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

O.K. Let's go for 365 pages...

1963 Capitol Raceway, Crofton, Maryland

 

These photos were taken by me during the 1961 season at Island Dragway in Hackettstown (Great Meadows) and Atco in south Jersey. I'll ID as best as my notes and Old Fart memory allows.
1923 T Altered owned by Island track steward Al Brown.
1930 B/R owned by the Injectors Car Club
1934 Ford PU B/C, Owner Unknown
1930 Model A with girlfriend, Owner Unknown
1932 Ford 3-window Altered, Owner Unknown
1932 Ford 5-window, Philadelphia Modifiers
1932 Ford 3-window red, Owned by speed shop guru Pete Van Iderstine
1932 Ford street roadster, Owner Unknown
1932 Austin Bantam, Bloom & Bowers Philadelphia Modifiers

No ID on the balance of the photos. Please add ID if known.
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Fred Bear
1963 Cecil County Dragway, Rising Sun, Maryland

In late 1962 this car was built using the front half of a Willys frame and the rear half of the 55 frame. Also included 10% engine set-back and 4 piece fiberglass front end parts all glassed together to make a 1-piece lift off unit. It may not have been the first straight axle conversion, but it was one of the real early ones and a novel approach.

 

Fred Bear
1964 Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis, Indiana
NHRA NATIONALS Class runoffs.

 

1965 Chipper and Hacker (the former Fred Bear Willys posted earlier)

 

Bob Chipper in the fromer Fred Bear Willys
1965 Conneticut Dragway

 

Gene Altizer
1965 Cecil County Dragway
NHRA National Record Meet

 

Second batch from Island & Atco, 1961.
1923 Ford roadster S&S Speed shop from NY
1950 Pontiac Olds powered C/GS Rhinheart & Brown
???? Maserati B/MSP Chevy powered Jim Kinsler from NJ
Ivos monster with Rod Pellegrini (sp) in the staging lanes
1937 Fiat Comp Coupe, Pacers Auto from NY before their more famous AA/FA roadster
195? Crosley B/Altered Wagon, Lambrecht & Whitney
1932 Ford PU B/A Owner Unknown
1932 Austin Bantam red coupe, Owner Unknown
1934 Ford B/Street Roadster, Owner Unknown
1934 Ford PU B/Altered gold, Owner Unknown
Dragster, Owner Unknown
Dragster, AA/D, Lyndwood chassis, Joe Jacona, DE.
Dragster, Lyndwood, Riley Bros
1923 Ford A/Modified Roadster Gallager-Gans-Keough
Dragster C/GAS, National Record Holder, Walt Markert, MASS

 

cool stuff Dave;

keep it coming..
Geez, you are an OLD racer..LOL

Rick

 

this is the stuff , that keeps this thread going...keep 'em comin' rich ...and show car dave...keep those pics comin' too....

 

Gene Altizer
1965 NHRA NATIONALS, Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis, Indiana

 

Third group from Island Dragway, 1961-1964
1. Dick Belfatti, Shadow II Chassis Engineering K-88
2. Joe Jacono ?
3.
4. Don Garlits Swamp Rat V-A AA/FD
5. Roger Munn ? Lyndwood Chassis
6. ? Chassis Engineering K-88
7. Jack Kulp AA/GD
8. Don Garlits AA/FD Swamp Rat VI first NHRA 200+ record
9. Pacers Auto AA/FA
10.
11. Joe Nocentino-George Van AA/FD
12. Joe Gerdleman
13. Billy Young, 1st black fuel racer from Philly
14. Jack Chrisman, Howard Cams Twin Bear
15.

 

That would make one hell of a street car. Imagine hitting Van Nuys Bl. in this car back in '75.

PS: Great old photos Rich!

 

Great photo Dave...is that Bob Bernardon's '39 in the far lane?

 

1965 NHRA NATIONALS
Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis, Indiana

 

No Lee, I don'think so. Bob Bernardon's car was always extra clean.
This one is his I think.

 

K.S. Pittman
1964 York US30 Dragway, York, Pa.

Great photo of a great car.

 

I think that it may be Blair Shepard. I posted some pix of his car at the '69 Castlereagh Nats a couple of hundred pages back.

Roo

 

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-Lee
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Here's a mixed batch from Island, Cecil County, Atco, York and Indy.

See if you can pick out Harry Luzader, Fred Zipp, Mickey Thompson, John "Tarzan" Austin, Dennis Baca, Shirley, Keith Black, Gary Beck, Joe Jacono.

 

not only did they build great customs but check out who painted these.. dick scully and dave puhl..

 

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sweet pics, really inspiring too!

 

Paul Foley returned "Hombre" to the track after many many years. Nostalgia Drags at Western Sydney International Dragway.

 

Looks like it's going to be a Leap Year (365).

 

Dave, is that "Driver Dave Hales" I see on the roof of Freds car? Care to tell us one of your great stories from the past as to why this happened? did you drive 2 cars that year at the Nats? Love the pictures.

 

There ya go, 365 in 364!!!