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

Speaking of Mooneyham & Sharp, here is their fueler, this might have been an H&H chassis...notice that the driver (presumably Larry Faust) is still wearing a bubble shield, so assume that this is maybe '63? Looks like Bakersfield...these guys really build well finished cars, notice the chrome and polish...ran well too.

 

I posted a picture of this Hot Roadster racing Tony Nancy's blown flathead roadster a few pages ago...here is another picture from the George Klass collection (as is the photo above). Anyone know who it is..I can't read the writing on the cowl. Really well built and detailed, notice how the reinforcement on the radius rod is drilled out, for example. I assume it is a California car but no ID....

 

Brilliant pics guys. Unbelievable!!


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That is Famoso, 1963, and yes that is Jungle Larry about to lower his bubble shield.

 

Nick iarussi's Godzilla before it became Godzilla. Anyone know what track this is?

 

Used to go to Blair's pretty much every Sat. just to look around ( a lot of guys did). You could get louvers for $.50 a pop. Save up a coupla' bucks at a time and head for Blair's. It might take you all year to get the hood louvered but you could get the hood off and on in a flash by the end of that year.

 

Think this might be Dave Marquez from the Santa Barbara area.

 

Gabe, when was this? I worked there from around '62-64 when the Navy called...and returned in '68...

 

I don't remember Dave running a '30-style roadster...he ran a '29 that he sold to Hut Watkins, but his most famous was this '32:


Sadly Dave died before this roadster could be found.,.,.still missing

 

That would be Butch Lake

 

Thanks Gary.

Thou art da man.

 

Is this the Trotters?

 

It is the Trotters Car Club, from Ohio...one of the few Black car clubs of that time...their car and hauler were first-class, often won "best appearing" awards

 

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Is this the car that became Godzilla? Looks like the rear wheels are in the right place. The name on the front fender matches Nick's name too.