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

I remember when it was in sweden It
was caled Cresent coupe then. If i remember
right Pete Millar lived in Sweden for a while

 

Tom,
I don't remember Ben ever having the Div 4# of 4009, seems to me his # was 414. I don't remember why some had a 4 digit # back in those days. My div. numbers were always 3 digits. 408 and also 417 comp.. I was thinking maybe the 4 digit numbers were when they changed to pro comp but there again mine stayed 3 digits. I'm thinking maybe Willard Buff may have had the 4009 besides his other number. Could have been that there were more than 98 cars in that era because the numers started at 401and went to 499. I'm perplexed, if anyone knows please chime in.
I know there were people that wanted a certain # and they would check to see if that number had lapsed. I know this happened to a friend that had the # 469 and he lost the # and had to take 449 as a replacement. I know when I let my number lapse I was called by the guy that wanted the number and asked if I was going to renew and I told him no. I always thought that was very courteous of the guy. He also asked if I wanted to drive his car, but I declined his invitation.
I would say the time frame in those pix would be 1970 to 73 or even 74.

408

 

I did get to see "Fantasia" run, high gear only fuel Chrysler, went straight but wouldn't ET until Chuck Finders offered to make it work, for free if it didn't handle...so it got a fully-sprung Finders chassiss and a B&M hydro, and then it reached the 8 sec ET and, I think, won a fuel altered meet.

 

I think this is one of if not the most beautiful comp coupe of all time.
It just reeks of badass.

 

You're right, these are Texas pics, some from Green Valley, some from Caddo Mills (the concrete track)...Melvin Heath (56 nats winner), top left, below him Bobby Langley, Bruce Norman in the Bald Iggle, bottom left, Eddie Hill (dragster behind the red GTO)...great pictures!!!

 

They may have been in SR in the 70's, I don't remember that at all, but they were also in R&C about 1967. I wore that magazine out dreaming of having a car like that. Still have the mag.

 

Freight Train vs. GSTA Twin at Indy

 

http://www.ukdrn.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=148

 

Note Muravez giving the victory salute.

 

#28914;
" I was concerned about about not following the thread to letter, so I ddn't post my Indy pit pictures. I see others are doing so I will too. No I won't jump off that bridge just because you did! "

Mr.TCw; go ahead and post all you've got............ we'll not say a word.
Tom S.

 

408; Could this have been an AHRA # ?
Thanx;
Tom S. in Tn.

 

And judging by the push car, this was taken either somewhere in Europe or Hollywood.
Could have been OCIR perhaps, but certainly not Ringgold Ga : )
Tom S.

 

gotta be Europe...the push car, trucks, clothing....

 

England

 

When Gene Snow came to Nashville with the Cavalcade show in 69', a dozen or so of us were asked to run out and push him back past the starting line following his burnout.
Even though reversing by hand was standard practice for us and everybody else who had no reverser, that occurrence caused us to finish the next decade talking and arguing about building a high gear car, and never actually doing it. But it always made for good argument after the races and for some reason, the Fantasia car always came up in the middle of it.
Tom S. in Tn.

 

The ABBA hair, clogs, and "mens handbags" is also a dead give away.

 

You might be right. I was thinking it was because of a long throw on the chute cable. Yankin' on the ring!

 

69Chevelle... Just outstanding!!!!!!!! Thanks for taking the time to post away all of those unbelievable photos!!!!!

 

Photos only a few years old, but I thought this ride was pretty cool...

 

These two shots were seen previously in the thread, but they sure look cool side by side. A rare rag top race car seen parked and also at speed.

Check out that convertible top at the big end!!!

 

Hey guys Ive collected so many photos from here and other places and they arent sorted (I have around 30K+ photo's). Ill post some, again if they have been posted before I appologize but I think there are a lot of new people on here since this thread began and havent gone page by page. Second to last photo is the 1st US National, Wayne Calvert, Great Bend, Kansas

 

I will post more if you guys think these two post are all right. I tried to choose pics that I dont believe Ive seen or havent seen in awhile on this thread but its tough.

 

Here's one....

 

Cool stuff man!!!!

 

I found these

 

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