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

Here are some vintage photos from Inyokern Drag Strip:

Jack Chrisman with the Sachs & Sons Comet

A couple of pics of Injected Small Block Chevy dragsters

Stone Woods & Cook 33 Willys

Jazzy Nelson in the far lane Twin engined side by side.

Jerry Baltes setting the national record at 193 m.p.h. in 1963.

 

Here are some vintage photos from Inyokern Drag Strip:

The Freight Train making tracks with a 6.97-201.54 run

Early 60's shot of the Dust Devils doing safety checks. See the trailer tower on the left.

Early 2000's shots of the Desert Express dragster with the tower in the background. Not the same one, but still in a trailer.

 

The Blair's Camaro rules.

 

Check this shot of Dick Landy
Wheels up, banging through the gears,
Smoking a big fat cigar

 

The Maverick bares a resemblence to Larry Fullerton's Galpin Ford flopper from 1970. Obvioulsy the absence of any chute and the mounting of a tach indicates that Mr Van Sandt had the car competing as a bracket racer

 

Looks like they're tech-ing a '60 Simca. Run what you brung!

 

Landy never lit his cigars. He freely admitted that they were strictly a prop designed to make him stand out--as if his driving ability didn't do that for him already!

 

Never a dull moment!

 

ohio cars, all three of these cars were sold in about 82, after aprox. 24 years later the camaro was found in fl. and my friend and his son bought his car back, basically untouched they presently are racing the car in la.calif.pic was taken at quakercity dragstrip salem oh,,, the altered was bought back by the previous owner, had the car 3years before he realized it was his old car, major changes had been made, pic darlington sc. my 67 gtx went to arizona and is still there ive been told to buy it back,dont know what to do pic norwalk oh,,,,,camaro then 10.60s, now 10.00, altered then 9.20s, now 8.20s, gtx then 10.90s ,now ?

 

Me and my Camaro at a car show last summer.

 

John Gazso Funny Car was Rich Guasco's Pure Hell ! FOG BANK !

 

Hey your not Red Fox.........nice car.

 

How low can you go ?

 

early shot of chrisman's comet....stock width read and a tear drop scoop , running in a/fx.....cool stuff....

 

Twin belly buttons

 

The Train is still in - the single engined chryslers in the backgraound already on the trailer, and the guy walking away scratching his head wondering . . .!

 

I wonder if "Floyd" or Goob was driving this day......

 

Hey Red Fox, love the car, oh! and the number plate.

 

But Duke, it's not a Maverick. It's a Comet!

 

I know this isn't a race car but from directly behind the grandstands. The little shaver is probably mid thirties now.

 

Floyd was in the seat.

 

Maverick, Comet, Fairlane, Cortina.......its a product of Dearborn. Well maybe not the Cortina

 

Pics from courtesy of Jeff S

 

Thanks Jeff S