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

Thanks, Roo, correction made above...

 

That's my ex roommate, "The Bixby Flash", handing the goggles to Gar. Connie Swingle, originally from Bixby, OK.

 

Ex roommate? You gotta tell us some Swingle stories! Please!!

 

NOT in motion and pushing the edge of off-topic but......pretty cool.

 

No clue, think this is in Texas...no other information


Kansas John Weibe, before the nose...another Tom West picture


Not sure whose dragster this is, but racing Pasadena, TX Willis Ragsdale, who still has the front wheels up in the air, not sure if it left the line like this or if Willis is shifting?


ID? Location?

Santa Maria: Williams Brothers injected Dodge-powered '29 racing Dave Marquez's Ardun-powered '32, both on fuel. Williams Brothers won, mid-50s. Readers of TRJ know that the Williams Brothers roadster, which also ran the lakes and Bonneville, was found in almost perfect shape...a piece of early hot rod history frozen in time...


Gerry Glenn, not sure whose car this is? Gerry drove for Bill Schultz, and also drove the Atlas Oil Tool car, to name several...


I can't quite make out the name .... and Annin, assume that this was "Diamond Jim" Annin, anyone else know? These pictures by Tom West illustrate the point that some of us take pictures, while others, like Tom, are Photographers...


Don't know who is in the near lane, Bobby Langley far lane, Houston....there's a lot in this photo to remind us how drag racing used to be...


Illustrated for you....two legendary Texas drag racers...


Tom Hanna at the beginning of his illustrious drag racing career, carbs on fuel...went on to build some of the most beautiful dragster bodies ever.....


Jess Van Deventer, from National City, from the Dave McClellan collection.

 

Proof that there's more than one way to build an altered wheelbase Plymouth!

 

Not "Cerny" & Annin, is it???

 

Good eyes, yes, it is...found another picture on Don Ewald's site....and it might be Dave Annin, Diamond Jim's brother...and guess the "Cerny" was Wes Cerny, of Cerny, Moody, and Lins fame (not George Cerny, the customizer/painter who also ran dragsters)...

 

Back when a teenager you worked on cars and not with cameras, so I don’t have many pictures of my cars, but these I do have. Sorry for the bad copies, scanned from old photos.

My 37 slant back Ford VW bucket seats and no back seat, 312 Y block out of a 57 T-bird. Isky solid lifter cam, jahn’s pistons, mallory duel point dizzy, dump tubes and was topped off with 2 carter four barrel carbs.




A/C
352 Ford FE, single carter carb. All steel model A body.
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352 FE B gas dragster Algon injection, home made frame.


427 FE side oiler out of a Thunderbold ran A/C or with the body removed B gas dragster. Algon injection, 57 Ford telephone truck trans (short tail shaft) use 2-3 straight pull back.






The 427 side oiler FE ended up in this T bucket with 3 two barrels.

 

296Ardun.........I could be totally off-base here, but the background sure reminds me of National Trail Raceway in Ohio.......

 

R.I.P Gary.

Roo

 

Swingle and I roomed together during the time we both worked for Craig Breedlove on the Spirit of America LSR car, and he was also driving for Ed Pink. I could tell you some stories but I don't think the Statute of Limitations has expired yet...

 

I've read a few stories about Swingle and, it sounds like he was a real character to say the least!

 

Bangkok Dean: This shot found its way to the De-uglifying Model T's thread as an example of what's right with a T! Some people poo-poo'd the windshield support rods, but most everyone dug the late '60s vibe. Nice job!

 

I should have known, lived nine miles north of National Trail Raceway for 16 years, I think you're correct..(looked at some youtube video to refresh my memory, was 24 years ago)