History Drag Roadsters............picture thread

He did run an Olds successfully, but that in picture he is running a Chrysler.

 

I took these last Saturday.

 

posted by swi66 in the vintage thread

 

The COLT 45 Mustang started life as the Davis & Ingram Fiat BB/A. When funny car racing became more lucrative, they hack up a Mustang body and put it on the altered chassis. The Fiat body was found in a shed a couple years back and showed up here on the HAMB. I have not heard any news what the status of the Fiat body is. In 1966 there were no class for funny cars at NHRA national events, so they lumped them into dragster and altered classes.

 

There was no orange grove at the end of Pomona drag strip. Mountain meadows golf course was there. I have seen cars end up on the golf course across the street from the end of drag strip. The orange grove was on the west side across E street.

 

I bought my parts at C&W auto parts!

 

In the 50's there was a small grove where the railroad museum is now. Not across the street.

 

Here is mine from 1956 Parks Air Field drags.
And some others

 

Easley & Holden AA/A



Exotic Painting by Sweat AA/FA Bantam



Richardson Motors A/A with wild pipes




Unknown Front Mount Blown sbc BB/A

 

Dick Kalivoda & John Hamlin teamed up in 1960 and raced this Modified Roadster in the D/GMR class.
The roadster was built in 1955 for Buck Stieber by Clarence Duffy, who modeled it after a Dirt Track Roadster,
but it always was a drag race car.

It was originally powered by a Ford Flathead on Fuel,but in 1959 owners Ed Norton & Army Marion changed the engine to DeSoto power .

Dick Kalivoda acquired the car in 1960, Dick and John Hamlin ran the car on Gas with a 296" DeSoto through 1961. Driver Dick Kalivoda set the NHRA national record for B/MR at 120.32mph on July 4th 1960 at SIR (Kent Washington)their first National Record ever recorded at SIR.

The Modified Roadster is now on display at the NHRA Museum in Pomona, CA just as it ran in 1961.
Photo by Rich Carlson

 

Posted by tommyd in the in motion thread

 

posted by tommyd in the in motion thread

 

The super Mustang restored, and some pics of it when found in a junk yard field.

 

Interesting car, but how does it qualify as a "Roadster"?

 

Wondering the same thing.

 

I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that the frame in the photos was originally built for an Austin Bantam altered or something similar..?

Scott


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I just posted somewhere on the HAMB about that Mustang but CRS and posting so much I forget where but I THINK it was a fiat altered or gasser. I will try and track it down.

EDIT: just took another look and it has to be the Pellegrini history.
Yes it WAS a roadster at one time LOL. from the Pellegrini story

Over the winter Ron founded Fiberglass Ltd and made a full mustang body. He then bought the complete Dennison, Arlasky, and Knox roadster less body and put his new fiberglass body on it.

 

The Fiat/Mustang you are thinking about was the Colt 45.

 

Sorry guys , I posted the mustang in the wrong thread. Im gettin old!

 

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A few to start the day more later.


AA/A Dean And White Drag Race Altered.




Walker & Geary or Geary & Walker depending upon which side of the track you were spectating.



Unknown B/A roadster in lanes with sleeping driver.

 

Found a few

A BUNCH of Carrol Hine

happy driver this day LOL





CARROLL HINE & TONY ZIEMBA " Lil Trouble"





Running C/A this day



CARROLL HINE vs JERRY HINE Brothers or what?



CARROLL HINE vs TONY ZIEMBA





Hine vs The MOOSE



last one note the "Wheelie Bar?"

 

A couple more

Unknown, Belgrade, Montana Airstrip in 1958



Injected roadster at The Grove. Hine?? Same helmet, straight front axle, injected BBC and moon tank.. but T body




JS Altered Lions

 

See above photo in your post #835.

 

Yep I was thinking the one with the TWO hines. Looks like Carroll switched cars or engines into the T and the roadster got a small block

 

I had a discussion with Dick Kalivoda about whether or not the car was ever raced on an oval track. Here is a shot from the mid-50's, notice the slicks on the front, and the side nerfs, two hallmarks of a "Circle Tracker". Another shot taken in 1960.

 

AA/FA. Amarillo 1970

 

When I first looked at that Amarillo pic I thought "Why does he have the rear wing mounted backwards?". Then I realized it was the starter's box in the background. Now that thar's funny.

 

Competition Roadsters Six Flags Drag Way



"the saint"

 

Groundshaker





The Trip at Irwindale



Wild Willy Winged Express Vs Geary & Walker