History Houston, TX 1964

I just saw this the other day for the first time. Thought I would post it just for fun. This was our last car. We were at the old Houston Texas Gulf Freeway drag strip near Dickinson, TX. That's me guiding the car to the line. The late Terry Simmons was doing the driving because my wife was pregnant and she had ask me not to drive again until the baby was born.

Just goes to show you that "back in the day", a couple or three young guys could in-fact get together, pool their change and build a car to compete.

Damn I was young way back then...................

 

kewl shit

My uncle used to talk about goin to that strip

 

awesome....

 

That's the real deal there! Looks like a lot of fun.

 

What was the wb?? That looks like fun.

 

So cool; I remember going there a little over a decade later. We used to sit on the roof of the motorhome and watch the races, when we weren't in the pits.

 

Thats what you call grassroot racing. whos old car was that Brian, or is or was it home built. love those pipes.
charles

 

The entire car, including the chassis, was built by us in our single car garage in LaMarque, TX. Completely gas welded except for the roll bars. Note the latest technology in breather caps. The damn thing kep blowing the caps off, so we used red rags and black tape. Worked good.

 

That's a great photo my mum was pregnant to with me !!!!

 

Awesome photo!

 

AWSOME PHOTO !! ...

I loved going to that drag strip as a kid ... Please post more picts .... if you hav'em ....

 

Dad and I were talking about red rags on breather caps yesterday.
If it keep leaking add more rags
charles

 

That is Badass!!!

-Saint

 

Details on the engine?

Funny, you guys look barely old enough to drive, let alone campaign a blown dragster!

 

Cool shot from a cool era....
Son of a gun, "you were young" at one time....hahaha

And thanks for bringing your car to Little River and Yello Belly....any chances of a 1/16th mile burn out pass someday???? I was talking to Kenny Ryerson(sp) about some 330 ft passes for some of these old cars....that sure would be a cool deal at some of these Nostalgia events!
Thanks

 

nice...thanks for sharing !

 

HEY BEEP...man i am a native houstonian, yea brother hambone i spent some time at houston international when don gay owned the strip. and i lived near spring in the woodlands for about 20 years. i realy love your hotrod these day's, you have come a long way, just keep on-keeping on...POP.

 

I met you at the HAMB Drags and I have to say, "You still look the same". Thanks for sharing!

 

Awesome photo, thank you for sharing.

If anyone has any more photos from the track, please post!

We are putting together a website about the track at www.HoustonFreewayDragstrip.com, check it out!

 

Anyone remember a guy named Roland that campaigned a 64 Plymouth there?