HISTORIC 1950's Front Engine Dragster ABANDONED in a Tennessee Scrap Pile
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- This abandoned dragster has MAJOR history, dating back to 1957 in California! We got our hands on this front engine dragster a couple years ago, and I was able to determine that it was once the Lincoln-powered H&H Garage Special, owned and driven by Tets Ishimaru. This historic drag car was in a scrap pile about 20 years ago in a nearby town.
Luckily, a local hot rodder saved it and we ended up buying it many years later. I went on the hunt for information regarding this car's history. To my surprise, it was not raced here in Tennessee! This dragster raced for three years in NHRA competition, racing in Southern California, as well as two consecutive years at the NHRA Nationals (1958 in Oklahoma City and 1959 in Detroit). This car has TONS of history, great old photos and, yes, historic video footage from Junji Nakamura!
This was a high end car for its day, built with aircraft PBY tubing (chassis by Joe Itow Automotive). It had a BRAND NEW Lincoln engine in it, and some experimental supercharger and fuel injection setups through the years. What an absolute treasure!
#hotrodhoarders #dragster #abandoned
It's really great to see a young lad carrying the torch hanging onto the history of the fantastic drag cars and hot rod cars and trucks of the past. Shinning a light on them after they were forgotten and lost bringing them back to be seen again. THANK YOU, FOR YOUR DETERMINATION AND PASSION.
I ran a 40' Willys coupe with blown and injected 430 Lincoln engine in it, back in the middle to late sixties. I ran it mostly at Fremont Drag Strip. I ran AAGas/Supercharged, and BB/Altered. I held the NHRA speed record for a year in BB/Altered with it. The best times for the car were 153 mph, and 9.41. I sold the car to some guys, and kept the engine. It sat around in my shop for several years, and finally one of my friends bought it, thinking he would run it in something. He never did. The engine finally was purchased by another friend of mine, about a year ago. He's looking for a 40' Willys, so he can put the motor in it, repaint the car and letter it exactly like my original, "Lemon Twist." I'm 82, and he asked me to drive it. I said I would!
Oh man, that's really cool! Thanks for sharing the memories!
Great channel and great stories. My 71 Vega was found a little while back. The new owner and I sat down with a few beers and I laid it all out for him. He was very happy to get the cars history as he restores it . He plans on putting it back into the car I had since when I got it it had never run. The guy I bought it from was a chassis/ body guy who knew nothing about engines. So really that is when the car was born. I even remembered the Chevy dark blue paint code for it and tracked down a set of Supertrapp mufflers for him
He is doing it right.
That's awesome, glad it ended up in good hands!
Amazing story on this, I can't even imagine how that chain blower set up sounds like making a pass. Too cool!
Yeah, that chain drive blower is crazy!
The sound...menacing.
I still remember about 2001/2002 a few guys went to chain drives on their procharger drag cars in NMRA/NMCA. It wasn't just a couple races before it was outlawed. Needless to say it was a disaster waiting to happen. It was a crazy sound.
Ya man !!! What a wicked set up that would be.
@@whatyoumakeofit6635 HEY man , that's my chain !
OH YOU ! ..... that's my wifes head and her body's over there !
Somebody gave me a pile of hot rodders when I was about 10 years old I remember seeing these things actually what inspired me to become a mechanic made the hair stand up on my arms thanks for the tour and the ride ever get a chance to see Peterson's do it it'll blow your mind
Thanks Larry, I'd love to visit the Petersen someday. I have seen the NHRA Museum in Pomona and it's pretty awesome.
I was one of the lucky ones I got to see Harrah's collection before it was dismantled that was awe-inspiring and mind-boggling
"With a 4-barrel carb and a dual exhaust
With 4.11 gears you can really get lost
It's got safety tubes, but I ain't scared
The brakes are good, tires fair" Hot Rod Lincoln by Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen.
BUUUTTT... MY PAPIE SAID SON YOU'RE GONNA DRIVE TO DRINKIN IF DON'T STOP DRIVING THAT HOTROD LINCOLN..❤
Cool find! Glad to see that you are saving this car and took the time to research it!
Thanks Joseph, the research is definitely rewarding when things start falling together like this one did.
Not really saving it if it ends up just sitting another 20+ years then ultimately getting lost to a scrap pile yet again. Didn't seem to motivated to restore this one
@@bryceh5115 At least get it inside and hang it up in your rafters if you have to! Will take a while just to find the parts to build it.
You're Very fortunate to find a piece of Drag Racing History. Keep on it and if you get close to Don Garlits talk to him about it. All the best to you on.this Priject.
That's amazing! I love hearing the history of how cars change hands and make it to their owners.
Thank you for watching!
The Lincoln engine with the Holborn front mount super charger is in the Don Garlits museum.
With the chain drives?
@@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS not on a front-mounted supercharger.
