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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    04/12/09

    In reply to Ya Don't Drive, Ya Aim! Motor City Drag Racing, 1958
    I know the videos were titled as 1958, but the lettering on the control tower (plus the gaggle of '59 models seen throughout) indicate this film was made in 1959.


    Hate to be "that guy," but I just want to make sure we all know what we're looking at.

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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    04/11/09

    In reply to Ya Don't Drive, Ya Aim! Motor City Drag Racing, 1958
    The thing I love about the racing from the late 50s to about '65 is the creativity and ingenuity that generate so much variety.


    Look at that film: there are front, rear, transverse, and even dual engined cars in the top class. All the cars look different.


    Today it's about perfectly executing with the same cars, with tiny differences in setup. Then, it was about coming up with a completely new way of doing things.

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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    04/12/09

    @Mad_Science: That's the thing about spec racing: Great for the racing fan, awful for the engineering fan.
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    04/11/09

    In reply to Ya Don't Drive, Ya Aim! Motor City Drag Racing, 1958
    That gold car with the 10% on the back of it SERIOUSLY looks like a penis.


    Come on, someone had to say it.

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    Image of junkman junkman
    04/11/09

    In reply to Ya Don't Drive, Ya Aim! Motor City Drag Racing, 1958
    Thanks MM; this brings back wonderful memories of my childhood heroes here in Akron including Art Arfons, Otie Smith and the Hollish Brothers.
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    Image of Impalamino mkIV Impalamino mkIV
    04/11/09

    In reply to Ya Don't Drive, Ya Aim! Motor City Drag Racing, 1958
    The real tragedy we should be mourning is the apparent death of the Jaunty Orchestral Ditty. Somewhere, there is an old man silently weeping as he clutches the cello that once set the mood for every short film made.


    THEY TOOK OUR JOBS!


    der turk ur jerbs!

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    Image of .357 .357
    04/11/09

    @Impalamino: Everybody, get in the pile!
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    04/11/09

    @.357:Half Man-Half Amazing: Goddamn goobacks!
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    04/11/09

    In reply to Ya Don't Drive, Ya Aim! Motor City Drag Racing, 1958
    Sigh.


    The General Manager of Chevy and the President of Chrysler were in the crowd. First prize, a brand new El Camino!


    And the name "Miss Fire" is just so great for a car.


    *crawls off to tar pit*

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    04/11/09

    In reply to Ya Don't Drive, Ya Aim! Motor City Drag Racing, 1958
    If you can watch even the first two minutes of the first video without choking up for the glory that was, then you are a heartless bastard.
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    Image of alowishus wants to run a Saab Sonett III at LeMons alowishus wants to run a Saab Sonett III at LeMons
    04/11/09

    @Novaload Misses Murilee: I am a heartless bastard.
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    Image of wkiernan wkiernan
    04/11/09

    @Novaload Misses Murilee: "The glory that was" is the same as the glory that still is.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    04/12/09

    @wkiernan: It is, but it was everywhere all the time. Now it's so much rarer.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    04/12/09

    @alowishus: Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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    Image of Boosted Lego Wagon Boosted Lego Wagon
    04/11/09

    In reply to Ya Don't Drive, Ya Aim! Motor City Drag Racing, 1958
    Retro! I think I saw my granny, shifting.


    Luckily, she was also double-clutching.

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    Image of .357 .357
    04/11/09

    In reply to Ya Don't Drive, Ya Aim! Motor City Drag Racing, 1958
    To Hotrodders Everywhere And Their Great Zeal For Experimentation. A Fact Of Native American Technology Which Is Always A Part Of Us.

    .......This Film Is Respectfully Dedicated


    A truly great film. If only I lived in those times...

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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    04/12/09

    @.357:Half Man-Half Amazing: +1,000,000


    Clearly, I was born 50 years too late.

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    Image of voodoojoo voodoojoo
    04/11/09

    In reply to Ya Don't Drive, Ya Aim! Motor City Drag Racing, 1958
    We're getting us some Jalopyjournal up in here!
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    Image of Tucker589 is Hoarding James Dean's 550 Spyder Tucker589 is Hoarding James Dean's 550 Spyder
    04/11/09

    In reply to Ya Don't Drive, Ya Aim! Motor City Drag Racing, 1958
    If only I lived in a time when if a person mentioned safety, it was immediately followed by a roar of laughter.
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    Image of danio3834 danio3834
    04/12/09

    @Tucker589: Every day of my life!
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    Image of Stoatmaster Stoatmaster
    03/09/09

    In reply to Whitewall Tires And Muffler Pipe Rollbars: Drag Racing Back In The Day
    Who is go-kart man?


    I mean, they all have 'nads of steel, but he is...


    ...I don't know, but I looked at the picture, and after a couple of minutes almost started crying.


    His arse is an inch from the ground, and talk about being your own crumple zone.


    One is awed, quite frankly. Awed.

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    Image of KenManiac KenManiac
    03/08/09

    In reply to Whitewall Tires And Muffler Pipe Rollbars: Drag Racing Back In The Day
    5th from the end, the Don Garlits explodio pic, is that the incident where he lost half his foot and then invented the (now normal-looking) rear-engine top fuel car?


    looks like it could be. anyone know for sure?

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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    03/09/09

    @KenManiac: Yes, it is- there are descriptions in the Pep's Garage page.
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    Image of domino domino
    03/08/09

    In reply to Whitewall Tires And Muffler Pipe Rollbars: Drag Racing Back In The Day
    thanks murilee :)


    i don't want to threadjack, but if anyone has info, photos, or footage of setto postoian, i'm very interested.

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    Image of FrankGrimes FrankGrimes
    03/08/09

    In reply to Whitewall Tires And Muffler Pipe Rollbars: Drag Racing Back In The Day
    you are right on the turbonique cart. I think they did a VW bug with a rocket in place of the engine. Wicked! Also there was photos floating around on the interweb of a black glazie with a quick change rear and you guessed it a rocket strapped on the rear end.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/08/09

    @FrankGrimes: This one? [jalopnik.com]
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