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

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by Royalshifter, Dec 12, 2007.

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    I have been in the process of re-creating the Jewel T Fuel Altered in 1/16th scale. Have contacted Mr Ingram for information regarding the vehicle and much to my disappointment he does not have any photos showing the car without the cockpit cover in place. Would you happen to have any pix that may show the drivers compartment area in detail? Please let me know as there are no photos available from any sources so far showing that area of the Altered.
     
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    I don't have any of the interior, wish I did, it was probably finished as well as the rest of the car...the only other source might be old magazines that might have covered it...anyone remember if one of them (HRM, R&C, etc.) might have?
     
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    Green_Bean_at_Caddo.1_-_1958.jpg
    It was called the "Green Bean," at Caddo Mills, early '50s...don't know what it turned, but a reminder that street-driven cars were regular competitors in the old days

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    Champion Speed Shop, not sure who is driving...Fuller car that would later become the Masters & Richter fueler when Bob Haines drove the original "cigar" car off the end at HMB...

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    Leonard Harris in the Albertson Olds-sponsored competition coupe with Gene Adam's Olds in it

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    Here is Gene's '50 Olds again, not in motion, 371" blown Olds motor, gasser but still in street trip...109 was pretty good for the time...and it was loud!

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    Pomona, really early...that might be Bart and Helen Root's street roadster

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    Gil Hayward's "Monkey Motion" altered at Lion's...Gil built this next to my stall at the "North Fair Oaks Speed Shop" in Pasadena, was a good friend of Don Montgomery's. Taught me a lot about fuel motors.

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    Santa Ana, '57. Dragster is the Oceanside Sea Horses club, Jim Nelson sometimes drove....yes, we dressed and acted like thugs back then, rolled up levis, greasy hair, these guys just forgot the cigarette that was supposed to be dangling from your mouth...

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    Monkey Motion again, out on someone...sometimes Ron McKibben drove.

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    Calvin Rice, maybe Santa Ana...J.E. Riley Construction car with Mel Dodd's fuel flathead, won top eliminator at the '55 NHRA Nationals...This was a really early dragster and one of the first "slingshot" types...almost perfect in style, the tailpiece was an upside-down midget racer tail.(I found this photo on the NitroGeezers site...it just disappeared, with lots of great albums...anyone know what happened or where the photos went??
     
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    It would be hard to imagine converting a circle track car for drag racing duty today, this is from 1955 at Shelton Wa, the track roadster was built in '49 by my old friend Jack Gillis, and ran ovals very successfully for 3 or four seasons, before being relegated to straight line racing. Gillis Roadster 1955.jpg Gillis \'49.jpg
     
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    IVO. MAY 26, 1963. HALF MOON BAY.....................................TOM IVO\'s 4 ENGINE HEAD ON HALFMOONBAY MAY 26 1963.jpg IVOs 4ENG DRAGSTER 3rd HMB CHAMPIONSHIPS 5 26 1963.jpg
     
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    This is one of the Best Threads going on this site.
    Could look at the old photo's for hours and my old mind seems to remember most of it!!

    Jimbo
     
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    14664_923945454295021_4504295385945524471_n.jpg The following are from Dale Weasner's collection.
     
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    11187320_925947544094812_6857474998383502858_o.jpg Vintage ''Go-Pro'' on the cage.
     
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