60's Drag Racing Video
Gassers (I was really into the Willys coupes!), Early Funny Cars, some Stockers, Rails, and more, taken when I was just a kid. Most are from the NHRA Nationals in Indy, some from Great Lakes Dragway, and from US 131 in Martin, Michigan. The Hemi Under Glass is a hand-out, not an original photo.
great pics I? ...
great pics I? remember some of them
Wonderful to see ...
Wonderful to see those pics. Someone was a pretty good photog back then, even with a small camera! Thanks for sharing. I remember several of those cars. Boy, that one guy sure chopped the hell outta his Corvette's wheel wells, didn't? he? That....hurt to look at.
that? was a major ...
that? was a major pontiac dealer back in the day
C/MP.........DMP... ...
C/MP.........DMP......RACED THEM? BOTH IN THE 60S,SAW A LOT OF THESE CARS RUN.THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
I would give my ...
I would give my left nut to have grown up in the glory? days! Building a 49 dodge gasser right now, save the gassers!!
Gay Pontiac at? 0:45
Gay Pontiac at? 0:45
amazing i could ...
amazing i could watch these all day wish i could have seen them all in person thanks? for sharing
Thanks for your ...
Thanks for your kind? comments, and I'm glad that you enjoyed the pics!
Man radio915, ...
Man radio915, Thanks for sharing some of those should? be in the NHRA museum great stuff
dyno Don's eliminator #1 ,stones wood and cook awsome thanks again !!!!!
Classic. Great ...
Classic. Great times. Thank? you!
good stuff? brother ...
good stuff? brother,thanks for the post.
Thanks for sharing ...
Thanks for sharing these? great shots, I have not seen many of these.
Thanks for your ...
Thanks for your comments on my video. I can't tell you how many model cars I made after seeing the real thing at the drag strip. I still have some of the? ones I made back then (thanks Mom!).
I saw the Ford ...
I saw the Ford Comet (GOLDFENDER) run at the Grand Bend Dragstrip in 1965. It was impressive at the time. It was billed as a Ford factory experimental car. I went home from the day at the drags and painted my CCM? bike the same colour as Goldfender,,,,hey I was a kid...LOL
At 2:01 is Great ...
At 2:01 is Great Lakes Dragaway...still the same today!?
Those are some ...
Those are some great pictures.?
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It was all about ...
It was all about traction. The tire technology wasn't there in the 60's so the cars were raised in the front to transfer weight to the rear wheels. Besides the high front end, engine and driver setback was used to accomplish this. As the tire technology improved in the 70's the? focus was on aerodynamics.
i? wonder why old ...
i? wonder why old drag cars were high on front wheels and the newer are low there ?
love those? pics, ...
love those? pics,ionly wish i had been the one taking them,so im jealous...hahahaha.great shots im impressed.thanks for posting them.hope you have more
This video reminds ...
This video reminds me of? my dad; he was into drag racing back in it's heyday. Great video. Thw willys are still some of the greatest cars around!
This vid gives? me ...
This vid gives? me the Willys
Wow, seeing Ohio ...
Wow, seeing Ohio George Montgomerys 33 willys gasser was a real time warp.? He lives about 8 miles from me here in Dayton, Ohio and is somewhat of a local icon.
I also remember ...
I also remember watching many of those at the dragways in Detroit! It was a BLAST to grow up in the motor city, btw Milt Shornack an icon, had his garage across the street. My older brother hung out there and learned a lot. My brother eventually raced for Dick Jesse, then Royal Pontiac, then for Pontiac Motors? and Jim Wangers, driving the Geeto Tiger GTO's. So many memories. I also was an avid photog, and if I could only find mine I'd share them also. Thanks again! George
GREAT video !!! ...
GREAT video !!! Thanks? so much for posting !!!
no audio but damn, ...
no audio but damn, listen? to them roar... glad famoso is my home track
there are some? ...
there are some? great pics there mate thanks for letting us see
great shots. wow,? ...
great shots. wow,? how time has flown. thanks for putting it on.
Priceless? photos!
Priceless? photos!
A mixture of east & ...
A mixture of east & west coast. @ 0:59 you've got "Dyno" Don Nicholson with his 427 SOHC Ford powered funny (before he added a 6-71), @ 3:14 you have "Ohio" George Montgomery. At one? point George went to the Ford "cammer" for power. @ 3:34 you have, arguably, the most famous AA/GS car of all time, "Stone-Woods & Cook" with Doug "Cookie" Cook behind the wheel. And, @ 5:50, one of the two strongest SoCal AA Gasers in 1968; the Kohler Bros. (the other was Shores & Hess) ~ both with Chevy power
