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| This was
my second try at drag racing, this was a street and strip car. A
48' Ford coupe
with a full race 53 Ford motor with 4 carbs,
hi-compression
heads and 4" Merc crank. This one was
a
little faster than the above roadster but it was about
twice as heavy
also. Best speed 76.27, best E.T.
was
17.22. Raced at Oswego Dragway during the 1960 season.
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| During
early 1961, I started getting serious about drag racing and built my
first dragster. This was made
from 49-53 Ford driveshafts butt welded together and following plans from the Sept. & Oct., 1959 issues of Rod Builder Magazine. |
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| The above
picture was taken during May of 1961 in front of my folks house.
My brother
Bob is sitting in the drivers seat. |
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| First
time to the track we ran with a Chrysler Hemi motor. The car was
uncontrolable, and the flathead engine was put in. |
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| The above
picture was taken at Oswego Dragstrip during August of 1961. The motor
for this
dragster was pulled out of the 48 Ford coupe. 254" CI., Isky cam, Vertex mag and 4 carbs. Thats me in the dark shirt just behind the rollcage. |
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