Hot Rods The Black and White Picture Thread

Nice shot of the McMullen roadster.

 

Jeff- I believe I watched you set up a couple of these shots at the JJ when it was still up in Durham. I rode there as a passenger in a 1932 original steel 5 window. That show cemented my love for the 33/34 fords. So many pleasant thoughts come flooding back. Thanks for sharing.

 

Hello,

There was a post on the Carl Swift’s 1951 Ford drag racer, earlier. While searching other information, I came across this cool old b&w photo.


A black and white photos Carl Swift at Bonneville 1952. Not with his 51 Ford racer, but with an old De Soto sedan.

Jnaki
Carl Swift at the drags...

 

Mercury Eight


Mercury Eight


Three across the front seat ... !!! Too easy !!!

 

Sad ending for the Chicken Hawk
The last run of the Studebaker Chicken Hawk -- Motorsports in photography-on-the.net forums

 

A great overhead photo to showcase the class lanes at Lion’s Dragstrip in the early days of drag racing in the 1960-61 time period.

Hello,

My brother and I were always intrigued by how those cars in the early class lanes were selected. The mixed up listings of various classes was puzzling. But, I guess if the popular classes were all lined up together, then the rest of the lanes would be empty or have less entrants.

This way, the drag cars that needed a push to start had their own, the far left push lane that led to the staging area, was available. That got used to fire up for the runs. Or, they just pushed into the staging area and continued down the drag strip until the race cars fired up heading back to the final staging areas.


Jnaki

The rest of the classes did not need push cars or tow trucks as the class rules designated that they start on their own. So, if the massive stock car class lanes were full, which was usually the case, they moved smoothly into the final staging area for their runs.

A panorama view from the actual pits area at Lion's Dragstrip circa 1959, facing the orange timing tower. "Class Lanes..."