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

Damn, all of a sudden the thread jumped to one I previously posted...wtf?

anyway:


Cagle & Callahan, Riverside, around '59. Gary Cagle was still running a chain drive when this photo was taken, and the chain departed off the starting line, fortunately passing between two spectators. Chain guards would follow...then Gilmer drives


J.E. Riley Construction special, with Doug Hartlett's blown Chrysler, Calvin Rice at the helm. Buddy Rice, who won the Indy 500 a few years ago, was Calvin's nephew...This car won the '55 NHRA nationals, but with Melvin Dodd's flathead after the Chrysler expired at Great Bend.


Greico & Clark, Olds powered gas roadster at Bakersfield, Hank Clark drove


Don Yates in the Mikkleson brothers car.


Millwinders at Paradise Mesa, maybe '52...They ran a fuel Ardun owned by Jack Ewell, who also drove. Notice Frank "Ike" Iacono's GMC powered '34 in the background.

 

Cates.

 

Les Ritchey two fer.

 

Bailey Bros Napa CA I know Fred and Sam that car ran a sbc inj on fuel Orig that car was built in San Rafael Ca. At Hal's body shop . Bailey Bros are still in business today. ATTACH 3164109

 

Apple Wedge's sponsor: "Frustration Engineering" Ha! I dig it!

 

The purple car is Hartwell & Frontuto car and that is my Dad I'm pretty sure in the pic he had a white helmet before his helmet was customized to the purple helmet

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I have one more mystery dragster for y'all I need help with before I wrap up my thread,Gary Essman in the next week . I can't make out the name very well in the pic on the dragster. Wouldn't it be great if one of the old timers could claim the child on the car .

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The closest I can come is "Gotelli," but I don't think that's right...anyone else??

 

Michelle,
the car is the Gotelli Speed Shop entry which at the time was driven by Kenny Safford.

Roo

 

There was also a Gary Cagle Twin.

 

Chris Karamesines / Don Maynard Twin.

 

The chassis was long gone but the most important part remained, the one of a kind Don Maynard built coupler, it remained in the Greeks shop for many years. Don Prieto photo.

 

The recreation.

 

Caption says a lot...the A Vicky was in HRM, Desoto powered, I think....ID? Marty?


Magwinder, Jack Chrisman in the seat...Kent Fuller welded it from magnesium tubing, but performance was never there...it went from gas Chrysler to gas Pontiac, its last version is in the Garlits Museum....from the George Klass collection


Chrisman and Cannon, Art welded this twin up, with dual rear ends...too heavy to be competitive, though...from this and the above picture, innovation was common in drag racing's early days


Walker & Geary, Fontana or OCIR?? First ran a BB Chevy then switched to Chrysler


no id on this Dodge bodied roadster


can't read the name...anyone??


Back in simpler days when we built stuff ourselves...I remember needing an injector scoop, went to roofing shop, bought a length of rain gutter, and built a scoop out of it...looked terrible but for $2.00...


Amarillo, no ID...Texas guys??


Red Greth at Phoenix.....still running a chain drive, maybe '62??


New Mexico, not sure who in running the Chev; Eddie Hill in the background with the shark fin car

 

Fontana, there

 

Milton Dragway.

 

I can only imagine what that was like to live back then and be 16 or so. MAN, that would be so cool!

 

Yes, yes it was

 

Do you think the plates on the frame are for stiffing or aro

 

Sure was, wasn't it Doug!