History Drag Roadsters............picture thread

Had to share this cool photo.....if you have more please post.

 

this is gonna be good.....

 

"Shifty one"...this is gonna be fun to follow.

 

Top of the list in my book.....................

 

This is the "Chuck Price Roadster" as it was known. Cover car of the First issue of Rods & Customs. Owned by Jim Helmuth of Altadena, Ca by this time (1956)

 

another

 

Gotta luv a drag roadster thread!
I'll chip in:
For the newer folks on the ol' HAMB (old hands here have seen it, they can feel free to move along, hate ta bore ya with old pics AGAIN) here's a couple o' mine in its earlier days.(same car, different times)
background on the car here:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=251884
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=268369

 

Drag Roadsters, I want one!!

 

Chris beat me to it! Here's a few vintage pics of the iacono car.

 

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This is an amazing car, way ahead of it's time.

 

Oh yeah, Kev to the rescue! LOVE that 34 with the moon tank!!!

 

Do ya think they had a weight issue with their roadster? Christ...weights added front & back!

 

More triple nickel...

 

Killer thread , love them Drag roadsters , hence my 22jr tribute , great stuff here.

Cheers Mark.

 

From my dads stash o' pix. Shot by him at Fremont between 61 and 64 while he worked for the track......then he went racin'.

 

More....

 

Yep.....

 

Uh huh...