Drag references for rods,rats,gas,plane engines, etc etc

[dwc43]

Please see the footage at the two links below. You will not be disappointed. The film (broken into 2 parts) was made by the NHRA based on action around the US Nationals held in Detroit in 1959. There is footage of the Masters Brothers Dragmaster, Oties Automotive altered from Akron , Ohio , as well as Art Arfons Green Monster, also from Akron . " Ohio " George Montgomery is also shown.

http://www.archive.org/details/Ingenuit1958

http://www.archive.org/details/Ingenuit1958_2

Edited November 4, 2009 by dwc43

[BigGary]

The Hollis Bros. A/C coupe, loser in the Top Eliminator final, has been reproduced using the original engine you saw run in this video. The reproduced car is featured in the Nov. '09 issue of Hot Rod Deluxe, p. 36. The car was named "The Flying Outhouse" by none other than Art Chrisman, top drag racer of the day.

Here's a challenge for the scratch builder, and it definately wouldn't be something everybody else has. The magazine article shows that the blower was chain-driven on an Olds engine, similar to the one found it the SWC '41 Willys. One of the old dragster kits, like the Double Dragster could supply a chassis, the front wire wheels from another dragster kit. The '38 Bantam body would have to be re-worked from a resin piece.

I wonder if anybody can cast that wonderful old Chrysler wagon in resin?

Gary

[dwc43]

I knew someone would find that reference useful.

[Fuel Coupe]

The Hollis Bros. A/C coupe, loser in the Top Eliminator final, has been reproduced using the original engine you saw run in this video. The reproduced car is featured in the Nov. '09 issue of Hot Rod Deluxe, p. 36. The car was named "The Flying Outhouse" by none other than Art Chrisman, top drag racer of the day.

Here's a challenge for the scratch builder, and it definately wouldn't be something everybody else has. The magazine article shows that the blower was chain-driven on an Olds engine, similar to the one found it the SWC '41 Willys. One of the old dragster kits, like the Double Dragster could supply a chassis, the front wire wheels from another dragster kit. The '38 Bantam body would have to be re-worked from a resin piece.

I wonder if anybody can cast that wonderful old Chrysler wagon in resin?

Gary

Gary

The Hollish Bros. coupe is on my list of cars to build. I am collecting items now to do my best to faithfully replicate the car. I plan to scratch build the chassis and I have a resin body that I believe will work with to reshaping....

Edited November 8, 2009 by TxRat

[BigGary]

Gary

The Hollis Bros. coupe is on my list of cars to build. I am collecting items now to do my best to faithfully replicate the car. I plan to scratch build the chassis and I have a resin body that I believe will work with to reshaping....

Ah, you knew it was going to be done by a Texan! Did you get the issue of Hot Rod Deluxe? There were also some other great 50s & 60s drag cars in there including "Big Al", the Allison powered, severely chopped '34 Ford sedan.

Gary

[Fuel Coupe]

Ah, you knew it was going to be done by a Texan! Did you get the issue of Hot Rod Deluxe? There were also some other great 50s & 60s drag cars in there including "Big Al", the Allison powered, severely chopped '34 Ford sedan.

Gary

Yes I picked it up and that was one of the last items I was looking for to get referance pics for the build. I also have a link to a forum that has the build there as well. Im finishing up a Pisano Matsubara Vega F/C so I might be getting started on the Hollis coupe soon. I'll be starting an "in progress" thread on the build. Not sure how much interest in it there will be but Im really excited about building it...