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

i'll bet he still has that screwdriver at the bottom of the pic.

 

eddie hill

 

sure would like to hear some audio of this.

 

WOW! There's some $$$$ sitting in front of that FED!!!

 

Those engines were nearly worthless when that car was built. Ford had discontinued their use, and they were bought at giveaway prices. Then they started using them in champ dirt cars, and they were like gold again. The car was stripped, the engines and the spares were sold for quite a tidy profit.

 

The "Northwind" 1965.

 

"DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME..."

Hey Dave,
Thanks for reminding those that put in so called,"modern" drag racing photos in this rules driven thread. (like all HAMB threads) Here is one of our favorites from 1959 that I filmed at Riverside Raceway during the eliminations. Sorry, the race was really good, but I ran out of film on this race. By the time I put in more film in the movie camera, the racers were long gone. I was getting fast in the film exchange, but they were gone and the other top FED elimination races were coming up fast.

1959 Drag Cars in Motion... Riverside Raceway


The famous 22 Jr of Tony Nancy vs. a dark purple roadster from Reath Automotive:
Any thoughts on the purple roadster from Reath Auto? Who, what, owner, driver, etc?

Thanks,
Junji

 

It actually dates back to the very first page of this thread but that was back in 2007 so you are forgiven. Of course it has been posted a number of times since and pops up on a regular basis here.

Roo

 

Yeah, it's that good of a picture....

 

Gabby Bleeker..Os wego...his engine/ support vehicle from Lansing Michigan

 

Speed Sport 2..Oswego/Fall...Blonde on back tire,human pyramid, corn field ready for harvest

 

E/G..........Elliott& Snow...Rockford

 

Hawaiian ..Great Lakes.........Ready to go

 

Cordova..unknown dragster on push down road, pit side, near lights & present day senior citizens 56 years ago

 

No doubt about identity of this dragster. Cordova....I think he turned in the low 8,s at Oswego..lots of noise, smoke & nitro fumes

 

Great photos! Love the early Gabby shot.

 

The last Hawaiian dragster (a Don Long car). Spent a bit of time with Roland and Larry Reyes (who drove the first Hawaiian funny car) at Gateway this past weekend.

Roo

 

It's a replica.

 

There is a replica out there, but the Great Lakes pic isn't that car.It's the original.
What are you saying here?
As for repeats, I post my drag pics in
"Days Gone Bye" instead of here, there are too many repeats for my tastes!
I believe this is Crossley, Williams and Swan in 1966 at Bako!

 

This is the replica that was created from another Long car a couple of serial numbers later than the original Hawaiian. Floyd in the seat at Bowling Green last year.


Roo

 

You are right, the Great Lakes Picture is of the original.

 

This is the replica I was referring to.

 

Fritz Voigt with the gas-burning engine in his car that came close to a win until it wasn't....Fritz never ran another NHRA event.


Jim Miles at San Fernando---this car was wadded up at Ramona...


Identity?? Looks like a SCOT blower and homemade injectors?


Ewell & Stecker at the '62 March meet


Minnesoto's Big Wheel after an off-track --


Winternationals pits...Merry Men car club banger at bottom, Frank Sanders SS at right, Leland Kolb's gas Lincoln dragster in front of the stake truck, I think the Stafford & Shores street roadster next to the white Lark, Owen McCormack's DeWin Chevy coupe behind the El Camino...and my 30 Olds-powered roadster was somewhere in the parking lot behind, along with lots of other hot rods....

 

Was this the first one?

I remember we wanted to run, but they wanted $25 to enter. We were running free at Fontana as a C/Roadster, but woulda had to run A under NHRA rules. $25 exceeded our weekly budget.

 

What are these?

 

Water injection?? Before you asked, I had not noticed them.....I thought water intake at first, but there is more than one overflow tube from each inlet, so maybe water injection? Anyone else?

 

A little history on the Tommyd photo of Pfeiffer Anglia. It started out with Pete Stager of the "Baby Cakes" Willys starting it then Vietnam interfered and Coney Island Ralf bought it after he rolled his Anglia. Then it was sold to Pfeiffer Automotive. The Jack Merkel slash was still on the car but the name shoe polished over, Jack at that time worked for S&K which is visible on the slash. The picture is at NY national speedway around 68 and I think it may be one of my original pictures.

Pat

 

WOW I really have to start reading everything in the posts! The post I am referring to was post #50336 that happened in 2016, wow I'm too quick to type without reading everything.

Pat

 

Don't worry too much about the date on the posts as long as you have something valid and pertinent to add. As long as you use the REPLY button it's easy to click back to the original post to connect it to your comments. Like this...