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

Local Chicagoland racers Nick Gaglione in the Nova up against Dick Stokes. Both started in Gas class tri-Chevys but eventually moved up to injected nitro F/C class.

 

Any more information on this car?


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I was hoping Roo might know it.

 

Jack Coonrod & Wayne Harry, return road Woodburn,Or 1964.

 

Digging...

 

And as an added bonus, you sneaked a shot of Buster in there! Can't say as I recognize that dragster though.

 

That is “Big Tommy” Larkin who ran Top Gas and sometimes Top Fuel, he also operated Air Lock Blowers.
There was also “Little Tommy” Larkin, no relation, that I remember seeing running T/F at the Indy Nationals in 1968. Little Tommy’s car at that time had no nose piece, that came later when he partnered with Al Weiss. Tom seemed to have towed out there by himself, a far cry from today’s racers, I remember him servicing the car all alone in the pits.
Both Tommy’s were from Southern California.

 

Jerry "The King" Ruth

Roo

 

Posted by cruiser John back in April and all that I can tell you is that it is obviously a European car, most likely from somewhere in Scandinavia.

Roo

 

Caspary and Stokey. If it is 1964 Glen Stokey is at the wheel, in 65 it would have been Jeep Hampshire.

Roo

 

Thanks , I was hoping this wasn't a re-post but I've been hit and miss on this site lately.

 

Deleted that one. Thanks.

 

The 67 was Strickler's car with a re-body.

 

US.30 I'm told.

 

Looks like Tom McEwen in the seat of Baney's car here.

Roo

 

This is at Bakersfield in 1965. My photo.

 

Caption said ''First 300'' dragster''