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

Then there are some that are just too ugly to be cool

 

More Kenny Ellis and one with a chute pack body - very cool

 

First pic on this page is Kenny Ellis in the fire suit, Leon "Bubby" Wilton back to the camera and my Dad in the white pants. March Meet, 63.

 

Bob Dunn's first funny car"the Big Banger"he bought it off Gene Snow!..

 

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But the picture without 'Pisano' has the 'Chizler' on the grill panel.
So, did Pisano leave the team after the switch to Chrysler power?

 

Greeks Twin at Union Grove.

 

Actually this is the Cook Brothers & Jahns sidewinder, blown Dodge on fuel. It has a jack-stand starting system, fire the engine, raise the car on the jacks, crew pushes it to the starting line, starter flags is, drop jacks, and off you go. San Gabriel ultimately banned it. Jeff Jahns, the driver, was from the Jahns Quality Piston family.

 

Joe Pisano was the reason for going to the Chrysler. Joe owned the engine. Gary always ran the Speed Sport scoop, and had "Chizler Too" lettered on the radiator panel. I have always wondered what the connection was to the Greek?

 

I don't think any of us can be sure about the Bones & Durbach photo...I can't tell if it has wrinkle walls or not...the Bones, Durbach, and Pisano does....before or after crash...Dean is right about the ChiZler on the grill insert...

 

posts are gone, end of controversy.

 

Actually I am glad you raised the question...it was a good one and we got to sift back through gasser history.

 

and speaking of gassers,...


From George Klass, earlier that the one I posted above, before lettering


Glenn Stokey, at Lions...


Tom McEwen and Jerry Bivens teamed up on this fueler


This car ended up in a fatal crash....


Ronnie Runyan's Blue Hell...Lions


No clue on this Mustang...at Lions


Not sure where this is...mountains are too close for Lions...San Gabriel or Pomona??


Gas Ronda vs unknown sports car....ok, sports car guys, what is it (or, what was it?) Singer? Don't think it is a Morgan??? (it's a Singer, thanks, 1934coupe)


Once a Fiat-bodied altered, here a funny car...I think it wound up in Australia


I don't remember this Anglia...at Lions


Shutoff at Lions....looks like a chain drive blower...but is that a hole in the center of the chain guard, where maybe the chain broke off??


Guess this was before reversers


No ID...

 

It's Runyan...

 

Didn't Sorokin drive this Willys?

 

The connection would be to the Speed Sport guys.

 

Singer it is.

Pat

 

Try posting this to, https://www.facebook.com/groups/IrwindaleRaceway/. Two of the three pics I've seen, so far, were shot at Irwindale, so somebody over there may have a clue... or, at least an idea.

 

I believe Yoda answered that question.

 

Far side is Bob Dunn's Fiat which later morphed into the T bucket shown in Al G's post #50554. Near side is John English who raced this 32 Ford for many years, initially with the flathead and later with a big block Ford.

Roo