The Mooneyes car? Has a front mounted blower but Chevy powered.
Wow! This is legendary! That still shot of Tets sitting in the car is as powerful as the famous James Dean photo of him standing next to his Porsche! Anyone know if Tets is still around? It seems he was as capable and competitive as some of the more popular drivers from that era. He kind of reminds me of Roland Leong. He had to be smart, talented, innovative, and hard working to get as far as he did. What stories he must have.
He looks cool as hell sitting in that car!
Unfortunately, Tets has passed. I did speak to his son Dale and he said that his father didn't have a lot to say about his drag racing days. After 1960, Tets took up drag boat racing, which gained him some notoriety. He had a drag boat with twin blown and injected Hemis on it. Definitely a legend!
Don’t believe so... However, his Son Dale is still around and can be found at most Long Beach swap meet selling mostly drag boat parts..
Just think, a lot of missing parts are probably hanging in some SoCal garage with zero clue who, or what they came off especially, once Grandpa passes!
The Mooneyes front engine dragster still runs the blower in that configuration on the engine Clay Smith Cams (George Striegal) built thirty plus years ago only receiving the heads being freshen up awhile running nitro!
@@HotRodHoarder That might be something you could try to find . That would be one heck of a video story too . That boat would be awesome .
@@klausvonschmit4722 thats amazing
Awesome..... I’m glad you not only find them but research the history and tell the story that they deserve to have told.
This one totally shocked me. I never would've imagined a history like this...maybe someday I'll figure out how it made it to Tennessee.
So glad you take the time to share these cool stories with us.
~Quain Stott~
Thank you so much! I have my eye on a few cars in the SEGA to feature on the channel. Lots of history within your group and those stories need to be told!
Very cool story. I almost bought this from BB myself. Great job tracking it down. I always felt those rails would be the key to identifying this chassis. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it.
Thanks man. I hope to start gathering some parts for it soon.
Found you from UTG Uncle Tony's Garage... Thanks for this content and saving old timers of racing.. Drivers and sponsors may be gone but the cars still live forever thanks to you..
Thanks for coming to check out the channel! UTG is awesome!
@@HotRodHoarder I'm going to share as much as possible to help you save as many as possible...
I was so touched by this story I didn't know Jim and Jim didn't know me but now I think we finally met thank you we all want to be remembered for some thing we loved
That shot at 3:57 should be framed and hung up on the wall! Awesome 👍
I'd love to know where the original 430 went.
Agreed! Such a cool shot of him in the drivers seat....slicked back hair, cigarette and all.
MORE THAN LIKELY - BLEW THE ENGINE, OR IT WAS SO REWORKED OVER TIME - IT WAS NO LONGER A VIABLE RELIABLE ENGINE. ENDED UP SCRAPPED.
@@faerieSAALE ya just like you
Fascinating story. You make Sherlock Holmes look like a Boy Scout with your detective work 😎
Thanks Steve! It was a glorious feeling when all the pieces started coming together. Definitely one of my favorite detective jobs so far!
The wheels were made arround 1965 they were called spiders.
@@terryharding7476 we happened to have those wheels sitting around the shop, so we bolted them onto the car since they were the correct bolt pattern. Motor Wheel Spyders came out in 1968 and were popular on muscle cars...definitely not a typical dragster wheel, but it helped us get the chassis up off of the ground.
What an incredible history of this ol dragster! My hats off to YOU, for all your hard exhaustive research. My Dad ran this stuff when I was a kid, out of Minnesota....Tommy
Thank you Tommy! I think I enjoy documenting these old drag cars more than actually working on them.
@@HotRodHoarder Your Welcome Buddy! My dad was the proverbial 'Motor-Head' in the 50's, white T-shirt, pack of lucky's rolled up in one sleeve, dark hair slicked back with 'brylcreem' and dirty hands, and of course, a lot of cars. racing was in his blood, and now lives on in his 7 sons, who all have street rods. We still have his very FIRST car! a '47 ford deluxe coupe He bought in 1948 brand new, that had so many motor changes over the years we had to replace the frame. It still looks great in it's original 'Tucson Tan' paint. Thanks again, for letting me relive some of my childhood thru your channel.
Very cool, noticed a bit of chrome on the front axle at the first, thought it must be a special car, as chrome doesn't make you go any faster! 430 Lincoln with looks like a 9", pretty awesome. Really appreciate all the research you do to put these videos together, very enjoyable!
Thanks Alan, I'm pretty passionate about the research side of things...and it's especially rewarding when I finally start getting some traction. This one was an exceptional example!
@@HotRodHoarder That 9" is a later one though, the third member looks like a late 70's Lincoln one. Are those motor mounts still the 430 ones? It isn't expensive to find a 430 engine, the blower stuff is near impossible but that could be fabricated.
Very cool! Love hearing these stories. Great that you have even more resources to hunt through on your finds.
