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

I,m diggin the lil B/Comp coupe. A dragster with the remnents of a gutted out shell, OEM grill and all

 

Photo courtesy Fred Dwyer.

 

The sedan in the last picture is the Wilbur and Massie Destroyer ran out of Spokane Wa.

 

did danny broguar [ A gas imposible dream ] drive a herrera car at the winternationals and do a major crash that made all the mags at the time/ it was back in the 70s. the last frame of the wreck he is walking away from a total.

 

I took these a couple o weekends ago @ Hell on Wheels:

 

Took me a week to look at all this! Thanks for all the great pics and stories. Anybody got a shot of Mike Duffy's Austin? He made National Dragster about 1980ish for cutting a perfect light at the Div. 1 bracket finals. The pic showed his wheels in the air with the third yellow and the green on at the same time.

 

Frank I was at that Indy event when the Chicago Fire Launched off the line and took a bit of a left hander and as he was coming down he stabbed the loud pedal again and launched into the retaining wall right where it curves sending him up and over for a half track top side slide. It was crazy and happened so fast.
THIS THREAD IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

 

From a post I did on another thread... Storm King II, missing front bumper FX at Dover Drag Strip. Let him explain

 

Dan Broguire, part owner of the Montebello based Broguire dairy, did run the first Austin campained by Herrera and Sons. And yes he crashed it at Pomona I think

 

The Henderson and Lee nitro fueled Willys was very cool. It ventured to Irwindale a few times. Car left like Chrisman Comet

 

now THAT photo is a great way to end my evening..hot cha cha cha. speaking of Cha Cha ???

 

My dad in the '46 Chevy (near side) sometime in the late '50's..........

After Paint................

Winner................

Mom and dad, not sure of the guy on the left.

 

Oh man, Ken I love that old photo.

 

Old mate's driving this like he's done it 100 times before, how cool?

 

He seems very calm.

 

Don't you guy's know he's out on a "SUNDAY" drive.

 

No big deal, just an ordinary average tiresmoking pass in a blown injected roadster...

 

The driver is Tom Ferrero. A few years later while driving the Campos' brothers follow up version of Low Blow, suffered through a horrific engine fire, resulting in severe 3rd degree burns. What made it unique was that Ferrero healed without resorting to skin graphs. His miraculous (spl) recovery earned him an article in the New England Journal of Medicine. And once healed, he went back to driving. Now thats tough!

 

Heres a few

 

Well kids, the weekend is here!!!
Here's the "Bounty Hunter" himself...one tough hombre,



and a wicked gasser...

 

That is amazing.

 

Sounds like you got that right!!

 

The caption is hard to read so here it is:

Ron Dudley's funny car explodes in a fireball as he crosses the finish line at Indianapolis Raceway Park during qualifying for the 33rd running of the U.S. Nationals in 1987. Dudley escapes serious injury.

 

That is an amazing violent photo.

 

Lets see...white wall tires, CHECK...aircraft engine, CHECK...goofy fin on the back, CHECK...let's go racing 1959 style

 

"That'll rub out!"
Dick Brannan's SOHC match racer Mustang, 1965