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

This is my 3rd attempt at posting this. Is it the charm?
My car with my first Quickchange in it.
I believe it still exists and I may be close to finding it.

 

Worked fine this try, looks good.

 

Ryan's a drag racer! Who knew? You just went way up on the cool list my man!

 

That is Too Flippin' Cool.

 

The nicest steel bodied Fiat altered ever. How many altered Fiats have you seen with the original spare tire cover? Had the original aluminum grill surround too. These guys built show quality race cars.

 

Ask him what else he has driven on the track Dean and you may get a surprise.

Roo

 

Well, Roo, if it's circle track, we're brother's from another mother!

 

OK Ryan, spill it. What else have you raced! Impaired minds want to know!

 

I've mentioned it before on here. The Davis/Ingram Fiat is one of my favorite race cars (of any kind) of all time. That thing is flat beautiful. (especially in color)
Dean, I think I remember it mentioned that Ryan did some lefty/righty stuff of the SCCA/IMSA variety at one time. I could be totally wrong of course.

 

Only on dirt!?? That's the best there is in oval track racing Ryan. I've run on dirt and pavement. Dirt is by far my favorite. Driving with the throttle is where it's at!!

 

Fiats have always been one of my favorite drag cars, this one represents the other end of the scale of Davis and Ingram, simple, clean and inexpensive.

 

For in the so-cal area the ' Dunn-Merrit - Valasco & Reath ' car was very nice too , and it ran pretty good too

Long live the ' Fuel Altereds ' as they put on a great show

DND

 

"This car ran NHRA Super Comp from 1994 until 1996 largely unchanged from how you see it above (however, it was red) and won two national events. Guess who the driver was?

Me!!!!"

Well what do you know!!! Ryan in a CORVETTE in a straight line even! TOO COOL my friend, prestige up a few notches man!!!!

 

R&M were a customers along with Lee Shepard when I worked for Kwik Way......just regular guys back then.... Boss I didn't know you had it in ya !

 

Well Ryan, the history of that Corvette would be a really interesting read.

 

Marty, the yellow Fiat gets props for the nice polished grill surround. Wonder how many of those wound up in the dumpster?

 

I want this car.

 

I think its ok to stray when you are talking about Texas Hero's like Reher Morrison and Sheppard, God I miss Modified Eliminator.

 

I guess I am lucky, the surround is still on mine ! As much as I would like to make an Altered out of it, having all of the sheet metal forces me go another route.

 

What do you have in mind Marty????

 

My current plan is to build something on the order of John Callies 303 Simca, but without the widened fenders. I have a 215 Buick and a five speed slated for that project.