Dragster preservation Dead End Kids

Do you know when the Dead End Kids campaigned this car ?

 

Yeah, anyone know what the wheelbase was?

 

I thought that looked like a Tony Nancy logo on the seat. To cool!

 

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Time is getting short to get this car reaady for the roadster show next week we will gget it on the jig and repair the frame the wheel base was 140 i will re check when we get it on the jig

 

Made some head way on the car the frame has been repaired and the sheet metal is on its way next week we should be able to get the motor back in and get a little closer to getting all the repairs done.













I have a few more orgional shot i will post some are blurry at best but still good info.

 

That has to be one of the most beautiful dragsters I've ever seen. Those body panels, are pure art. Thanks for posting all the pictures.

 

can someone id all the guys in the photo of them standing on the cars left side. i'm sure the second from the right one is chavin emmones. i used to work in his machine shop about 1995-1996. i remember seeing this picture when i worked there, but don't remember what all his involvement was with this car.

 

Looking good Rex. Cant wait to see it done.

 

The frame is repaired and a fresh coat of paint is on the car. the body panels have all been repaired and we are getting the car put back together Dave plans on heading out next week to the roadster show with this thing so the clock is running down.

 

Your sure doing a nice job, look forward to seeing more pictures.

 

Very cool background stuff in your shop also.....

 

They got the Dragster all put together today i will post some pics in the morning. made a swing set to help support the car during transport a lot of time was spent getting the frame repaired and the last thing we need is the frame getting tweaked during the haul. plan is to load up tomorow.

Rex

 

Far left is Joe Anahory and far right is Spyder Razon. I will ask Dad to see if he can fill in the others.

 

This is a great thread. I love FED's, and yours is very cool. Your doing an awesome job preserving it. I see that there are all sorts of interesting rides in the shop as well. I can't wait to see the final results on the dragster, keep up the good work.

 

One of my favorite Dragsters. Here the same picture someone else posted but this was from Beeline Dragway's Program from the 1964 AHRA Winternationals. I saw this car at Beeline that year and loved the name and it ran great! Left to right: Joe Anahory, Rocky Gambino, Dale Grantham, Driver Red Lang, Chauvin Emmons (p***ed away in Aug 09), and Murry Razon. So glad it's still around and being rebuilt! John

 

The dragster is all back together now and should get loaded up today to make its way to the roadster show. THe frame is restroed and the sheet metal has been repaired. and the car is safe to travle now. as of right now the car will stay just like it is for the imidiate future, we just wanted to take the oprutuinity to get the car in the shop and repair a few cracks and other details on the car while we had the chance.

 

The dragster and a belly tank made a full trailer they don't look that big out on the shop floor.

 

Looks so nice.

Man, what I would give to do a big ol' hairy burnout in that rail.

 

There are some great shots of this car in Larry Robinson's video of the '64 Smoker's meet, you can tell it right away by the yellow paint and the '50 Chrysler limo push car...these guys were a cl*** act and got a lot of respect on the west coast.

 

I haven't seen the video of larry Robinson's yet

Dave did have the chance to talk with Tommy Ivo at the GNRS We put it up on you tube there are two videos with him in it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGKbnA7XiyE&feature=sub

 

here is a link to Mr Ivo getting in the car again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgJOPZ3zWZU

 

Exactly..... Damn..

 

Dumb question from someone that doesn't know anything about ch***is design - that frame looks like it would suffer from m***ive twist / flex given the lack of cross bracing and the power the mill is putting out. Are the engines solidly mounted to the frame or are the allowed to "float" so as not to put stress on the ch***is?

I apologize for the ignorance - I am not a ch***is guy by any stretch.

 

I took this at Connecticut Dragway circa 1964. The real deal.