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

Two of the best back in the day Bill Grumpy Jenkins and Dave Strickler.

 

That is the Motor Reco Special out of Houston Tx. This looks like a drag strip at one of the Air Force Bases in San Antonia ,Tx in 1953. I was there for a event and A.J.Foyt drove the car that day. It IS the car and may be A.J. ??

 

may he rest well and always be there to watch the tire smoking AA/FC passes

 

Nuthin' like 110" of roll-out!!

 

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Jim Martin's "Low Roller" at Bakersfield. Jim owned Clean's Transmission. Car was a staple in So Cal Pro Gas. My racing partner, Charlie licensed in this car, in the early eighties. This picture sent me back to some good times in my racing career.
Thanks to Slotdragster for posting it up.
Craig

 

thanks that just made thanksgiving a little better!

 

A few more.

 

Ok....I never made it over to Cecil County back then...guess I missed a lot!!
By chance do you know who is in the Black 60 Poncho??
It sort of looks like Gene Calhoun but there was two or three Black 60's running back then.......
Thanks for pic and info....

 

rick moroso's car..? the honkin hemi car above is for sale on race junk in case anyone is looking

 

Here are some pic's of Dan Horan Sr in his AA/FD at the 2008 CHRR. He hit the timing lights, but never got out of the gas. Look at the injector, wide open. The last one is my friend Jeff and I in the fuel pits at Bakersfield right before the run.

 

Man O Man, what a cool thread. It has taken me a whole week to view all 349 pages. It's unfortunate that some links no longer work, I'll never know what I missed. Thanks to everyone who has posted a photo!

Anyway, it inspired me to register. Here's my contribution and my first post.

I bought this print from Pork Zartman and had it restored. I have no idea who the photog was, my impression is that it was taken at Englishtown.




Here's Carl Ruth's '56 Crown Vic debuting at Maple Grove. This is the first body, the one Carl built himself and Bob Gerdes painted, and the best looking one in my opinion. This is the car that took my Nito cherry.

 

Stellings and Maas fueler

 

Allen Brothers and Dad junior fueler "Stinger"

 

Welcome to all the new HAMBers here.....great photos you guys are sharing.

 

That track is in my "backyard" still runnin' today!!!

 

Not to nit pic, but this is an I /Automatic car, (with an A-1 sticker on it)

 

this wouldnt happen the be the stellings and hampshire "s&h" red stamp car repainted would it?

 

Serious fuel line on the Allen Jr fuel car

 

Bondo Bandit II

 

Pomona 1972

 

No the famed S&H red stamp car that you speak of was destroyed in an accident, later to be replaced by a car of similar proprtions but some refinements and partnered by Stellings and Tapia. The car depicted here ran in 67-68. It ran a then unpresidented 6.5 something at the 68 PDA meet. Thouhg it wasnt backed up, it was deemed legitimate as the car in the other was some 2-3 lenghts back while clcking a very high 6 second run. This pictured car ended up in the NW somewhere being run as an injected comp car

 

Wow what a gorgeous car.

 

Interesting early aerial view of LIONS. No catwalk, yet and the small oval track on the right was built by the track manager, Mickey Thompson, to bring in more families. It was used for quarter midgets and go-carts. Mickey's son Danny raced there.
Photo is looking south.