Drag Cars

#4 is wild willy? I remember that from when I was a wee one and I as well havent been the same since.

 

Do you see any similarities?

 

Check out a video of the late Dante Duce. He was instramental to bring drag racing to England.

In September 1963, the first American dragster and crew arrived in the UK. Dante Duce had challenged Sydney Allard to a transatlantic match race series and had persuaded Dean Moon to lend him his 600bhp Chevrolet Mooneyes dragster for the trip Financial assistance came from Mobil Oils and Revell Model Kits.

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Since it's back up top, here a couple more pics of Angelo Giampetroni’s 27 T-Roadster from nitrogeezers

 

There are so many. I honestly can't say there is one individual car from that era that trips my trigger. They all had their own character and innovation. You all know that this is what I'm dreaming of these days.

 

Any of Tony Nancy's car.......can some one post pics?

 

My great uncle owns that car, has it in his garage right now!

 

period experimentation, publicity stunt, both ? the bowtie is cool !

 

My all time favorite drag car is the Massie and Wilbur destroyer!

 

I like dragsters that owe their style to Indy Cars of the same period. Bob Sullivan's Pandemonium II.

 

my favorite time was later....just before the funny car erra. this 57 is just plain wicked

 

59-62 erra i like this one best

 

GBP is really the icon....but the Shark Car just looks bad.

 

Wow, this thread came back from the dead! Glad it did, I want more info on the Moonliner Allison?? Where, who, why??

 

Wow, what a GREAT THREAD!!!!!!!

 

This one did it for me, in a copy of Drag Racing Mag.



Also - Ohio George's 33 Willys when it had the SOHC in it, and Dyno Don's first flopper.

 

One of the nicest of all time, "The Loner", Tony Nancy....

Sorry old thread, oh well.....

 

turdytoo; That Scotty 'T' is so fine.
Cool blog Ryan- thanks.
I see your point- the Giampetroni '27 is far out and perfect.
Dave McDonald's 'bodied Hemi rail from here in Adelaide does it 4 me- maybe that's wistful 'lil kid nostalgia..

Jocko's 'Liner?
G.B.P?
'Glass Slipper? - dunno..I'm too young. I grew up around rear- engines and as a group they were mainly beautiful- not too many turds as i remember. ANything lil' John Buttera built- is that O/T?

 

My favorite of all time was the Glass Slipper both versions...........

 

Seen pics- IMAO someones gotta redo (with a brush)/replace the shitty modern vinyl lettering.

How about perty '63- back inline engined rails- pics anyone?

p.s A pic of my favorite - Dave McDonald, Hemi A/D. Local Adelaide car. My wonderful Grandpa would walk me down to the local garage at Pennington and we'd look at it & talk about it thru the 'showroom' window . This is when I was 8 or 9 y.o. ('69 ?).
Red & white, burned in my brain ! D. Mc D built a super nice 8" channeled Y block deuce roadster too. Metalflake red. My friend Tony bought it & ran it. It wound up with Con M. in Melbourne.

 

Great pics on this thread... Thanks for posting those!

 

Glad this thread got resurrected...had lots of favorites,one was the Jim Fox rear engined modified roadster, sort of a candy purple with first a carburated then a blown Chrysler...can't find a picture of it, though...wonder what happened to it?

 

No doubt in my mind....The Freight Train.

 

Thats rad ^^^^^^^

 

Here ya go bud.....(1961 R & C photos.)

 

The blown 331 in Fox's roadster became much more famous when Norm Weekly legged it in the Frantic Four B/FD.

 

You know, cause you were there Dean-o.......


Stormin' Norman Weekly......The Frantic 4.

 

that is cool, is that your garage?

 

My four all time favs...