Thank you for watching Bob!
Excellent story man. You’re quickly becoming one of my favorite youtubers. Wish you posted more but I know these videos take a loooong time to make. I think I speak for everyone when I say we appreciate the effort you put into them
Thank you Todd! This one definitely took a while. I also wish I could post more often...and I could if this was my full time job. Maybe someday it will be. But I appreciate your support and kind words either way!
I'm happy with the quality-quantity ratio you got going on right now, gets me real exited when you post :)
O hell yeah brother
Man oh Man , you certainly are full of treats and surprises Brother!! , I mean really , Your updates make my night less stressful , cause i think nostalgia and just the raw beauty of muscle , racing, whatever is Primal. I think of back in the day, am 63, i could have bought so many killer cars for so cheap i still get shivers on thinking of what i could have purchased and did did not buy.I have a couple of decent Ford Cobra Jets, and will take my 70 429 Falcon for its monthly run tonight on a quiet northern Canadian highway.Got to fill the tank with our awesome high octane no ethanol gas though expensive gas! ...Hit the Buttons Folks ...Keep em coming my man...
Thanks for the kind words Andy!
Just came back from my run, the Cobra bites , 140 mph for a while , had Highway Star Cranked, man do i feel stoked, will take me awhile to come down .Wow i still smell the fuel and it is parked, Nothing better ...Peace and keep the faith...
Great job Man I love seeing the pictures and the background of the old hot rods just an amazing piece of history
Bravo standing ovation👏.....
Excellent video
Thank you Erik!
Just fix the thing up like the one in the pic were the driver smoking a cig,,you would be crazy not to,,,
That's my favorite picture ever! Classic '50s awesomeness.
@@HotRodHoarder He's like the Japanese James Dean.
@@_Peremalfait Dude, you nailed it! I didn't even realize it when I was watching but you are so right.
Man the stuff they used to make was just amazing. I’d like to see some of these photos in color.
What an amazing little find, first time I watched one of your videos and I am hooked!
Thank you Robert!
There is nothing better then preserving a piece of American drag Racing History. I envy you for being able to do this.
Thank you for watching!
The linkage on the sided is really cool looking. If you do restore it hopefully you can reproduce it. The history of a vehicle is fun to know. I have an International step side that is 1 of 1 and I was able to learn its history it was very cool to learn. Awesome video thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching Garet!
You’re doing some awesome work! I’m basically an old school stock car guy, who’s always had an internet in drag racing . When I was a kid in the early 70s, my dad would take us to the races. We had a local oval track that ran modifieds. They’ve always been my favorite,but he had a friend that ran an old funny car. We used to drive a distance to go see him run. Both tracks have, since been long gone. But, I remember the modifieds a bunch more. Not taking away from the drag strip days, cause I’ve always had a huge respect for it. Damn! Some of those cars are so beautiful! I mean from a mechanical standpoint! I just stumbled onto your site, and it’s been some great history. And to see how it evolved, is even better
Gotta say,,love the old dragsters,,makes me damn happy to see you collecting even the old frames!!m so much work on your part digging into so much history
Thanks Gene, every piece has a story...it's just a matter of figuring it out.
At times i wonder about cars like jim greens dragster ,,green elephant and others,hope they wound up in museums
"Boy, you'll push me to drinking if you don't stop racing that hot rod Lincon." ^_^
My dad and his buddies built FED's for almost 20yrs from the 50's to the early 70's. I've got pics of a couple of them and can still remember riding in the push truck push starting one of them at New England Dragway. A few of their chassis were still being raced at least up to the late 90's. They had over 220 wins w/their BB/GD's, I remember trying to count the trophies in their garage when I was about 5yrs old. They built chassis during the offseason for a local chassis builder to pay for their chassis. They built one of the Jade Grenade chassis there. They went to Indy a few times. They did all their own engine work, even built their own trailers to tow it on. They raced Shirley a bunch of times, even as a Match Race once at NEDway. My dad also has home movies. Bernier, Bacon & Hoyt. Roger Bacon was the driver, Ed Bernier and my dad (Russ Hoyt) built them. Miss those days. My dad's the only one still alive. He still tells stories I'd never heard before. I'm still trying to get the movies he transferred to DVD.
Love what your doing for the community
Thanks Jim, it's definitely a passion of mine, and very rewarding when I can put the puzzle pieces together.
Its a really cool old dragster mate. I think its history is even cooler, and it would be a really cool show piece/history piece. I love these old dragsters. This cars unbelievably cool. Thanks for updating this cool car. 👍
Thanks man!
Very well done. Thanks for preserving this chunk of drag racing history. My dad drove gassers in the 60s/70s and I grew up on stories like this. Seeing the "Chet Herbert Cams" also took me back to the Potato Bug from the Bikini Beach Party movie.
