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

Tommy Ivo ?

 

A good picture of two great old timers.

 

Gary Cagle--300 cu inch Chrysler. Poly block, 354 Hemi heads BB/Fueler--1961 Lions

 

Tom McEwen with a supercharged Ardun?? Any more info?

 

Butch Patrick.

 

I wonder if it was during the filming of Hot Rod Herman.

 

1964 Smoker's Meet...

 

Carpenter & McCraner AA/GD 1964...

 

Beaver Brothers SBC...

 

Wow so many of them went on to great fame in drag racing circles.

 

Some solid gold there 65pacecar!

 

Red Goble...

 

Corvette Valve covers on the small block and a Corvette in the background.
Awesome!!!!!!

 

Someone, please, 'splain what's going on here . . .

 

Thermo Charger ?

 

Looks like a bladder style accumulator which uses a nitrogen pre charge in an internal bladder. They may have used that as a way to supercharge the motor. Possible, I suppose. And see the two pressure vessels in the background for filling (?).

 

The A/C car is Harold "Slim" Carter, from Cleveland, OH.

 

If I remember correctly it was a compressed air or oxygen system for pressurizing the intake in an attempt to avoid the horsepower drain of the conventional GMC blower. Mickey Thompson experimented with it too. I think it worked ok but NHRA didn’t like the safety aspects of it and decided to ban it. Those were the good old days of innovation and experimentation.

 

The same concept is used for launching small drone aircraft.

 

Around 1971 Mickey had a Themocharger on a Boss 429, made 2800 hp. It was a large vessel and you are right, NHRA feared for the safety factor.

 

Bobby Langley's Scorpion...

 

M-T Old's-Buick twin with Jack Chrisman driving...

 

Could it be propane or CNG?

 

Hollywood Christmas Party, Art Linkletter House Party...I'm guessing 1968-69?
Dwight Salisbury left, Smothers Bros right.
Notice the complete difference in the chassis designs...

 

Open differential...