History Canadian Drag Racing History

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/no-go-bantam.1080780/

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/austin-bantam-hot-rods.284917/page-8#post-12726515

...Hamber @wuga's Bantam Racer, his
go fast adventure packing lots of vintage ambience and history...He's been in this 1/4 mile adventure for years and is a member I believe with The Strokers...
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More @wuga...this was a early 60s Hotrod Strip Ripper 'Village Idiot'......I guess that's sort of a Hoodlum...

He was so fond of this Hotrod that was I suspect sold that he Built a Tribute to it called 'Dogspit' at the link below...





https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/reliving-my-youth.984769/

Credit to Photographer, Owner
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If this isn’t 60’s awesomeness I don’t know what is! The High Heeled Sneaker! Mission raceway again from Dads pics



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Another from Southern Ontario. Pic is from approx 1969

 

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I believe that car belongs to the Dixon Bros. of Windsor. This 57 I believe is one theirs recently.

 

Mission Raceway opened in 1965.
I was the starter with flags.

Jack Williams and the Syndicate Scuderia.

 

Super cool. Assuming you recognize most of the cars in the pics I’ve posted from Mission. Have lots more to post up. Scuderia was one of the best looking dragsters ever to be built in my opinion!


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Another Mission Raceway pic. Killer truck out of Bellingham WA.



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Same truck at Mission



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Sweet!! Cool to see from a different angle. Man take me back to those days and get away from all of today's crazy train crap!!

 

Found these going through a dearly departed buddy's stuff.
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Jerry Ruth's Top Fueler in the trailer in the back ground.


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The BEST for last! The former Legal Cheater NHRA National Record Owner. Cec still owns the car.

 

Still haven't dug out my pics but I have a related question. I went to elementary school with a kid whose last name was Andrioni. His dad ran a couple of Baracudas. Had th early one and then bought another in '68 or so. The kid came to school one day with some crutches and a heck of a bandage on his leg, said he was by the starting line when a clutch blew on one of the cars and he got souvenir shrapnel! So does anyone remember a 'Cuda racing guy by the name of Andrioni?

 

Found this beauty today.

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Killer!!


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Lots of cars I recognize @potator great pics!!


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I'm a little South of the border!

 

Careful guys, remember the Hamb year limit so this thread doesn't get locked by the Moderators.

 

No ID. I believe the location is Lincoln Park airfield in Calgary.
"North Hill Rod Shop" is described in this article - https://driving.ca/chevrolet/local-content/calgary/on-the-road-remembering-dale-armstrong





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Launching Vettes off the line at Windsor Dragway.

 

Must have been right in front of the old Finning tractor buildings. I wonder which direction he went. Heading west there is a slight curve towards Main St. and heading east there is a fairly steep uphill approach to Clark, and a dead end.

 

My humble contribution. Ken Boleen's Tbird that he raced way back in the early 60's in BC. He is 88 years young and still has the car, still drives it when he can. When raced it had a 354 Hemi in it. Now running a 302 and auto. He drove it out here to Saskatchewan a couple of years ago on a cross country tour to benefit MS. If I remember correctly he is a founding member of the BCRA. I am proud to call him my friend.