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

A friend of mine has one of these. And did one heck of a job on the restoration! Gene.

 

Isn’t that a 409-425 air cleaner?

 

Looks like 409 valve covers also.

 

I'd be worried about my ass so close to the ground.... No wheelies in that contraption.....

 

Maynard Rupp...

 

The photos are of Ron Pellegrini, RIP, with the inline Buick car Ivo had built when the NHRA still had the fuel ban. Soon after the car was finished the ban was lifted and Ivo sold the car to Ron. IIRC it eventually wound up in Europe.

 

Fire suits sure came in handy when doing fire burnouts in an altered.

 

david “showboat” tanners out house mouse

Ric Pannenton in yesterday’s child

 

Very early Ron Pellegrini...he originally built the body for Ingenue which was the twin to his Super Bird, fast forward many years later, he was a tremendous help when I was restoring the car...Race in Peace Ron.

 

Back in 1965 we put 3x2's off a 406 on my friends '60 352/360 Starliner and removed the bent front bumper. At a local dragstrip those modifications put the car in C/Gas. That class was full of Tri-five Chevys and even a couple '41 Willys. Here is a photo from near the 1/4 mile finish line showing a close run against one of the faster C/Gassers that day. The '56 Chevy won by a fender over the Starliner. Not bad for still having the T-85 3-speed tranny. My friend was told not to bring the Starliner back until he got a blow-proof bell housing on the car.

 

Ron Pellegrini RIP

 

Hello,

A different perspective: The power/sound of any Allison powered race car is not the same as a giant 671 Hemi FED. But, when an Allison powered race car comes off of the line, it is like no other.

The first appearance of Art Afrons and his Number 11 “Green Monster.”

In the June 1959 edition of the Drag News weekly paper, this large advertisement was shown. My brother and I already were weekly racers at Lion’s Dragstrip and decided to just be spectators for this unusual big-time event. It was the first of its kind. When our dad heard us talking about the “aircraft” powered race car, he, too, was interested and attended Lion’s Dragstrip just for that appearance.


For some odd coincidence, another So Cal photographer/drag race enthusiast took his own photos/film. Surprise, out pops a clip of the day we were spectators and our dad in the lower right corner with his Dobbs hat in its usual place.
1959 JULY
Blue nylon jackets, white t-shirts, Levis and desert boots were our standard attire. Our dad? A dark suit and his favorite Dobbs Fedora Hat. (lower right corner)

Afrons Green Monster #11 at Lion’s Dragstrip

Jnaki

I recently posted this sound film from the You Tube channel J NAKI. I had taken the film in 1959 and added the sound in 2021. The film and sound both come from 1959 Art Afrons drag racing episodes.

The film is the same day in July 1959 , but the official Afrons Allison sound was from another race in 1959 from a recorded LP album.

Green Monster Allison “Sound” from 1959