Holy shit those are fantastic! That first shot of a fed going down the strip took me a second to read. Thought it was a car on its roof at first! @BigJoeArt @Austin kays @redzula check those out! @-Brent- i see one that I think you’ll dig as well
Studer’s of Texas was a photo place in San Antonio. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1011096/
Yeah, those photos were definitely from Texas... I think there is a city in Texas named Alton though... I didn't think of that. I have no idea where I got these.
I’m no help, but sure appreciate the pictures. I don’t think any of those were being driven to work on Monday morning.
That '34 PU with the Hemi is one bad ass looking rig! I also like the candid shot of the 2 ladies strolling thru the parking lot. Lets ya know how old the photographer was. I almost missed the 1 year old customized '59 Chev convert behind the gals. Cool stuff.
Moore Field/Edinburg is just north of Alton. They were racing then. https://dragstriplist.com/texas-f-o
Great stuff going on then. Interesting to me that things go much faster now, but this to me is better.
I think this is our answer. I sure wish I remembered where I got these. It must have been years ago. I have been really serious about my archive's organization for probably ten years now.... and these were just haphazardly placed in my personal directory where normally I only place photos that I have taken myself.
Really awesome pictures. This one caught my eye because of the chromed up and lettered push truck and the I realized who I was seeing: a Garlits family outing with the black and white Carryall pushing the "then" version of Swamp Rat 1B. If you zoom you can just make out the "Here Comes Trouble" lettered above the GMC grille.
Three (or in this case four) of my favorite things- 59 Chevies and women in glasses, of course they are my grandmother's age now!
My Dad had a Chevy like the one next to the '57. Drove it to California and back in '64. Kind of a green color, 6 cyl/3-speed on the column. Being in Maine, it got pretty rusty; he made some plywood floorboards so I wouldn't fall through. He sold it to a coworker who drove it a few more years before it rusted/wore out.
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