VINTAGE SHOTS FROM DAYS GONE BY! (Part 2)

1965 AHRA Drag Races - Lions Drag Strip. Tom McEwen lays on the gas and smokes the slicks of his Yeakel Plymouth blown-Hemi dragster.



1965 AHRA Drag Races - Lions Drag Strip


1965 NHRA World Championship and Tulsa Invitational Drag Races. A check of the cockpit of the Frantic 4 dragster by Fred as driver, Stormin Norman Weekly, looks on.



1965 NHRA World Championship and Tulsa Invitational Drag Races - Southwest Raceway. NHRA Official Fred speaks with Frantic 4 dragster driver, Stormin Norman Weekly as he sit in the cockpit.

 

Habu flame out



Two Habus

 

No days off

 

Bud Anderson became a triple ace during the war with 16 ¼ victories in the skies over Europe,

 

My Pop was one of them too !!! Omaha Beach.......

 

1960, Dan Gurney, Birdcage Maserati type 61

 

What does habu mean?

 

A habu (pronounced "hah-BOO") is a venomous snake found in southeast Asia (Japan, Phillipines, Taiwan, southeast China) for some reason the name was applied to the SR-71 Blackbird in Okinawa.

 

Thanks for your dads service.

 

Thanks buddy. Ya know, he really loved this country and life. He was simple. When I was younger I would be embarrassed that he would come out to all my friends and show a motorcycle license that had long expired. Seemed I had no patience. Now at 58, I wish I could only rewind the clock. He was a true American Hero, Father, and man. I will say this to all who’s Fathers are still here, cherish every day. He would love to see the Hot rods I have had, and the children I have raised.
Afterv WW2many men had issues in life. My dad like many chose to ride and joined a small outfit. Like many of their Veterans and Leathernecks they formed a bond. He was a true Badasss. I just wish I knew it when I thought I knew everything...

A true prize well deserved after a Shitstorm. Bought this brand new...

 

What does habu mean? The hah Boo as it was called was in Vietnam are extremely Poisones

 

Herringbone gears, I could never figure out how they cut them.

 

It's easy when no one tells you it can't be done.

 

My Dad was an Army Air Force WWII vet but never said much about it. We lost him to cancer in 1988 and I think of him every day and wish I had asked him more about his service time. When I went in the Army in 71 he told me not to let the son-of-a- bitches get the bluff on me. Good advise I found out pretty fast!