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

Another Twin ID needed.

 

You still have good eyes Chuck I did blow it up bigger and it's says CHEVROLET bigger than life and those are SB exhaust ports too.

 

Thanks for posting and sharing that. Nice history.

 

It is amazing the good stuff you come across while getting altereds and Stocker photos. When I find good ones like this it makes the looking worthwhile.

 

And the Greek - at 85 years old - ran Top Fuel TODAY! He lost to Courtney Force, but what the hell, she's 57 years younger in the best car out there!

That doesn't look like it ended well

 

I guess you missed the caption - it says it was the track dryer!

 

Don't feel bad - at one of those round table type discussion with big name drag racers Force said "The only thing Snake ever taught me was how to be an Asshole" I think Don had mellowed a lot over the years, but more than a few old timers told me he could be "Difficult".

 

the fugitive vs the trash truck ended with the truck going through the bill boards breaking a arm. union grove wi.

 

Perfect.

 

Me neither, Gary, we will all be wrong some of the time...I've gotten good at it!...Keep the posts coming, great stuff!

 

"For Sale" - love it!

 

Paul Frost was the ''guy'' that made Bill Stepps cars fast!

 

Red Hensley in the Hensley and Cook fuel modified roadster, Perryville, AZ. This car was one of the first to use direct drive, along with a Crower U-Fab manifold. Also one of the first roadsters to reach 150mph


Snake vs who I think is McEwen...not sure, though.


A couple of crew guys showing their appreciation to the photographer. Interesting minimalist approach to chassis engineering, and interesting front end...(from Chase Knight: Regarding the two folks with the BB/D flashing the International Sign of Good Will in post 51686, that would be Tony Garcia on the left, and Matt Rogg. Picture was probably taken by Austin Myers, car owner along with Matt. Louisville, KY based, this was one of Bill Stebbins chassis. Tony was driving the car that day, as Austin was driving Butch Hummel's Top Gas twin Chrysler in the background. Austin was an Honoree at this year's NHRR at Bowling Green.) Thanks, Chase!


Unknown A coupe at Half Moon Bay


James Warren...one of the best dragster drivers ever.


James again at one of the NHRA Nationals


and at the Winternationals...


another at the Winternationals


Ivo -- think this is Bakersfield

 

Bad Banana, that's all I know


Same car, no other information.


Ted Cyr in the Cyr & Hopper gas car at the '58 NHRA Nationals...won Top Eliminator


These guys were real innovators, cared more about performance than looks...body was pretty crude but it ran hard.


another shot...later they would shed the fenders, it was never a good-looking car but it sure won races and set records


Kohler Brothers, one of two very competitive Anglias from SoCal


This is the other won, Skip Hess, later paired with Jim Shores


Another shot...(Barry Meguiar and I went to the same high school)...this is an earlier picture before the rear Cragar
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A later picture.....you Anglia guys would know this better than I...seem to remember that NHRA changed the wheelbase limit for gassers to allow Anglia's, Thames, etc. to run in the class, initially think it was 98" or something like that...forgot the details. These cars sure put on a show!


I remember this ad that Isky took out in Drag News after the Greek defeated GBP for the Drag News 1320 #1 position. Yes, Pete Millar portrays GBP as donkeys, with Keith Black (wearing 33, the car's number) running behind the car with a cigarette lighter, as GBP lost fire on one of the runs. The cam grinder wars were one of the fun things of '60's drag racing that is now gone. (I remember Art Chrisman saying that it didn't matter what cam you ran, a good tuner could win using a broomstick for a cam).

 

Julesburg, Colo strip is still in operation.