Thought this was pretty cool

[burnouts4life]

I'm fairly sure I was born 50 years too late...cause I would have been here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd4Aj4tbf50&feature=related

[Fordplay0621]

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I would have liked to have been the Flagman during those days.

[L98camino]

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Thanks burnouts, that was cool!

[Mr.WFO]

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Thanks burnouts, that was cool!

x2. even going 10's in a rail would be fun. loads of fun.

[Monster]

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Very cool vintage video, thanks.
Got any more ??
;D

[shaun callaway]

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sweet find

[squirrel]

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the allison V12 powered car (is that what it is?) is wild!

[L98camino]

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the allison V12 powered car (is that what it is?) is wild!

Art Arfons "Green Monster"

[DanStokes]

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Let me say "Thanks" too. Those old short-wheelbase dragsters are fun to watch. They sure seem tiny by today's standards. The Early coupe body with the slicks inside the body must have been "interesting". I can't imagine hazing the slicks in that thing!

Later
Dan

[cal67ss396]

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That my friends is what its all about...Simply beautiful. What I would give to have been there or go back.

[MnHotRods]

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Is it just me or is that guys head 3x normal size.

[BangShiftChad]

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This is what MY heaven looks like.

[DanStokes]

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This was just a bit before my time, and I, too, feel like I missed something. But I was there for the gasser wars, at least a bit. Those were great times!

Dan

[JOES66FURY]

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I wonder if any of those would pass modern tec at the strip....crzy ass rides

[Brian Lohnes]

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Suprisingly there are lots of those old chassis kicking around. Hit a nostalgia meet at your local strip and you'll see chassis like that.
Obviously there are severe limitations on what they are allowed to run, but they are still out there.

The first rail you see in the video is knows as "The Dragmaster Dart" it was built by Dode Martin and Jim Nelson. They ran a chassis business under the name "Dragmaster". It was a very successful gas dragster back in the day. It's pretty sleek looking as the crank mount blower is tucked down in front of the motor.

They built lots of those chassis for customers and even built a twin engine version called the "two thing". Here's a link to a photo:

http://flickr.com/photos/tom-margie/1254241700/

Note the two small block Chevy motors hooked to the two crank mounted blowers being fed through those 4 BIG injectors.

The twin engine cars were popular during the era that the NHRA banned the use of nitro, between 1957-1963. They continued on for years in one version or another, but once the "good stuff" was allowed back in, a lighter single motor car was the better setup.


Here's pic of 82 year old Dode Martin keeping his competition license current in a familiar looking chassis design. Check out that motor...LSX Power!


Pete Liebig photo

Man I love this stuff!

Brian