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

Chris Swift "Swifty"

at dover

 

Acker's Automotive





Front drive supercharger




Puff n Stuff

 

Loudbang, you found another one of the "205" BB/A. Same car as in my story above.

Very cool and I thank you.

 

Thought it was the same one but wasn't sure but there probably weren't too many front drives around.

 

Early Tony Nancy with blown flathead



Dorman Kooplman

 

Al's Sohio



Milton Bowers (?)

 

ABC racing team

 

Chevy W engine power with HUGE slicks at Dover

 

Huge? That is an understatement. The driver is working that ride hard, he looks very determined.

Great shot.

 

Hey Off,
Those lightweight roadsters with huge motors certainly were a handful. When I took these movie clips, Junior Thompson drove the Jim Cassidy, Hemi powered, street roadster. Watch his hands on the wheel. That Hemi motor, as usual, provided a ton of power and for that reason, they won a lot of trophies in this class.

But, it reminded me of all little kids with their hands on those cool, play steering wheels for car seats...back and forth, back and forth...

Jnaki
That "legal" street roadster would have been fun to drive on the street in our neighborhood! The sound and power was a fabulous combination. The handling? That would be another story.

Nice red wheels...whitewalls included... pure late 50's street roadster.

 

Junji, The Cassidy roadster was fast, over 130, but not that quick. When I held the 1320 B/SR record at 11.29, their AA/SR record was 11.30. The 3 speed LaSalle trans took time to shift. That car really needed a Hydro.

 

From 296 ardun, January 2015--DCIM thread: "Raymond Godman's Tennessee Bo-weevil...Raymond was shot in the back by a sniper in Korea, but that never got in the way of his ability to create really fast competitive cars...this one ran a blown Chrysler on gas, T body on a Chassis Research Chassis.


Tom Burger


Hugh Tucker's AA/SR in its later form with Chrysler power--it was first built with an Olds. Read more about Tucker and the car here: https://www.lafra.org/national-hot-rod-assn-honors-hugh-tucker/ and see the restored version in action here:
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At Shelton Washington

 

At dover



At Fremont



Gas Station near Fremont



Midwest Body Shop Awful A

 

Robert Weaver at Shelton Wash



Robert Weaver Sr. far lane vs Pappy Hartman



tony Santucci at Dover

 

John Matsek ford powered altered

 

John English

 

Bell Colaric & Shira



Monkey motion 6



Plaything Ford Boss engine power at dragway 41

 

J.L. Skeans



Janke & Stanley



Johnson & Morgan

 

Bill & Bev Franklin

 

Chauvin emmons

 

Ernie Lentz of San Antonio, Texas in his A Fuel Roadster at Green Valley Race City near Fort Worth, Texas in 1966. His car number was always 888 and he was sponsored by Southwest Racing Equipment.



1932 Ford highboy with L to R Dave Rudy, John Lykes, June Rudy, & Bill Lykes1964




Altercation






Bill Bridges



Jess Van Deventer

 

Cheever & Ferreina



at speed



chevy Tee Time



Ed Prout The Plaything Boss ford power



at speed now with Deb's livery



Lou Allevo Hemi power



Lou Allevo with BBC power vs Little Pedro

 

Hmmmmm...I hope everyone survived this ride. I would love to own that Fairlane.

 

Davis & Ingram Jewel T



Instant T



John Blackerby 394 Olds



Frank Wusz

 

What year did the street roadster class mandate stock style fenders instead of cycle fenders...this is at least 67

 

John English formerly ran a flathead in this car but it is seen here in its final configuration with a big block Ford. The photo is from Calder Park, just west of Melbourne, Australia. The car in the far lane is Vic Muirhead's Bounty Hunter with builder Ian Splatt at the wheel and the configuration of that car indicates that this photo is from about 1971

Roo

 

I know for sure that it was after 1965...

 

Rat Trap



Super T



Sherman Slight