History Vintage Drag Racers with their Cars!

1955 ATAA World Series of Drag Racing, Lawrenceville, Illinois, August 17-21, 1955

 

it appears these front wheels are for sale on ebay right now

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spindle-mount-American-magnesium-Wheels-Funny-Car-Gasser-Rat-Rod?item=280854565975&cmd=ViewItem&_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D7333693459309656230

 

Maybe not a Drag Racer but definately a Racer and thats for sure a car

Wherever the picture belongs its Cool........

 

Cool shots....my favorite jj car. Any ideas where it ended up?

 

Enjoyed a bunch of these vintage black and whites. NICE!

 

Ted Harbit with the Chicken Hawk in 1967:



Ted with the Chicken Hawk in its final form. Note the car hauler too is all Studebaker:

 

Excellent thread!

Not sure that I believe those old photos are real. Not a tattoo in sight only joking.

Does anyone have the famous picture of the drag car that has all four wheels off the ground (launch)?

Cant find it anywhere.

Thanks!

 

It's on the drag cars in motion thread. Happy hunting!

 

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michigan drag cars

 

Some more

 

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Here's Shirl Greer's Tension and his mechanic Troy "Witch Doctor" Shuttlesworth at Warner Robins Dragway circa Oct 1966

 

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Hubert Platt

 

I am wondering if this is the car Gary Dyer drove at Fremont late 62, wherein while donned in the first aluminized fire suit, he avoided burns when the motor exploded in the lights.

 

I always liked the injected comp elim type rails, especially those with the tail fin body work.

 

It wasnt a Maverick, it was a Mach One. M/T built an aluminum blocked 429 Shotgun pro/stocker. I think it was legal for AHRA only. It was raced breifly however.

 

Looks like MT did have a Maverick, for a very short time.


http://www.70sfunnycars.com/FunnyCars40.html


"Some cars are ill fated from the beginning and Mickey Thompson’s Maverick seems to be one of them. Mickey Thompson had Lil’ John Buttera build the state of the art Maverick in 1970. M/T was fresh off the great year he enjoyed with Danny Ongais. The success was expected to last but 1970 was a bust for Thompson. Mickey picked Arnie Behling to drive his new Maverick funny car. Behling had worked as a mechanic and back up driver for Arnie Beswick and Eddie Schartman, but the job for M/T was a full time ride. The major problem with the Maverick was its engine. Ford had developed the new Boss 429 to replace the SOHC 427, but the Boss 429 proved to be incapable of nitro racing. Behling also crashed the Maverick soon after debuting the car. To add insult to injury, Behling crashed another M/T funny car two weeks later. That put Behling out of a job. Arnie then got a ride in John Mazmanian’s Cuda, but that lasted for only one run. In 1971, Behling found redemption by winning an NHRA National Event in the "Spirit" Top Fueler. (Photo courtesy of Bob Plumer and Drag Racing Memories; info from www.draglist.com)"

 

Great stuff

 

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My friend Jim B. & me. 1967-68 Minnesota Dragways.

 

I'd be interested in the "Head Lights".....

 

Mike (The Hippie ) Mitchell.

 

No PIC????

Would LOVE to see pics of Shirley in her very earliest drag cars..... this thread got me ready to watch "Heart Like a Wheel" again....

 

Tons of kool stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!