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more about #gasser more comments → Six Flags Over Tomsk: 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 m... more » Mad_Science: 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: the... more » Plecostomus [Tyrrell]: That gold car with the 10% on the back of it SERIOUSLY looks like a penis. Come on, someone had to say it. more » junkman: Thanks MM; this brings back wonderful memories of my childhood heroes here in Akron including Art Arfons, Otie Smith and the Hollish Brothers. more » Impalamino mkIV: 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 clu... more » Novaload: 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 ju... more » Novaload: 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. more » Boosted Lego Wagon: Retro! I think I saw my granny, shifting. Luckily, she was also double-clutching. more » .357: To Hotrodders Everywhere And Their Great Zeal For Experimentation. A Fact Of Native American Technology Which Is Always A Part Of Us. .......This Film... more » voodoojoo: We're getting us some Jalopyjournal up in here! more » Tucker589 is Hoarding James Dean's 550 Spyder: If only I lived in a time when if a person mentioned safety, it was immediately followed by a roar of laughter. more » -
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Ya Don't Drive, Ya Aim! Motor City Drag Racing, 1958
It's like threading the needle at a quarter of a mile… but it's really livin'! Hot Rod Magazine put together this great drag racing documentary for the 1958 Nationals, and it's well worth watching. More »
