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

Looks like and e model without the 4 butterflies in the front did it have just one big butterfly what was the difference

 

@296ardun

I enlarged the pic and I see 4 holes. I'd also like to know why it's a one off

 

Me too, because I actually ran one like that myself at one time.

 

They were 18" Marty.

 

Good morning,

"SIR 1967 A/Gas H.B. Altered wheel base won lots Big Block Chev"

 

Well this is the last one out of a photo album a friend of mine loaned me. Thanks to him and the fellow who took these photos back in the 60's. I know most of these didn't fit the "in motion" criteria of this thread just thought it would be fun to share some of the unseen [I think!]. Great stuff in the back ground of a few of these photos too, Butch Thuney 55 in this one. Have a great weekend all.
John

 

And since we're speaking of the Thuney car!

 

I can hear that blown olds .

 

Surfers during tire testing...

 

Pulling air through that Scott injector.

 

Anyone remember the truly weird name originally stuck on this car?

 

I didn't know it was ever called anything but "Big Al".

 

Me either but I waited to say anything without confirmation from someone else I just know when I talked with Jim lytle many years ago he always called it big al

 

I would have been in my early teens back then. My best friend "passed now" worked staging back in that day. Heard many stories from early days.

 

From the September, 1963 issue of Popular Hot Rodding:

"Grinder Griper III" !!!

 

Pomona 1961



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Joe Pisano, beautiful A coupe that ran A/GS with a blown Chevy...

 

Interesting. At least two body configurations. One without actual windows, and one with windows.
And the one with windows was also somewhat of a street configured car with trim rings and hb caps at one point.
Don't know if it was actually driven on the street, but it looks the part. Maybe just being funny for photos..!







Mike

 

And two different bodies - initially it was steel and later he changed to a one-piece fiberglass that some people are claiming to be the first flip-top funny car.

 

The original Tennessee Bo Weevil with Ray Godman.

Hello,

For all that missed the video of the original Tennessee Bo-Weevil, here it is, in all its ORIGINAL
BO-WEEVIL SOUND and glory. There are random photos throughout the years, but the sound is an original Bo-Weevil sound from the U.S. Nationals at Detroit in 1959.

TENNESSEE BO-WEEVIL

Jnaki

My brother and I always thought this Modified Roadster would do well against all of the other Modified Roadsters we saw during the 1958-60 years at Lions Dragstrip and other local So Cal meets. It is a tribute to a hard working guy, who overcame and adjusted to adversity. At the time, we always thought the name was just a classic..."Bo Weevil."

 

Too bad pretty cars like that wern't the answer.

 

From Hot Rod Magazine

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Looks like Wally Parks far left, arms crossed...

 

Who can ID this car and location before the lousy photoshop?


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