I don't know how I missed this gem from the King Rose Archives, but here is a fantastic Petersen documentary from around 1966 Â*simplyÂ*titled "The Hot Rod Story" and hosted by sportscaster Dick Enberg. It should be called "The Drag Racing Story", be... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
very Cool - Thanks. if you like reading books, here is one with a bunch of out takes from different magazines, etc by some of the best in the car world: The Hot Rod Reader published by Motorbooks - got mine through amazon.com for $6.99 including shipping
Whooo! That was exciting. A high water mark for style, in my mind. Some ladies doing some serious "hair hopping". The fuel mixing "mom"?! Great music too. Thanks for posting that.
@tfeverfred - Yes it has (see THE HOT ROD STORY Drag Racing) ... but I somehow missed it when @Speed Gems posted it 3 months ago ... so I applaud @Jive-Bomber Jay for bringing it to our attention ... 47+ minutes of pure awesomeness!
Great time capsule.... Although I had to laugh when the narrator breathlessly said that 'cost for a single run could be up to $100' !!! Would that even cover the oil change and plugs these days?.... LOL!
FASHION ALERT! Really bitchin' Rat Fink Hat at 15:16! Another occasion where I wish I'd been born 10 years earlier... For the racing, not just for the RF hat.
I was told about this a few years ago then a neighbour gave me a crappy burnt/downloaded copy that never worked. It was great to finaly see it, Thanks.
Wow, great film! Unfortunately many of my heros of those days are no longer with us but them and the memories they created will always be with us because of films like this.