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

Alright! here come da funny cars!

Thanks.

 

What a great time to be growing up as a kid!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Watching Dick Landy run on Sunday's along with Don Garlits and many others.

The memories last forever even though the cars are long gone!!!

Jimbo

 

cool shots of the Thomas nova's...

 

These are shots taken in 1965, This AA/FD ran out of Eugene,Oregon. It was known as the "Bev's Steak House" car, Cordy Jensen was the driver and his race partner was Bob McCabe, a "HAMBER", I might add. It was a "Woody" Car, with a body by Foy Martin Sheet Metal, in Springfield,Or. It was the one and only Dragster body, Foy built. The first shot is Bob Haines behind the wheel at Bakersfield, he was shaking it down for Cordy.

 

^^^I remember that car well...

 

Former "GBP"...

 

Ken Dondaro driving?

 

Seems as though there's no protection on most FED's rubber fuel lines between the pump and injector. Was this ever a problem when someone pitched a blower belt?

 

Yes...

 

Might have been, but I don't recall any...

 

Cool, I know his daughter, I'll pass it along...

 

who's the owner and driver and what became of the car

 

^^^ No clue, sorry...

 

Here is another picture of it, at Fremont...couple of Northern California guys bought it, initially kept the GBP name on it until Prudhomme threatened to sue them, then changed the name...later crashed the car, and the remains were stored in a warehouse for 20 years until Steve Davis found it and restored it to its yellow version...this info from Don Ewald's site.

 

Bill Butler in "Bonanza" AA/FD at Pomona in 1965. If this car looks familiar it's because you've seen many shots of it in yellow or red with The Vipe at the wheel. This is the Greer, Black & Prudhomme Fuller car after they sold it to Amos Rickman. The car ran a few times before they crashed it whereupon it sat in a Nevada warehouse for 20 until Steve Davis rescued it for restoration.
More "Bonanza," also from Don Ewald's site

 

I wasn't sure if the GBP car that's around now was the original, thanks for the info

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUgO3y64lmI&feature=g-all-u

 

Pretty sure this is Sonny Adkins in Ray Godman's fueler, around '66 or '67.

 

I remember Preston Davis in the car at the Atlanta $10.000.00 in '66' or '67. I didn't know anyone else drove the car at that time.

 

usually hydralic hose was used.It was very tough

 

Davis drove Ray Godman's cars later. Adkins and the Bo-Weevil actually won Super Eliminator at the '67 Springnationals at Bristol running as a BB/FD. Beat Al Bergler's AA/C in the final.

 

Calling Muttley...about those scans you promised a few pages back, we're photo starved here lately buddy pleeeeeeze help

 

Anyone know where I can find a full size pic of this.
I checked out MaxCrackle photography and Chris Graves
No luck. I wanted this for a poster in my den. Thanks.