits...

 

That 33 Willys delivery looks a little rough to be racin...but I love it. Reminded me of the black Catch me if you can Willys delivery.

 

no, they were just on a budget and spent their money on go-fast stuff...the car ran quite well...

 

Thanks for all the comments.

K S's 33 is just PURE BAD LOOKING.

Plum

 

The last one is Darrell Drokes 65 Fairlane. I haven't seen that one before. Thanks!

 

Who drove the flying dutchman? What a different approch.

 

I just found these "rejects" in a box. I haven't seen them in years. These were all my "duds". I just started scanning the yesterday....

 

found this from a facefuck post from american nitro...kinda in motion. I'd almost drink a schlitz just for them puttin up a billboard like this.

 

How about a couple opel Gt cars. Look like little corvettes. Photos from Drag Pictorial.

 

AL Vander Woude

 

Ding ding ding ..we have a weiner

 

Irwindale, 1966, I can't remember who's car...

 

Check out this shot of Shower Power that was a bathtub.
Comes from Gilcrest photo gallery

 

And this was in the "dud" box??? I can't wait to see more duds!

 

1963, old San Gabriel Drag Strip that proceeded Irwindale.
Tommy Ivo's "Barnstormer" during qualifying at a Sunday event.
During the winter day events, my folks would let me ride my bike to the strip. The summer evening saturday events, they'd drop me off and pick me up.

 

So which light did he leave on ? Looks like a Motel 6 advertisement, "we'll leave a light on"

 

this little Thames was real clean...it was a regular at Irwindale. The flip-top body was neat and the car, that I can recall, never had any lettering...just plain and super clean.

 

Doug, your parents win BEST PARENTS EVER Award.

 

Hey Al, Is that Beserko with the plastic moonshine jug!...Rich

 

Fire burn-outs OH YEAH!

 

Mazooma...... Reminds me of the white panel I saw in Manasses Va.

 

Nice job on the AA/Gas Super cars Plum!!
Some of those Ohio George Pictures are 1 of a kind.
George hasn't even seen them...

Spoons

 

I came across this link on YB & figured everybody here would dig the pics. Some pretty cool shots.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bykyak/sets/72157623160463384/show/with/4255048914/

 

If not could be his twin !!!