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

Rosin burnout

 

Tony Densham in the Commuter--somewhere in England
Read about it here: http://www.britishdragracinghof.co.uk/hall-of-fame/tony-densham/

Roo

 

Couldn't be Fontana unless he was running back up the fire-up lane to the pits.

 

Guys say Irwindale, I have no reason to doubt that. I thought LIONS because I can't see the famous Irwindale snack bar in the background, but I was never there so I don't know.

 

Red car is the Mike Sorokin driven "Hawaiian II"
It's sitting in a garage, waiting for the restoration to get finished.

 

TV Tommy Barnstormer?





Edsel on dragstrip not seen too much

 

"TV Tommy Barnstormer?"

Yep, good call. The original version with the "Barn Door" Enderle and the 12 spoke Americans. This shot is from Lions in mid July 1962, two weeks after the car made its debut at Seattle. Read about it here:
http://bigyohns.com/Barnstormer.shtml

Roo

 

'57 Mercury actually, I think. Still not a very common sight on a drag strip though.

 

I'm familiar with this photo. The building is McNally Composite High School - Edmonton AB.

Article clipped from http://www.dragracealberta.com/Edmonton_Speedway_Park_4.html









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COOL! I KNEW SOMEONE WOULD KNOW!! THANKS!!!

 

This appears to be the Ward and Warye Longshot in a later life, not quite as nice as when Mo drove it.

Roo

 

Still a beauty in my eyes.

 

The Jazzy Nelson Twin: http://twotogo.homestead.com/JNelson.html

 

Awsome shot!

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Bonneville Drag Strip Sign

 

WT...

 

Don Garlits "Polka Dart".

 

Nando Haas

 

A great photo by Bill Crider!

 

This is the second of Garlits' rear engine Darts, both of which did not survive very long prompting the construction of the dragster framed roadster. At the time of this photo is was being run by Jay Howell and Dick Branstner before Mopar handed it over to Big. Read Geoff Stunkard's story about it here: http://www.hotrod.com/articles/don-garlits-dart-games/

Roo