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

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by Royalshifter, Dec 12, 2007.

  1. Bucksnort
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    Grab that gear,Bill.

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  2. cgaswillys
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    Cool, I'll keep looking.
     
  3. blue hell wrench
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    Yeah fun, but that night we didn't want to beat Gates in the first round because we were booked in Kansas City the next day. Ronnie told Gates he was broke and couldn't make the next round. After leaving Charlotte at 0 dark earlywe travled 1,100 miles in 17 hours which meant bolonge, gas beer and piss but we rolled into KCIR and won the race. Now it's hard to drive 100 miles. I think if I had a funny behind me I might be able to handle it again.
     
  4. WCD
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    What makes this picture so cool is that background, terrian yet tractored, was later to be one of the best damn motocross tracks ever. Hard as concerete blue groove, steep hills and near shear drop offs. While I never made a pass down the 1/4, I did have the pleasure of racing the MX track a few times. Very sad that this venue is gone.
     
  5. LesleyO
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    Just to clarify -- Karbelt car(s) were first; Drag Dimensions was the later one, and if memory serves, also the one that had the Hemi. I saw it in the DD shop when it had just been painted.

    Would love to know if the rumours that were circulating a couple of years ago, about one of the Percys being restored, ever were proven true.
     
  6. Muttley
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    Several variations of the "Flying Junk Man" from Mansfield, Ohio, Virgil Cates. He set two different class records on the same day causing the NHRA to change some rules. This was a kick ass car.
     
  8. BloFish
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    And you ain't just whistling Dixie
     
  9. Dawn
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    1971 Irwindale Raceway home movie...12 minutes of bitchin'-ness! Watch and enjoy!

     
  10. Bucksnort
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    That was well worth watching.Thanks.
     
  11. ELMER FUDD
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    VERY COOL! Probably the only footage I have ever seen of the Mike Sullivan Fiat in action. Thanks for sharing.
     
  12. blue hell wrench
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    This is Ray Alley in the P-51 34 Coupe. Jim Lytle was it's previous owner and driver. This thing was heavy and fast. It was a funny car before there were funnies. Wonder where Ray is today? He worked with Bernstein in the early 90's and then for NHRA for awhile. Rumors from a recent cacklfest was he was in Mexico. If so, he better leave because it is more dangerous than driving a funny or jet car-which he did both.
     
  13. Seen this car many times run at Lions, brought back some memories and made me think of The Orange Crate... Any pictures??
     
  14. BigNick1959
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    Thanks Man, best 12 minutes Ive spent this week!:)
     
  15. derelict
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    I wanna wayback machine...
     
  16. TwinTownTerror
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    Awesome video!!!
     
  17. GaryB
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    ^ and thats the way it was.
     
  18. Mazooma1
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    1971 was the beginning of the end as far as I'm concerned....
    If all you've seen is videos from 1971 or earlier, you'll just never, ever understand...sorry, you just won't...
     
  19. Tedly
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    Awesome video! Thanks for posting it Dawn. That was the good ole days. not like that corporate bull sh*t they try to feed us these days.
     
  20. swcmaz
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    I only have one problem with the video, TOO SHORT.

    Plum
     
  21. Mazooma1
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    well, for all you fellows still drooling for old video..here's a repost of Lions Drag Strip, my old home away from home......it even has footage of HAMBer "FuelRoadster", Troy Cagle when he was a little guy....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTNr9MHk7NE
     
  22. WHO?

    "I always do it"
     
  23. Mazooma1
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    Troy, I'm the guy with the Roth sweatshirt in the same video...small world
     
  24. KARL WORTMAN
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    I've seen this car on 2 wheels before, but it was the rear ones. Great pic
     
  25. Gasser Madness
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    You are absolutely right!
     
  26. SIX GUN
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    The little kids playing around the big fuelers, WOW!!!!
     
  27. AXEDLID
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    I remember the hot sauce & chips at ocir and yes........i remember bleach burnouts too !!
     
  28. BloFish
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  30. earon1964
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    looks like Terry Eckards car. Ed Eckards son.
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