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

Great thread!

 

Leland Kolb


Jr. Fueler at Lions....lots of them ran here.


Setto Postonian races Garlits...I wonder if this is one of the two '59 meets that Garlits ran after blowing at Bakersfield and building a blown 454" engine to keep up with the California cars. When he first ran it, at Kingdon and then at Chandler, AZ, he did not run the nose. Both Postonian and Garlits are running carbs atop their 6-71's.

Bernardini Brothers street roadster...I think that this is either Colton or Santa Maria


Ed Losinski at Colton, probably '55


Mike Danylo at Pomona...this might have been Boyd Penington's car.

 

Hot Rod Magazine May 1959

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Riverside Raceway late 1959
Hey RS,

Nice capture of the old Hot Rod Magazine article. That was a long time ago. We were a couple of teenagers on a “long” road trip on a two lane road from our house in Long Beach to Riverside in late 1959. The best in the West vs the top Eastern racers was the main event. Since we were avid Hot Rod Magazine readers, we saw this modified roadster article and were much surprised that they were in attendance at this historic meet. Tony Waters was an original Bakersfield Smokers racer.

Right off the bat, the bright purple roadster stood out with the cool wire wheels sticking way out in front of the radiator. At the time, most modified roadsters were regular bodied roadsters with relatively stock chassis including a set back of the motor. This one was different. The runs down that “valley” raceway were pretty amazing, all day.

We did know that he was in the final race at the First U.S. Fuel and Gas Championships at the Bakersfield Famoso Dragstrip in March of 1959, barely losing to Art Chrisman.
1959 FROM WDIFL
Jnaki

So, this drag racing event was going to be a pretty amazing but, very cold day.

Early A.M. in the "Pits" at Riverside Raceway 1959:


TONY WATERS TOTAL FILM:



Here is a long ago post in reply to Dean Lowe about the race car:

Hey Dean,
(OK to add in this modified roadster in the sexiest thread, the Speed Sport Roadster included)

Tony Waters light, purple, roadster was one of our favorites at Riverside and Bakersfield. That purple roadster was such a complete race car. It looked good, plus, it was also loud and fast ! The crew always looked sharp with their matching purple, Bakersfield Smokers, Inc. jackets over the all-white outfits. In those days, for the Top Eliminator trophy races, this purple roadster took on everyone, FEDs included.

Jnaki

It is too bad we never saw them race at Lions in Long Beach. But, at their home grounds in Bakersfield, We saw him doing well until the Speed Sport Roadster showed up during eliminations.
1960 Eliminations: Speed Sport Roadster vs Tony Waters

 

Pape Brothers roadster at Pomona, before it got the 303 number, Norm Grudem photo


Early Dragster, Caddo Mills, TX


First NHRA Nationals, maybe Wayne Calvert on the right? He ran Calvert Automotive, one of many great Texas shops.


gutted 32 sedan prepares to take off down Paradise Mesa.


Bill Butters roadster, sponsored by Groh's Texico, in what was then Pico, CA. Butters and Dave Gerard would later run a series of roadsters and fuel dragsters...The "H" on the doors indicates that these roadster where running fuel, so this would have been before the '57 fuel ban.


Chute shot...


Don Morgan, from Amarillo, TX, in 555 racing another gas roadster. 555 was originally the Waters and Murray Chevy-powered roadster from California. Don Morgan bought it and installed a blown Chrysler. It has now been restored back to its Waters & Murray form.


This is the first Sidewinder photo I know of...pretty good times for 1958...photo from Drag News.

 

I didn't think inline 6 drag cars could yank all 4 wheels off the ground.....

 

I'll bet that knocked some teeth loose upon that landing.

Mike

 

Yeah, that woulda hurt...

 

Wow to see a 6 cylinder yank all four wheels off the ground is really crazy.
Hope to he did not bent or break the chassis.
Jimbo

 

As long as he kept his foot in it he would be ok I done that in my dragster last year at meltdown and I didn't lift it come down nice and easy didn't hurt a thing but I seen a few others that did and they all were installing a new front end at the track lol


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Swamp Rat 111 A, Cordova world series 1962, first car to use chrome moly tubing, have you seen a similar picture like this lately? Don liked to drill holes, I think that,s him upper rt

 

Palmer Lazarus .Oswego..I like the ""stockish""front suspension/exhaust solution. Note wooden ""armco barrier"" I believe this place is now a tree farm

 

""Tex"Weldon S/SA 1963..Tulsa North airport/drag strip. everyone gets involved

 

Gordon Collett vs Pete Robinson ..Cordova 1962 ? Pt[ A]

 

Gordon Collett vs. Pete Robinson Pt

 

Gordon collets car is at the top of my favorites thanks for the post


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That is Weldon Christian

 

Good to see Magic Muffler with its crank in tact.

 

Dam I'm stealing that photo for the altered and 6 cylinder threads.

 

No surprise there.

 

Enjoy!

 

One of my favorites...

 

got any pics of an early 60's rail with duel(side-by-side) Pontiac (I think) engines. It ran dual slicks(4) too. Don't know the name of the driver coulda been Roy Gay?! Don't know.
Like most kids....I saw it in Hot Rod!
thanx
6sally6

 

It was Eddie Hill from Texas with the dual blown Pontiacs. He did run dual slicks until tires got better.

 

Hard to believe someone could fuck up Norm's "Kookie Kar" this bad.

 

RiiiiiiiiGHT! Anybody got some pics?!!

 

There's a pretty good one just above the Mondello Fiat.

 

Country road, through the mufflers, skinny-ass tires!!!
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