History The Little Red Wagon

[Ryan]

"I was contacted by Dodge to do a tuff truck t.v. commercial in and around 1965. They showed me the truck. It was a Dodge A-100 compact pickup modified with a 426 Hemi. They told me the truck would run fast on all four wheels. I thought to myself, ...

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[Lobucrod]

Too bad the commercial didnt show it with the wheels up all the way through the 1/4.
When I was a freshman in High School in 66 a buddy's dad let us take a trip in his 64 Galaxy 2 dr hard top to the Amarillo dragway to the winternationals. We got to see the Little Red Wagon, Backup Pickup, and Hemi Under Glass. There was one more there, an Econoline Van from Hobbs N.M. I cant remember the name of it but im sure it will come to me later. Of course all the top fuelers were there too.
Man I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Too bad I didnt have a camera with me.

[xbtnikx]

awesome video! i was obsessed with this machine as a child, even wrote Bill a letter.. his daughter ended up writing back, sent me some photographs as well!

[wlspdshop]

My father-in-law in KC remembers The Little Red Wagon coming to town and it would sit at a little gas station a few days before the drags. Him and his buddies would always go down and check it out and watch it on the weekends. Thanks for posting!

[LXTURBO2000]

Originally Posted by Lobucrod

Too bad the commercial didnt show it with the wheels up all the way through the 1/4.
When I was a freshman in High School in 66 a buddy's dad let us take a trip in his 64 Galaxy 2 dr hard top to the Amarillo dragway to the winternationals. We got to see the Little Red Wagon, Backup Pickup, and Hemi Under Glass. There was one more there, an Econoline Van from Hobbs N.M. I cant remember the name of it but im sure it will come to me later. Of course all the top fuelers were there too.
Man I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Too bad I didnt have a camera with me.

could have been the mexican jumping bean. they are still running a wheelstander today.

[Lobucrod]

Originally Posted by LXTURBO2000

could have been the mexican jumping bean. they are still running a wheelstander today.

Yep thats the one. I saw it run at the Hobbs Dragway the last time I was there in about 94

[ronnie tidwell]

Originally Posted by Lobucrod

Too bad the commercial didnt show it with the wheels up all the way through the 1/4.
When I was a freshman in High School in 66 a buddy's dad let us take a trip in his 64 Galaxy 2 dr hard top to the Amarillo dragway to the winternationals. We got to see the Little Red Wagon, Backup Pickup, and Hemi Under Glass. There was one more there, an Econoline Van from Hobbs N.M. I cant remember the name of it but im sure it will come to me later. Of course all the top fuelers were there too.
Man I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Too bad I didnt have a camera with me.

propaby pets's MEXICAN JUMPIN BEAN only wheelstander, besides
Tommy McNeely's ford falcon in west texas in last 25 years or so

[customcory]

This is realkustom51's avatar. Thats me and my brother at a ISCA show in Charlotte , N.C. This is a old thread, but I just seen it, had to add this. I remember it like yesterday.

[BigNick1959]

[barney rubble]

Originally Posted by BigNick1959

Seen this a couple of years ago at the Mopar Nationals on a trailer. Golden give it to one of his old buddies and he put the front axle back under it and the original tires & wheels on the front and was showing it beside the present one. Some company gave him some clear perservative to spray on it to keep it from deteriorating further. A nice piece of racing history that was getting a lot of lookers.

[tommy]

I bet everyone that ever saw it in person can tell you where and when they saw it for the first time. 6" wheelies were common but to see him carry them down the track for the first time made your jaw drop. Then all the clones appeared and it became almost normal.

[George T G]

I can't get the pic to show up but that is me. I rescued it from Bill's yard. washed a good wheelbarrow of mud from in and under it. We relettered the one side and coated it with a POR product. I first showed at at EnglishTown Mopar show. Garlets was there and we all made TV. Mavericks comments was "your truck is getting more attention than my truck" Garlets wanted it for his museum but it is still in Tamaqua Pa.
GEORGE!!

Originally Posted by barney rubble

Seen this a couple of years ago at the Mopar Nationals on a trailer. Golden give it to one of his old buddies and he put the front axle back under it and the original tires & wheels on the front and was showing it beside the present one. Some company gave him some clear perservative to spray on it to keep it from deteriorating further. A nice piece of racing history that was getting a lot of lookers.

[barney rubble]

Originally Posted by George T G

I can't get the pic to show up but that is me. I rescued it from Bill's yard. washed a good wheelbarrow of mud from in and under it. We relettered the one side and coated it with a POR product. I first showed at at EnglishTown Mopar show. Garlets was there and we all made TV. Mavericks comments was "your truck is getting more attention than my truck" Garlets wanted it for his museum but it is still in Tamaqua Pa.
GEORGE!!

I havnt been on here for a while but it seems like this thread just lives on like the LRW.

George nice to hear from you. I spent a lot of time looking at the truck that weekend in Columbus when you had it there. Take good care of her its deffinatly a part of history.

[mr.smith]

what a shame to great racing history, however at least its still around

Originally Posted by BigNick1959

[067chevy]

In 1965 I was 3 years old and we lived in Dallas. We moved back to Nebraska a little while later and when I was a kid I remember my dad telling me he saw the truck run at a track near Dallas. Wish I could remember seeing it.

[50mercfan]

i saw the little red wagon run at beach bend when i was about 3 years old, i do remember. it ran against an army tank called "hell on wheels". i'll never forget the sparks flying off the tailgate. that was about 1971. scarred me for life. all of us 3 year olds should have gotten together to play lincoln logs or something.

[Mike Miller]

Originally Posted by 067chevy

In 1965 I was 3 years old and we lived in Dallas. We moved back to Nebraska a little while later and when I was a kid I remember my dad telling me he saw the truck run at a track near Dallas. Wish I could remember seeing it.

In 65 I was drag racing in Pennsylvania when that truck did a tour, saw it do a wheelie the length of the track.

[067chevy]

I can't remember anything when I was 3 years old.

[067chevy]

I remember Hell on wheels. Anyone have any pictures of it?

[GOLDEN1]