Hot Rods The ALTERED thread

EARLY Mondello & Matsubara Lions with solid paint and SBC power




Gene Lades B/A Coupe




Groundshaker



Guzman C/A anglia


Lake City Topolino B/A




Later Mondello & Matsubara BBC powered




The Trip at Irwindale



Wild Willy in the Winged Express Vs Geary & Walker

 

oh yeah... grooooooovy baybeeeee

 

yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just love these contraptions!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Somebody has to show their misplaced youthful enthusiasm around here... it might as well be me!

 

Posted by Marty Strode in drag roadster thread

Wayne Trowbridge, Salem, Oregon, 450" injected Packard A/A.

 

We had a 352 Packard V8 in a '56 Studie Golden Hawk. Dad did 125 mph as registered on the beautiful Stewart Warner speedo they came with.

 

Gene Lades B/A Coupe

 

toms car is so bad ass. i have watched it many times. the match races at the grove with the chicago fire we amazing. this is one of the cars that is responsible for my nitro addiction. i have a lot of respect for the dp team.

 

Sorry guys the influx of NEWER than HAMB date cut off is getting out of hand. I know everybody would like their cars in here but we are close to getting this thread shut down.

 

This is just outstanding, what a fantastic looking car!

 

There is a thread that has been approved to put your modern/classic race cars like some appearing here.
This thread is the place to put them.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/current-photos-of-modern-day-nostalgia-race-cars.601216/

 

Belgrade, Montana Airstrip in 1958 C/A



Carroll Hine roadster running C/A



CARROLL HINE B/A vs JERRY HINE

 

If that guy wasn't standing there I'd have thought Willie was sleeping.
I read somewhere that he had narcolepsy and was prone to falling asleep while waiting in the staging lanes.

Edit
That may be a young Mousie Marcellus with Willie.

 

He is the Gopher assigned to make sure Willie was awake when class was called LOL

 

Yep. I read they used to bump the car from behind in the staging lanes to wake Willie up.

 

I am curious how many guys have period correct altereds? When I say "period correct" I mean late 50's early 60's.

 

As long as were talking about Wild Willie, this is what I would call the cream of the crop.

http://www.harrellengineshotrodding.com/product.html

Pre Winged Express

 

That makes my peepee tingle......

 

I'm curious as to how many guys still race them regularly.

 

I know I don't. I am looking forward to my 2 kids graduating college in May. It's gonna be like I am getting a huge raise. I would love to do at least 4 races per year. The good ones......like the Meltdown, Hamb drags, maybe hit the Day of the Drags in Austin.

 

Here's a pic for Frenchtown Flyer.

 

nice

Lots of little details to study and copy for somebody building a period car - like steering wheel, motor mounting, those wild church organ zoomies, friction shocks.

I don't recognise that car - any info on the owner/driver? It looks like it may be at the old Dragway 42?

 

Dunno. It was on the Altereds page on FB. I have asked if anyone knows any history.

 

Amarillo, Texas

 

That is an AWESOME find great history on Willie and the rest of the guys.

 

It was a feature car in Hot Rod Magazine in the sixties.

 

That first paragraph says it all.

 

Dammit! I was replying to this. It's Christmas and kids are over.