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

what is with the mooneyes do they know something???

 

Here's Goldfinger Hawaiian Style vs Les Barath's "Freedom Fighter" Chrysler-powered Simca.

 

The Thweatts Mopar blew up upon a neutral start at Lions Drag Strip.
It was a real ugly scene that night. A woman spectator had major eye injuries and may have even been blinded over the course of her recovery....
The old days of dropping it into gear from a high winding neutral position were over.....too bad it took so long.....

 

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Wasn't this car rolled, pushed back on to it's wheels, and put back into service? IIRC this is a shot of it's next run.

John

 

This is the ex Gas Ronda Mustang.

 

Love the Thweet's image, mazooma, firesuit with no gloves! No problem if it catches fire, its just that someone else will have to unzip the suit since his hands will be litttle charred stubs!

 

Well, if you liked that shot, you'll love this one that I shot in 1966 at Fontana.

Bob Sullivan in his fuel burning exhibition "Cuda...

open-face helmet and a T-shirt!!!!!!!!!!!

 

You are correct.I got the rest of the photo sequence if anyone's interested,I will post them.

 

Did not know that.
Thanks Troublemaker427.

 

That is a beauty,Mazooma.
Man,different times,different everything.Glad I grew up in that era.

 

Plum
Great shots.Weibe,Diamond Jim,Rodeck,Ruth,Paoli,one of my all time faves-Jim Nicoll.
Reminds me of good times in life.

 

please do! thks!

 

OK,here you are.This is a 2 page spread so some shots are overlapping.Follow the numbers,class.

 

No motion but emotion.Followed this team close.Remember the day well,unfortunately.

 

El BucksnortMeister and the Infamous Plum,
What in the HELL would we do without you and King Mazooma????

I am not worthy!

E

 

Thanks for posting!! Gabby Bleeker seemed to get more pictures of his car, but Boogie's was just as cool

 

Wow! I remember seeing this thing!! I think it was Englishtown.