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

Pat,
I always liked seeing your MG run, was the name Baby Torque?
I have more pictures which I will get to hopefully soon.
Bruce B

 

Yes it was and still is. We ran it at the New England Hot Rod Reunion this year. And we run the Dover Drag Strip Nostalgia Drags every year. I'd appreciate copying the pictures for my collection.

Pat

 

Thanks Glenn.

 

Correction: "Pete has the Honda of Wilmington car. The mangler is in a garage in the Chicago area were it remains because the guy never paid Eddie Flourney for it." - wavemaker

 

My wife, Betty's '34 Plymouth. 1985-88.

Regards, Glenn - in Louisiana

 

Late 60s in Detroit

 

same cold week-end

Richard

 

Lions -not sure who it is



Brutus, looks like Lions...



Don Moody



Looks like Fremont?


No caption with this one


Can't make out the name or the place

These all came from FaceBook, some have probably been posted before, but with over 1774 pages, can't keep track!!

 

Der Weinerschnitzle?

Gentleman Joe?

 

Think you're right on the top photo, Jim Nicoll in the Der Weinerschnitzel car, can't make out the second name, could be Shubeck, or does it say "Starlight"?

 

Starlite, I think.

 

Could be, Larry, this is as close as I can come. Chuck Griffith drove Starlite IV, here at Pomona in '68. No wing on nose, but could have been added...still not sure, though:

 

Starfire?

Tried to Google it...too many damn mid-80s Oldsmobiles...

 

from DragList.com; top fuel alphabetical racer list; page 197; #6288
"Starfire" Owned by Glen Roush from Michigan USA

 

Wow...Best photo ever. Grumpy, Dyno Don, Jungle Jim and Sox and Martin (COME ON!) I need more information! WHO WON THIS EPIC BATTLE?

 

July 5 1969 York US 30 Drag News Grumpy Dyno Jungle Sox

The cover photo which features a 4 wide race between Grumpy Jenkins, Dyno Don in the Harvey Ford Mustang, the Jungle Jim Camaro Pro Stocker driven by Steve Kanuika, and Sox & Martin. Grumpy won the match race with Dyno 2nd, Sox & Martin 3rd, and Steve Kanuika 4th.

 

Thanks! Searched Don Ewald's site, no mention of either driver or car, so wonder if this is the only picture of it? Anyone know more?

 

This is my Favorite dragster video to date:

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Great video, thanks for posting, great way to spend a wintery night!!

 

Looks like it was between the Ford & Mopar...

 

I think Grumpy won the race.

 

See post # 35478.

Roo

 

Thanks for the info "Wiper"...

 

Some photos from Edmonton Speedway, not all are dated so hope they are within the timespan of this site:


Terry Capp and Bernie Fedderly -- didn't Capp go on to top fuelers? We know where Bernie Fedderly would up, with John Force



"Printer's Devil"


Dale Armstrong


In the pits at Edmonton



Pretty fuzzy, but still cool, Cliff Lennox


Les Wright



Early days, ok, it's sort of crude, but so was a lot of our stuff...





At Calgary, don't know who owns the digger



Not in motion, but classic TE-440



all these pictures came from http://www.dragracealberta.com/Edmonton_Speedway_Park_3.html

 

Looks like the w/b has been shortened for some reason. Tom S. in Tn.

 

Just noticed this, Tom, clearly the notch for the axle in the nose is way forward now...have no idea why, at this time in drag racing history, cars were being lenghtened, so not sure why this appears to be shortened...anyone? PVTA Jay?

 

Maybe the body came off another car and they notched it to retro fit it to their car.? Not sure just my guess.

 

Maybe the LWB version was too stable and too easy to drive...

 

Maybe it was too long for the trailer.

 

A 427 Ford powered Falcon A/G car ... Englistown, NJ 1965. As I recall this car later was named Strange Brew. I don't recall who it was though ...
Joel