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

Car originally was a '39...Wayne went with the '41 nose (fiberglass) a bit later. No one made a '39 nose in glass comercially (although Jack Merkel had at least 2 made up, and they still exist). That's Wayne with his arm on the door handle, and I think that is his race partner crouched down in front of him. g-willys

 

Double points for quoting Sgt. Hulka...

 

Wish I knew more about this one.

 

I work for Valvoline so I'm digging the shirts and decals.

 

Jack Moss. Texas.

 

Been posted before but not in sequence.

 

Tommyd, that is the car that was wrecked almost beyond recognition that you asked about on this thread a while back.

 

Thanks. Looks a lot different in that pic.

 

someone on here, kiwi kev?, has a door saved from this willys

 

Yes thats right he does. I think it is a wall hanger.

 

That car is the ex-Ralph Shaw-Lafayette Ford Mustang from 1965. It was an independent built car. I have one picture of it in this Hi-Riser trim from 1971 at the Fayetteville dragstrip. The link takes you to the car at York, PA 1965 S/S Nationals.
Joel
http://www.thevintageracer.com/65ssntl/65ssntl_07.htm

 

I like that Chevy coupe. Sure never saw many of those turned into gassers.

 

Thanks for the great photos and info.

 

Holy cow ! Went back and dug out the pic!

 

That hurts my eyes. I can't imagine it being me. I believe that it happened on a licensing run.

 

Nova Too Late belonged to Wes Jerde of Kansas City. He later put a blower on it.