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

and for Monday....

 

part 2

 

what became of this ride....it was on ebay probably 4 or 5 years ago.....it was built to beat the milliion dollar chevelle convertible that sold at barrett jackson...think they were wanting something like 250k at the time ....

 

Man oh man is that one sweet roadster! I love those polished American wheels and the M&H's, absolutely gorgeous!!

 

Did we miss this?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBs9RivBZ8w

 

I remember this Car, it was owned by Bros. Garland and Garfield Alston,they ran a Gulf Station in Wash. DC. They were sponsored by a local Upholstry shop, Wilbert and Rufus Auto Upholstry, also in DC. This photo is at Aquasco Speedway. The car hauled Ass !

 

Damn, that's one fast Poncho!

 

Great shot of Aquasco Speedway.

-Lee
Atomic Radio
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Here is a pix of my ride (shown in 1967)

 

glad to see you add to the fray. love the car and the history

 

Now for tuesday...

 

is that motor setback like ten feet or something? why are the headers so far back

 

These "roadsters" erupted in response to those other competitors who abandoned the traditional gasser shells for late model pony cars, Mustangs, Vettes, etc...They were really just altereds that featured lights and fenders. Still, they were entertaining to watch and could hold their own against the other cars which had morphed into bascially blown gas funnies.

 

Glen Lazzar's Funny Farmer at Lancaster (NY) Dragway (near Buffalo), 1970. Gordon Reinig photo.

 

Treichler Bros. (Roger Treichler) -- early '60s -- raced at Niagara Dragway near Niagara Falls, NY. Treichler photo.

 

Shower Power wheelstander at Lancaster (NY) Dragway near Buffalo, 1970. Gordon Reinig photo.

Does anyone have any more photos of this car? I was building a model of it and my Dell PC crashed and I lost (along with my e-mail address book) my reference pics. There was an e-mail thread going 'round and 'round a couple of months ago (B&W pics of old dragsters) and there were several of Shower Power included.

 

Jim Zakia at Lancaster (NY) Dragway near Buffalo, 1970. Gordon Reinig photo.

 

Unidentified Opel at Lancaster (NY) Dragway, near Buffalo, 1970. So much for crowd control/safety on the starting line! Gordon Reinig photo.

 

A couple for your viewing pleasure. From Atlanta Dragway back in the eighties if I remember correctly:

 

I hate to do an O/T car for my first one here, but...