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

Yes, by me, earlier, but with all these pages, it's going to happen, I've done it too....Pete Ogden in Romeo Palamides dragster at Bakersfield...

 

Connecticut Dragway

 

Connecticut Dragway photo by Charles Millikan Jr.

 

Looks like Butch Thuney on the door? Is this his before red white & blue paint & coil sprung front axle?

 

Here is a side shot.

 

More of the Kenz Muffler car at Santa Maria in '64, full body with Wayne Blanton at the wheel.

 

Shark Car at Tulsa World Finals.


Sneaky Pete at the first Spring Nationals in Bristol

 

How about those great B/C Modified Roadsters(2839417) the black one known as the"Pussy Cat" was owned by Dave Webber from Ohio, watched him run at Dragway 42 many times!
He won at the US Nationals in the mid 60s, and owned webber machine and engine in Lorain, Ohio. The family was still in business and racing a Comp. dragster until a couple of years ago when the business closed. Really great guys to know.

 

Thanks to all of you who fill in missing information...amazing how many pictures get the stories from readers of this thread!!

 

If this thread doesn't explain why we loved (love) drag racing, nothing ever will!

 

Jimmy Nix?

 

This car (in post #40377) is the former Jungle Jim Leiberman Nova that won the Funny Car Crown at the 1969 NHRA Winternationals with Clare Sanders at the wheel. Gene Altizer bought it in late 1969 and ran it for several years in an East Coast Unblown Fuel Funny Car Circuit. It has been restored to Jungle Jim era and is in a museum in Oregon along with the matching Nova that Jungle drove that year.

 

Anybody got info on this Willys. I met a guy who was driving it as a street rod at the NSRA streetrod nats in Timonium around 72/73 his name was Lance and I bought the "Ohio George" steel front fenders from him.

Pat

 

Ran across this Video from Atco. I don't recall seeing it on here, but thought it should be.

 

Great film junior stock! Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

Gene Adams maybe?

 

This 70,s at George Ray's dragstrip. It was know as the Paragould Drag Strip at the time.