Good catch @Marty Strode , I had noticed Malone was the only one running a 4 port, so I just googled it. The Albertson Olds rail won the Detroit Nationals with the very first 4 port in 1960.
Hello M, That is a good choice, but his driver at the time vs. Pacific Auto Body from San Pedro was Hildardo "Hill" Alcala from Santa Ana. He raced it at the early Santa Ana Dragstrip and we saw him race at Lion’s Dragstrip as shown by the film below. Hill Acala https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/friday-art-show-6-4-21.1231950/#post-14084979 This was the first example of the world famous “Moon Eyes” logo. The T-Roadster wore the “00” number and once a pair of pupils were painted inside the numbers , an iconic logo was born. Creighton Hunter had a T Roadster in the early days. Working with others, like Dean Moon had its advantages. The original title of the roadster was the Hunter Oil Roadster. In 1953, he sold it to Hill Acala and the Santa Ana based racer took it to some pretty outstanding records and races. “…one of the car's most distinguishing characteristics, the cut-down '37 Ford truck grille, forced it into the Modified Roadster division against more radical machines. Still, in little more than a decade, Hunter and Alcala collectively amassed more than 200 trophies, beating everything from blown-overhead street roadsters to mid-engine modifieds, running in the high 10s at nearly 130 mph.” Jnaki Additional photos of the Hunter Oil Roadster owned and raced by the Hilardo “Hill” Acala. Hill Acala Roadster Hill Acala Roadster photo by @Dean Lowe 2017 original Lion’s Dragstrip display with some original Lion’s movies playing on the big screen. (Gary Cagle in on the screen)
Now that's a drag race, love the simplicity of the Dragster, and he was out on Tony, well at least for a while.
It is not Alton, and it is not 1957. Bret Kepner identified the track, but my old mind has forgotten where. From right. Chris Karamesines, Don Garlits, Bob Sullivan, Bobby Langley, and Al Williams.
Thanks, Junji, I didn't know that the deuce was the Pacific Body Shop car, maybe before Goodyear and Serpa bought Harry Duncan's coupe?
Interesting rear engine 6-cylinder car, with some unique features. Notice the "dry" rear end axle housings, and the configuration of the transmission shifting mechanism. The brake handle is outside the body, which is very minimal. The dragster features war surplus aviation belts, though I can't tell if they are lap or shoulder. Not sure how the roll bar passed inspection, but that was true for lots of cars back then. Photo taken at the '55 NHRA Nationals by Eric Rickman.
Drag Cars in Motion Gary Cagle Herbert Cam Special 1959 Lion's Dragstrip SOUND Hey FR, Great photo of your dad's fabulous Yellow Herbert Cam Special FED. I had never noticed that, even after watching my own films over and over. But I checked the recent SOUND film and behold, the big squirt at :06 to :08. Thanks for the digital recording, it just made it seem like I was right there no more than 20 feet from the staging. It was very loud… no telephoto lens at the time. Jnaki Now, I will have to go back over my films to check out others for those cool, small things that made the early dragsters and competitors so great. Thanks for posting the photo of your dad’s FED. It was one of our favorites, every time we saw it run. Check out the color coordinated small, custom made aluminum tank in front of the top blower pulley. (A Mini Moon tank?) It certainly was a record setter and super fast FED.
Renton Motor Parts Bantam, Harold Gunderson, Seattle area. Interesting story, he was racing at McMinniville,Or in 1965, (my hometown) and damaged one of the heads on the hemi. My friend, Mel Smith, had a disassembled 331 Chrysler for sale in the back of his Dads pickup at the race. Noted race photographer Rich Carlson, bought the engine from Mel for $15.00, and Harold put one of the heads on, and was able to race that day. It was pretty heady stuff, for a couple of 16 year old kids, to be involved with a big time racer, like Harold !
Dave, it looks like this one might have had a P-38 tank wrapped around it, in it's earlier life. Like a local racer named Harvey James, in my part of the country.
Sure looks like a P-38 tank...there were a few that ran the drags, though most tanks were lakes cars. Some ran both, like Scotty's tank, here at a 1955 Colton meet.
One of a series of "trigsters" run by Kenny Ellis and Leon "Bubby" Wilton. Kenny built the first himself, than had Scotty Fenn of Chassis Research weld up this one. Glenn Stokey's twin Chevy dragster in the background.
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