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

Yesterday a friend sent me this photo from the 1966 NHRA NATIONALS at Indianapolis. I have never seen this one before...the confused looking guy sitting on the hood of the push car is a very young ME! Hard to believe it was 53 years ago.

 

You still have the D.A. hair doo?????

 

And the Hale Willys is right next to the Russo and Santo Willys out of Jack Merkels shop

Pat

 

Haha...I wish I still had the hair period!!!

 

From old Hot Rod magazine.

Sent from my SM-T387V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app

 

My car from a couple weekends ago. It’s a drag car when it’s at the track, the rest of the time it’s my kid’s school bus, my daily transportation, and date night cruiser

 

Is that at Barona?
Impressive lifting the wheels.
What does it run?

 

My Favorite !

 

That’s at Barona . Combo makes about 340hp at the crank and the car runs the 1/8 at 8.35 @ 83.9. It should be capable of around 8 flat with a beefier 4 speed that can handle higher launch rpm and power shifting. It’s got a wimpy 1963 m20 currently bc that was the least broken one I had at the time. Surprised it’s still in one piece!

 

Billy Scott at Lions

 

Puttin' a little weight on the nose...

 

Uh-Oh---here we go again

Roo

 

Snake in Roland's car--Riverside?

Roo

 

I think Snively, but Rolands car.

 

Surfers!

 

Noel Black's Motion I LSR streamliner with the body on. The car was run at the drags without the body in an attempt to generate some sponsor money for a land speed record attempt. Following a 400+ pass, a second run was underway when the car lost part of the belly pan which resulted in a crash that took Noel's life. The car certainly had the potential to set the land speed record over 400mph.

 

Nope! Definitely Snake as I checked his helmet graphics from his time in the Hawaiian.

Roo