What a great time that was to hang out with my dad in my pre teen years at various strips in Ohio....once again good job on the vids and the music as well
Just great stuff. What a great time to be young. The sky was the limit. I was at Spring Nationals in 66 and saw Gartlets, Prudomme, Nicholson, Montgomery race over the years. It was a passion. Loved the Anglias, Willys,slingshots. and funny cars. Hell I loved it all. Great videos and music. Thank you.
@tuffycanner Thanks! I originally had Booker T and the MGs "Green Onions" on this video but youtube wouldn't allow it so I tried to do my own version of that song. I have another version of this video called "Gassers At 131 Dragway In The '60s". In that video I did the entire soundtrack myself and I did a much better version of "Green Onions". Thanks again for the nice comment, it means a lot! John
I was 10 in 1955 , what a life I had in the 50s & 60s buying cars !!!!!!! My first " NEW " car was a 1967 Cougar 390 4 speed , what a car !!!! I had a lot of fun with it at Dragway 42 in 67/68 .........
Great picks and old movies back when Drag Racing at it's best. I miss all the Gassers. Back when the girls were cute, the guys were Tuff, and the cars were cool
Wow, you've got some real gems in this collection... I saw my dad's Austin with 2 different lettering so it was 2 different years.. thanks for sharing... Rhonda ~ Jr's Other Kid...
At 1:03 you have one of the two strongest AA/GS cars that ran out of SoCal around 1967-68. The other was Shores & Hess. Both were Anglia bodies and both were powered by big-block Chevys (Rat-Motors).
Hi John , Great 60's vids and I like your jams as well . K.S. Pittman still runs the Phil. Modifiers Spring and Fall show at Atco, NJ . Take a road trip and catch some great nostalgia drag racing . I'll buy ya lunch . Mike
The Mustang, far lane, @ 0:37 is the Stone-Wood-Cook AA/GS after they moved on from the original "Swindler" series which used a 1941 Willys' body. The original SWC Willys was actually powered by an Oldsmobile 394" block. Later they moved on to the '57-'58 Chrysler 392" block. Doug "Cookie" Cook, who drove for Fred Stone & Tim Woods, was nearly killed in a bad crash driving the Mustang.
Hey John, Really dig your drag racing in the 60s videos,A step back in time! Part one is blocked? when you get some time maybe you could redo it so we can all enjoy it! A BIG thank you! Sam
The best years of drag racing. I saw a lot of these big names .
I raced D/G 47 chevy and C/A
42 Ford .
What a great time that was to hang out with my dad in my pre teen years at various strips in Ohio....once again good job on the vids and the music as well
Just great stuff. What a great time to be young. The sky was the limit. I was at Spring Nationals in 66 and saw Gartlets, Prudomme, Nicholson, Montgomery race over the years. It was a passion. Loved the Anglias, Willys,slingshots. and funny cars. Hell I loved it all. Great videos and music. Thank you.
History in motion,the gassers:the pinnacle of drag racing!!!
@Alwayscarry1 I glad you liked the video! Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the comment!
John
Lots of great pictures and sound track brings lots of memories thanks 🙏
Love the gassers , Thanks
Da good ol days!😁
Thank you for taking the time to watch and leave such a nice comment!
John
The mustang at the beginning of this video beating KS Pitman was the Malco Gasser driven by Ohio George Montgomery
Saw him many times. Those were the days
@tuffycanner Thanks! I originally had Booker T and the MGs "Green Onions" on this video but youtube wouldn't allow it so I tried to do my own version of that song. I have another version of this video called "Gassers At 131 Dragway In The '60s". In that video I did the entire soundtrack myself and I did a much better version of "Green Onions". Thanks again for the nice comment, it means a lot!
John
you guys are lucky, I wish I could have lived then, Im 27 now, and I really dont fit in right now, what I would give to be 18 in 1955
I was 10 in 1955 , what a life I had in the 50s & 60s buying cars !!!!!!! My first " NEW " car was a 1967 Cougar 390 4 speed , what a car !!!! I had a lot of fun with it at Dragway 42 in 67/68 .........
Great picks and old movies back when Drag Racing at it's best. I miss all the Gassers. Back when the girls were cute, the guys were Tuff, and the cars were cool
looked like dragway 42 at times...good video thanks a lot for sharing...with you history is not lost thanks jim
I am sure you what fantastic photos you've got here. . . wow!! I saw my dad's Austin in there - I love when that happens!!
Jr.'s Other Kid - Rhonda
Wow, you've got some real gems in this collection... I saw my dad's Austin with 2 different lettering so it was 2 different years.. thanks for sharing...
Rhonda ~ Jr's Other Kid...
@1:35, I have the trunk lid and headlight bezels from this exact car.
At 1:03 you have one of the two strongest AA/GS cars that ran out of SoCal around 1967-68. The other was Shores & Hess. Both were Anglia bodies and both were powered by big-block Chevys (Rat-Motors).
Saw TV Tommy Ivo and his rail at dragway 42.
Hi John , Great 60's vids and I like your jams as well . K.S. Pittman still runs the Phil. Modifiers Spring and Fall show at Atco, NJ . Take a road trip and catch some great nostalgia drag racing . I'll buy ya lunch . Mike
Thanks, Mike! That sounds like fun! Thanks for watching and commenting.!
John
thanks for contributing to the rotting of young minds
@tuffycanner If you're talking about the first song in the video, it's just me jammin' away. Thanks for watching and commenting!
John
hi from new zealand. great pix. thanks.
@barnfresh60 Thank you very much for checking out my videos and leaving such a great comment!
John
The Mustang, far lane, @ 0:37 is the Stone-Wood-Cook AA/GS after they moved on from the original "Swindler" series which used a 1941 Willys' body. The original SWC Willys was actually powered by an Oldsmobile 394" block. Later they moved on to the '57-'58 Chrysler 392" block. Doug "Cookie" Cook, who drove for Fred Stone & Tim Woods, was nearly killed in a bad crash driving the Mustang.
7:53 Willis 426 WOW.
One for the bucket list for sure!!!
hi from new zealand jrsn2cars. great pix. thanks.
excellent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey John,
Really dig your drag racing in the 60s videos,A step back in time! Part one is blocked? when you get some time maybe you could redo it so we can all enjoy it! A BIG thank you!
Sam
The golden days of racing the coolest cars raced by blue collar guys not million dollar corporations
That '57 at 7:01 is sweet,it killed that mustang.
Hey, anyone got any early 60's stuff from Martin? My dad won 'Top Eliminator' five times in '64 with a Stock Automatic 1955 Buick Century.
Thanks for watching!
Very nice work....thanx for the memories...What is the music in the begining?
Thanks! The first song is just me jammin' in my home studio. Thanks for watching!
John
the one at 5:30 is awsome
That's when drag racing was cool now it is about money the back yard guy is gone like me I had a 55 Chevrolet
Does anyone have any footage of Rex melton running his slingshot dragster at US Martin 131?
Where's Milner man?
Hey, anyone got any early 60's stuff from Martin? My dad won 'Top Eliminator' five times in '64 with a Stock Automatic 1955 Buick Century.