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Motorhead350
03-01-2013, 02:14 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9Yra4SnLt4

The action is around the 7 and 12 minute mark.

Look at the lack of safety and how little traction some of the race cars got.

Crazy!
bill64
03-01-2013, 03:25 PM
awesome find motorhead!!
SC Cheesehead
03-01-2013, 03:56 PM
Good stuff! Thanks for posting, Dom. :up:
Shaijack
03-01-2013, 04:05 PM
Dom you found a winner. The Allison was super.
CBT
03-01-2013, 04:33 PM
13:58, it has 4 back tires and blazed them all the way down the track, WIN.
26:10, blower mounted sideways in front of the engine, WIN.

Cool vid, Dom!
WhatsUpDOHC
03-01-2013, 04:52 PM
Thanks for the vid, Dom!


I don't think that I've ever seen color footage of early drag races.
guspech750
03-01-2013, 05:32 PM
That's a really great video Dom!




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DTR + 4.10's + Eaton swap = Wreeeeeeeeeeeeeeedom
UncleLar
03-01-2013, 07:55 PM
Dom you'd have loved running that hairy short wheel base digger with the Potvin front supercharged small block Chebby,those things were a real handful!
I dig that old Chrysler wagon,probably had the early hemi in it.
Baconbit
03-01-2013, 08:49 PM
Looks like the left lane was hooking pretty good.....btw video camera lady was good looking
TFB
03-01-2013, 09:01 PM
That was really cool...

Wonder why they uploaded it as 1958?? The meet was Sept 3-7 1959...

I was real suspicious after seeing a '60 Buick at 12:28 and later there is a poster at 16:08 with date...
UncleLar
03-01-2013, 09:05 PM
That was really cool...

Wonder why they uploaded it as 1958?? The meet was Sept 3-7 1959...

I was real suspicious after seeing a '60 Buick at 12:28 and later there is a poster at 16:08 with date...
The black 2 dr Buick? That was a 59,the 60 had rounded 'fins",the 59's had sharp edge fins all around.
You should see the chick with the camera now,80 something years old :eek:
TFB
03-01-2013, 09:10 PM
By bad on the Bruick, was still '59 though...
ajdereicup
03-01-2013, 10:59 PM
I watched the whole thing and that was awesome!
mike P71
03-02-2013, 12:44 AM
I was in high school in the sixties and lived less than a two hour drive from three drag strips. The film brought back some great memories. Thanks Dom
Motorhead350
03-02-2013, 01:19 AM
I am glad you guys liked it.

Anyone sport The Ramchargers car? The one that was written about and copied in Hot Rod?
UncleLar
03-02-2013, 01:22 AM
I am glad you guys liked it.

Anyone sport The Ramchargers car? The one that was written about and copied in Hot Rod?
I tried posting about it with the wicked weird zoomy style exhaust but something screwed up and I couldn't post.