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

NICE ! That Sundance Charger is one of Don Schumacher's old cars.Thanks for posting. Dennis Doubleday

 

Thank you Mutley for taking the time to post these pics...brings back a TON of great memories!

Rocky

 

No problem.

 

Then and Now.
The "Wing" 30ish years ago and last Sun at "Bako"
Cole Coonce has a good eye.
Pretty damn cool.

 

Or an even clearer way,,,,,,,check the background,the pilots and the smoke.
What's old is now new>LOL

 

thats a awesome pic of kiwi 56!

 

Finding an item like that is hitting the lottery!!!!

 

Found these today which is from our old track, Muncie Dragway. 1963

 

clark & clark opel....

 

is this the steve korney "stone woods and cooke" vette...?

 

Eric, I don't remember a return road on the West side of Muncie Dragway??? The line up of gassers is Muncie but the single car photo doesn't look correct...or is it?
HG

 

I have seen that Garlits Dart photo before, it does make you wonder where most of these old cars posted here are now.

 

Love seeing how the old tracks were setup, with no barriers, that's just crazy man!!

 

hey rooman, congratulations on running the car, phil said you ran 6.3, really stout first time out. phil.t.

 

Garlits Dart, the one sitting derelict in that photo, is sitting in his museum, complete. The body has not been restored, it was just cleaned up.

 

Damn! How about that Mike Boyd and the Wing!

Think Ol' Willie may have been along for the ride!

Think so!

That Mike Boyd is a class act indeed!

Give'm Hell Mike!

How about the Willys and the wheel stand!

Gives me chills thinking that I have one in the garage at home that will do the same thing!

Never fells to give me a thrill to get in my Willys coupe. Prime the injectors and light the candles!

I am will always be greatful to God for letting me own and drive such a neat car that never fells to give me a thrill!

Thanks Royal Shifter for starting this thread and to the many others who have contributed pictures.

Now back to the Jack Daniels and the ever loving honeybun!

From Deep In the Heart of Texas!

1940 Willys Coupe

 

storm King, any more progress on your car?

 

Not a lick this year, but I think we'll be on it soon. I was real busy with business this year, now I've changed companies, have more time, getting the shop re-equipped, etc. I'm hopefull it'll be up on wheels, if not running, but the end of summer 2011.
Thanks for asking!

 

more info on these pictures please !!!!!!!

 

^^^ I believe that body was behind Garlits' shop. From what I remember. ^^^

 

I saw that car in Garlits' museum and on display in 1993 so it has been with him at least that long. Paint was old and weathered and appeared original at that time.

 

I was at Detroit Dragway the day the Dart body flew off. It launched straight up towards the end of the run.

 

No I dont think it is. Korney retianed his car for many years. It was also Chrysler powered not Chevy. Also the body here bares a slightly different shape and form than that used by Korney and he relied on American spokes on the front, not Halibrands as depicted here.

 

Hey rooman, what was wrong with the internet connection at the Vagabond? I stayed there and had no problems once the gave me the log in code!!! Got on all the time to keep up with things. What a great week-end it was out there!!

 

Geno,

I do believe that the single car shot IS a Muncie shot as everything else is spot on..including the embanked bleacher base. If you look at the pavement on both shots with the little edge, I think it is the same. I would have been 5 years old in '63, so I do not remember if the return road was on the West side then. You are right, my memory is that the cars exited east from their runs and went right back into the pits. However, this could have been how Dad had it up to this period. I know that we later built a sloping "ditch" from the outside of each lane that ended up being a barrier from the stands...meaning that if I car got out of hand, it would drive down the embankment and hit dirt instead of the stands. Obviously, not the best thing, but we tried to do everything we could to avoid problems. Thanks-you are, as always, very observant!!!! E

 

Maybe it was just my netbook (although it worked OK back in March and also in May) but everytime I tried to post or switch sites it dropped the connection. I tried both available connections so maybe it was just me.

Roo

 

Two days without a new post is just totally unaccpetable!

 

Here ya go..