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

Hey 19,

Nice photo of the famous Tennessee Bo-Weevil. Even though we were Westcoast, So Cal locals growing up, every time we saw that name in the Drag News or in print, we liked what it represented. It was a hard charging, fast modified roadster.

Early this past year, I did a memorial tribute to this famous roadster. The background story for Ray Godman was inspiring. He is/was a legend in my mind and others, too.

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/another-icon-gone.1091532/#post-12444132

Thanks for a nice photo image.

Jnaki

When I saw the sad news, I tried to do something different. So, I found actual sound of the Bo Weevil from a 1959 Detroit Nationals Championships and put it with the photos throughout his era in drag racing.

THE BO WEEVIL from RAY GODMAN

 

Sitko and Broderick BB/GD-Vern Schotz photo

 

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Another seldom seen gem. Looks alone should have made the car a tenth faster than anything else at the track.

 

That looks like the distinctive skyline of Eastern Famoso!

 

Not Famoso...the ground is way too nice, there's no giant pot holes in the asphalt, and large areas of no asphalt..!

Mike

 

And there is green stuff on the ground past the paved area.

Roo

 

After looking at this shot a second time ... Was this a "legs under" chassis?

 

Yep. The photo IS actually from Bakersfield (1965) and Gary Gabelich was the driver.

Roo

 

<-----Nitro Therapy AA/FD at Boiling Green NHRR 2015,sorry for small picture, I don't know my way around here--yet.
Nitro therapy at HAMB drags 2018 MoKan.-

 

totally love these early pictures -the era of drag racing I grew up in/with. I took this picture at Lodi Calif (Kingdon to locals ) 1961 of Warren Welsh's shoehorn,Reno Nevada running B/OG.(open gas) just prior to winning class against Glass slipper Sacramento Calif. this car could be twitchy becasue of shot wheelbase but with a straight run ,it was a bullet.



Glass Slipper same day

 

Nice to see you found this thread Geri probly is some folks you know that post here often


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Bubby Wilton and the Doss brothers 396 Chevy, Bob Brooks driving?

 

More please!
Bowling Green, Kentucky, Beech Bend Raceway.

I only correct peoples' spelling when it might help others if they happen to want to Google something, definitely makes the search process go smoother.

 

If you have never been to Bowling Green in the summer "Boiling" is more appropriate.

 

first- looking at these pictures is an awesome way to spend a day- a week or?~~ this
A/Modified roadster of Don Argee(driver) and Lawrence Brochinni of Sacramento calif, ran an injected 392 on 98%. I took this picture at Lodi Calif.(Kingdon) 1960-61. on the trailer= blown Hemi, er- blown up hemi. I worked at Aerojet ,Sacramento with Lawrence. nice guy as was Don Argee .

roadster

 

Geri:
Nice to see your still doing what you love to do. Stay well and stay young at heart!
Jimbo

 

I call the place "boiling green" on purpose- the heat and humidity is killer there. this is Nitro Therapy down track at "Bowling Green"

kinda tired of zoomies I made, I made new exhaust for it a couple weeks ago,or month forget which, what do ya's think?

 

thank you - at 77 it's getting more difficult but it's still WORTH IT!!

 

Yes, I've been there in July/August, don't know how people can stand the constant heat/humidity.
I guess it's like SoCal people asking Oregonians how we put up with all the rain.

 

Was there the last three years.
Black is not the best color for a race car, down there or where I live. Summers are about the same.

 

coup0le more pictures I took at Lodi 1961 this is Rod Stuckeys car, he had been burned the week before and put Bob Burnett in the car for the Kingdon race. I had a lot of access to the track, carry a camera- they think your important.

 

Geri:
Great shots of your dragster!!
Are you still building those incredible scale models of your cars?
They are so realistic looking in every detail and I think you had one on display with the N.H.R.A. if my memory is correct.
Jimbo