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

Jess Tyree had a Pontiac powered F/C when he came to Australia around 1969, it had a Canadian Pontiac motor in it and when he made his first run at the Surfers Paradise track he stopped after 300 feet and the spectators all booed him, he then backed up staged and did the run. The spectotors then realised they had just seen their first Burnout.

 

The eyes say it all!

 

You know it's serious when Willie has both hands on the wheel!

 

ok, I know this is not a drag car, however, I thought some of our younger HAMBers might like to see where all these Austin altereds came from, hard to imagine...

 

That is the second (Logghe chassis) Winged Express. Mousie and Willie never really liked that car which was purchased to fulfill match race commitments. The Dodge pickup is the same one that Mousie still owns and will use to tow the cacklefest version of the Wing once it is finished. Look for that car to debut at Pomona next year at the 50th Winternationals. I had hoped to cackle it at the CHRR next month but like my own NT/F project time is running out to get everything done.

Roo

 

Mousie makes sure Willie still makes it to Famoso...



RIP, Willie

 

I'm trying to imagine the first hot rodder to look at one of those and say, "What a great race car that would make".

 

Drag Pintos were so cool

 

R.I.P. Willie.....

 

Yep, and so were those SOHC Mavericks!

 

Bob Frensley's car driven by Gene Turnage. When I worked for Bob, I was told that Bob Glidden (a mechanic for Bob back then) wrenched on this car.



Anudder Mav

 

From the north

 

AMC!

 

A couple Galaxies

 

great picts 64cyclone!
looks like an early '66 picture, jenkins '66 chevy II in the other lane has not yet been lettered A/S and 666 on the rear 1/4s.

 

Excellent first post bttb! Welcome! Have any more of that car?

 

A few from the UK, all snapped by Pete and Ken Robbins in 1974............

 

Just about perfect.

 

That would make a great garage poster.

 

Seeing your comment and the madness in your signature, I couldn't pass this up.
They did/do make great racecars indeed.