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

If anyone has other pictures it would be most apreciated.

 

can we c pics of henny j love the cars

 

1970s Australian AA/A of the Georgette brothers sydney

 

Goergette bros fiat is now back in the original owners hands after nearly of being 40 years apart , and being restored to its former glory , including Blown 392 Hemi

 

1970 s Australia AA/A

 

Georgette bros Fiat _Australia_TODAY , before restoration starts

 

My 1929 Roadster in Australia , Pump Gas 440 Dodge , best Et 9.85@ 138mph

 

would be nice to see a real one built

 

awsome pics man!

 

I agree one hundred and ten percent!!

 

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would love to see and hear more!!!

 

Royal, was that a local car (fresno area)? It one blows me away!!! and so does this thread. One of the all time best.
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Yes...Frank Federici, was from Providence, RI. He was a bit of a character, you could alway count on him for some exciting, sometime crazy runs. He is no longer with us,he passed away several years ago. There were a few funny cars and dragster from the tiny state of Rhode Island back in the sixties and seventies. Tasca Ford AA/FC, Hill Bros. AA/FC, Norwood Chevrolet A/FC, King & Marshal had both AA/FC & AA/FD, The Salemi Bros. AA/FD, Robert's & Pulvar A/FD, Rick Picard AA/FA. Not to bad a count considering you could drive across the state in less than an hour.

 

A couple other AA/FCs from R.I. back then were Johnny Roderiques "Light My Fire" Corvette,and Dick Pinto's "Super Hustler" Camaro,which was an ex-Mel Perry car.Saw Jungle many times back in the day,but Federici was my favorite showman.At Connecticut one time,after finishing his run,he cranked it around at the end of the track,chutes already deployed,and came screaming up the return road,stopping in front of each set of bleachers,and doing a burnout at each one!GREAT showman! Dennis Doubleday

 

Wasnt that a model from the early 70s? I could swear that I built that when I was about 12. knowing my mother it is packed away in a box in her attic.

 

I've wanted to see a color picture of this car for many, many years! Thanks very much!

 

Yeah Frankie was New England's version of Jungle Jim Liberman. Wonder if the two ever raced against each other. I'm sorry to hear Frank has passed away, I would have liked to tell him how much I enjoyed his shows. Once at CT Dragway after a run Frank's chutes failed to deploy. He manhandled the car all the way to the end, took the turnoff, exited the track and stopped it on the road leading out. I was there with my brother and sister-in-law and we saw the tire marks where he skidded to a stop. We'd heard the announcer on the loudspeaker describe the situation as it unfolded and we saw the proof. He was a great racer.

Here's the Light my Fire Corvette.

 

Anyone remember Kenny LaFrance? He's a co-worker and raced at CT Dragway and Dover. He was the parts manager at Partyka Chevrolet in Hamden, CT at the time and this is one of his cars.

 

There was a match race with Cha Cha and The Snake on July 9, 1978 at CT Dragway. Here's just a few of the pics I took.