Time Machine was a very fast sand funny, also quarter beater, and the old Dragon slayer///the original granny goose out of D & J in cincy....Quarter Time was another local hottie...
A guy at Detroit Dragway used Nova-caine on his 64 Nova, but he was a Dentist A buddy of mine his uncle had a Le Mans (65 or 66) called " Runnin' Bare" with a naked chick on the side. Another guy from Detroit Dragway had Rat's Image and after he totalled it, he had Rat's Image II both were for Dodge R/T's and Don Garlits was his hero. Another 1963 Nova was painted orange and was called Wango Tango. An older woman from Detroit Dragway had a 1968 Chevelle named Wild Child until she died of cancer. I could keep going but I will stop here. George
one of the coolest names I ever saw was on an orange Crosley at Connecticut Dragway back in the 60's. It was named, "The Little Giant"!!
one of the badest 39 chevy coupes to ever hit a drag strip was named the " Jolly Dolly". Saw that car screaming through the traps in ONE HALF MILE drags at Tapahannock, Va. in the late 50s and about creamed my jeans. Awsome,Awsome,Awsome.
my old anglia .... "pretty penny" my model a ... "green to go" father in law's nova stocker... "borrowed money" cool local names... don guill's anglia ruby tuesday my buddys grand am ... half moon racing (think refrigerator repair guy) fallon bros. old 4dr impala .....da fuzz a customers car.....definition of fast another local anglia .... "mr. lucky"
Back in the early-mid 70s there was a mid-60s Chrysler Super Stock sponsored by a KC-area auto transmission shop with this lettered down the side: No Shift
A few pretty notorious ones that were (I think) left out: The Freight Train The Odd Couple The Double Eagle The Two Thing I really don't have that much of a thing for twin engined cars, but they just came to mind.....
I remember a car called "Bankruptcy" that ran in Colorado, years ago. Another one was a Dodge called "Dart in your Heart" - and yes, it stomped the dogshit outta the Chevys it ran!
Dale Armstrongs car. I saw it run at Amarillo and it was the baddest alcohol burning car I've ever seen. The blower whine would stand your hair on end.
Danbury, Ct. Modifiers Lyndwood rail "Alley Oop" named after the song about the caveman. Photo is from 1962, want to finish the restoration in 2009.
Named my Pro Gas Vega Redheaded Stepchild Gave me so much grief while building and was nasty mean when she ran. Great pictures on this thread. Thanks for sharing. .
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