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

Beeline Dragway 1965 Scottsdale

 

Also Beeline Dragway 1965

 

Beeline Dragway 1965 . Looks like Johnny Loper's Anglia in the background John

 

IS THAT A POINTS DISTRIBUTOR?
IF SO, WHY NOT A VERTEX MAG?

 

It is either a Schieffer or Cerillo Frankenstein magneto. Very common hemis back in the day. Also, note the Oldsmobile lettering on the hemi valve covers as the Sour Sisters (Safford, Ratican, Gaide) hung on to tradition after swapping to a 392.

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These were taken several years ago at Commerce GA. Sorry I don't have any names.

 

These were taken at Miller's Ferry, AL back in the mid ot late seventies. Sorry about the quality as I was just beginning to us 35mm and had only one lens and an off brand camera.

 

Thanks rooman, never heard of those mags

THIS TREAD IS GREAT!!!

 

Different day at Commerce:

 

Dennis this is another photo of the funny car, may be you or someone else will reconize it.

After I wrote the above I found the following on a search. It is probably this driver. There was also a photo of a Nova funny car with it on Drag Racing list.

Ernie Duckett was among a handful of match race funny cars that raced in the Southeast during the 1970’s. Duckett ran the likes of Ralph Bradford, Johnny Davis (in the photo in the far lane), and anybody else who would race on the small Southeast tracks that would book them. Duckett usually ran the narrowed Chevy Nova on alcohol, he built a nitro engine for the car that lasted all of one run ending Duckett’s nitro career. The car that Duckett ran was the former Bobby Woods Nova built by Don Hardy in the 1970 season. The body is now owned by Flyin’ Phil Elliot on a late model chassis. (Photo by Marty Johnson, courtesy of www.flyinphil.com; info from Flyin’ Phil Elliot and Dennis Doubleday)

 

Yup,as soon as I read 'Ernie Dusebett',I figured it must be Ernie Duckett.Thanks very much,I appreciate it ! Dennis Doubleday

 

It's a Frankenstein mag. For runner To the Scheifer-Cirrillo mag.
Frankensteins had a more squared off look as the one in the picture and the Scheifer Cirrillo were more rounded and stuck out a bit more.

 

I think this might be the late John Shoemaker at the March Meet a few years ago. THIS is why they used to refer to drivers getting an" oil bath".

 

Posted before, but...Jeeez Louise! Cool car!

 

Amen to that Doug !!

 

Not John Shoemaker, that's Bill Dunlap...can tell by his eyes, maybe not.

 

Yes, it is Bill "Heart Breaker" Dunlap driving Mike Fullers AA/FD

 

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O.K. I give up. How do you get a driver's suit clean after something like that? Do you just throw everything away and get a new suit or launder or dry clean or what ???

John

 

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Of course you are correct. EVERY time I rely on memory it seems I'm mistaken.
Huh? Who are you? what? Er?

 

keepin them rollin....

 

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