Funny Car Summer, documentary movie available from Netflix, follows Jim Dunn through the 1974 funny car races, and gives a good look at 1974

the car he raced was this rear engined Barracuda, one of only 2 rear engined funny cars racing in 1974

his ordinary job for 47 weeks a year was as a firefighter

the movie covers the drag strips in So Cal mostly, but also Oklahoma and Utah

and I've no idea why the races at El Mirage and Bonneville are in the movie, or even if they are from 1974

Carl and Veda Orr!

and no shit, they lit the back tire on fire to race bicycles with small chutes that were pulled in a parking lot race

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Screen shots from the 1958 movie Hot-Rod Girl

Von Dutch pinstriping on the back?

In the credits it lists San Fernando as the dragstrip they filmed at

the movie plot is about the girl in the T Bird, far side of the track in the above photo

I can't recommend the movie, it's so over the top force feeding the anti street racing propaganda it's actually disgusting. 

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Snake and Mongoose, the movie preview is finally here! (And it looks pretty damn good)

thanks Marc!

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Coolest drag chute logo? I think so

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Diesel Powers Challenge, surprising numbers

A 2002 Chev Silverado pulled 1481hp and 2466ft lbs.

but first place at the dragstrip went to a 900 hp Ford
http://www.dieselpowermag.com/2012/diesel_power_challenge/


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I don't understand why the guys are dynoing diesel trucks indoors with the doors closed. But check out the effing cloud they make!

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Romeo Palamides slingshot, George Barris featured it in Car Craft in 1958, back when he wrote and photographed for the Peterson Publishing company, and called it the "World's most beautiful slingsot"

 Winner of the Oakland Roadster Show 9 foot tall trophy for most beautiful competition car

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SS/AH at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Mopars at the Strip 2012

 I got all these photos from trackside, without using any press pass to get on the track. That is how awesomely close you are to the action at LVMS

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King 'Cuda, 1968 Hurst Super Stock Barracuda, at the 2012 Mopars at the Strip event

 see the damage between the door and the fender? These cars get twisty

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