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

"SIR 1968 John Smysers Toronado blower motor front & back smoked 4 tires" Last one for this go around. Have a nice Father's Day and weekend everybody!

 

Lions demise...

 

Rumor on the street neither one of those twin engine Olds handled to swell!

 

Art “The Colonel” Malone at the ‘63 Winternationals.

 

Hi, Junji -- that's a good question...I have never seen the Kolb and Voigt roadster without flames, first one at Bonneville, from the Wayne Koeppe collection:

 

and this version Leland ran with John Moxley, Norm Grudem photo

 

Then he raced this version, Lew DeLew III photo at Lions...so I am not sure that the white roadster is Lelands, but I am going to have to dig deeper in my memory to figure out who it is.

 

How many of you guys built the model of this one?????.......

 

May I post the bottom photo on the Chassis Research FB page that I moderate? I will of course give you credit. Do you know anything more about the photo?

 

Hey Dave,

Your information is correct. I was wondering if they did not re-do the flames. But, who in their right mind would alter original CRAB CLAW flames from that era? (unless he split from the Fritz Voight partnership and started over...) Thanks for the information. The only thing I had from that era, other than a fading memory of being Leland Kolb is that the Howard Cam influence. In 1960, my brother was a Howard Cam fanatic and we had several parts from them on our 1940 Willys C/Gas Coupe that had a 671 SBC motor.
colorized photo from 1960
He may have told me to film that white roadster, as with others that had the Howard Cam influence and cool sticker on the sides. I have seen those early photos of the red "Crab Claw" flames on the white roadster from other research and wondered IF they could have finished a different roadster in 1959-60.

Thank you, again...
Junji

Hoping for some results of your deep thought research... This naming thing of the early films I took is a little cuckoo. I have asked other older drag racing guys and they, too drew a blank. So, thanks for your efforts.

 

During the COVID racing Hiatus of the NHrA they should have been playing significant vintage races from over the years in the NHRA spots such as Pomona 64, Lions Final Race, Indy 78 with the Snake Vs Mongoose Final, Return of Big In The 80s etc. that would be nice to see again.


Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.

 

Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.

 

It's not in motion anymore. I'll bet that got his attention. Hope nobody was hurt.

 

That is member @Dog_Patch car in this thread it has the story. work back a few pages probably it was some months ago: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...e-southeast-gasser-build.938352/page-160ember

 

I was wondering if someone had the story on here or knew the car. I got the picture from a random hot rod site with no information. Thanks for the thread.


Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.

 

Killer shots...thanks for sharing!

 

This did not happen very often. Not sure who is in the near lane, but he's out on Sirokin, and that is a rare happening.

 

James Warren...Warren-Coburn-Miller.

 

Thank you.

 

Found these while looking for somthing online last night
No info other than what is on the cars.

Sent from my SM-T387V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app

 

Posted on face book by Ronnie Cox's grandson.

 

Ronnie Cox