Thank you for watching!
coolest find ive seen this year! The b&w shot with the cigarette is epic! Id love to hang that on the wall
DUDE, I have been waiting so long for this. Seriously, thank you for showing us more about this car 😁
Thank you for watching!
What a great story Tim! I got lucky in the last 30 days and went from inquiring about a Formula Vee to owning a long lost car last seen in 1986! Your cars, searches and research partly inspired me to head down a new path as I go through my 36th year of road racing. One day an old front engine rail or altered will reside in my shop, those are my favorite drag racing cars. Keep up the great work!
That's awesome Bryan! Thank you for the continued support!
Wow wild. Powerplants. Very impressive craftsmanship
Great story and I pray you’re gradually able to fill in the gaps to further bring this old dragster’s full history back to life. 👍🏻😁
2 me its a sad day when an old car goes to scrap and doesn't get the chance to tell it's story. Good guys like you classic cars get to appreciate. I enjoy seeing a classic car restored or in a salvage yard they have a story to tell. Thanks 4 the videos 👍
Thank you for watching Clyde!
The 430 was also the Thunderbird NASCAR engine in 1958 and 1959.
your an inspiration to me and many other people in the hobby its so important that things like this are saved and documented before we lose the people who where there who built theas
Thank you for the kind words Thomas! It's always great motivation to keep digging and doing these videos.
It's nice to see a younger person than me 63 years old coveting the real hotrod and racing heritage.
Fantastic I'm 70 now from Albuquerque New Mexico and as a young man I watched the drag races I remember a couple of Harley drag guys Dave Campos and Jerry Cox they both had world records at the time but anyway I am in the process of looking for a Yamaha that was built by Bob Braverman in cycle guide back in '68-69 somewhere around there he ended up with a two engine 100cc Yamaha fully get kitted set a world's record in the quarter mile it was a drag bike 9 something about 130 anyway disappeared never heard from him again maybe one of these days I'll find out more anyway thanks for the videos enjoy them
Great find and research. Those times will never be back so all we can do now is cherish what we find and hold on to the memories. I would say leave it as it is, it's only original once.
Thank you Charles!
Hi there. Just recently became curious to know more about Joe Itow and some of the work he created. My father works at the shop he owned in South Central Los Angeles called Itow Automotive. He was a World War 2 veteran and passed away in his late 80s from what I can remember. As a kid I got to work and be around him. He still had a dragster in the shop that he refused to let go. His daughter who now owns the shop recently removed it and it made me want to find out more about him. Great video history.
Great story! Such awesome research! Hope you get to complete it one day! I’ll be watching!
I used to watch Tets Ishimaru race Blown Fuel Hydro drag boats back in the 70’s. He was known for some of the wildest out of control quarter mile passes ever to come out of Long Beach Marine Stadium. It was so cool watching this video and seeing Tets in his early years of drag racing.
Enjoyed your video. This is the first time that I have seen another dragster with oval frame rails. I have a “32” Bantam Altered with the same type of oval rails. My altered was a California car which I believed to be built in the early 60’s. Willing to share photos and information.
Oh wow! That could very well be a Joe Itow built car...he built a few very successful altereds back then. If you have a chance, send me some pictures to byrdrods@yahoo.com and I'll take a look. Thanks!
Good job son, like what your doin and respecting what we started years ago, your the new generation of auto historians and keepers of all that. Good damn job son,please keep passing it along and find the next guys to bring in. As always ,lots of respect man.
Thank you for watching Timothy, and thank you for the kind words!
Great job. You stuck with it and now can make it what it was.
Thanks Erwin, this one was definitely a rewarding research project!
I dont understand why you dont have 2M subscribers, I love the stories and the history, keep it up
Thank you Randy, maybe someday!
Great job sharing this car. I was delighted to see that 430 Lincoln in it because that’s the engine I put in my 35 ford sedan. I found a log ram manifold for 6 3bolt carbs. It was the only aftermarket part that I could get when I built the motor. Anyway thanks for the video.
That's awesome Tony! These engines seem to be pretty scarce these days...but I'm sure I'll run across one to put together for this thing.
A few bigger y block engines up here in the hullcar neighborhood. Mercury's, Edsel, a 63 Continental. I could look into engine condition.... Mostly as is, but ?
Great job running down the history of this chassis. Terrific story, and I'm sure, an exciting adventure tracking it all down. Thank you, Chris
Thanks Chris, it was definitely exciting as all the pieces finally started coming together.
Awesome find, obviously the chassis is cool but the work it takes to find the information you found that's what makes it awesome
Thank you for watching!
Nice to hear of a history chaser and the preservation of it. In a time of hearing so much of the destroyers of the history of our great nation.
This episode is as good if not better than I can find on motor trend. I love your research.
As I recall, a 430 Lincoln dragster won the US Nationals around the late 1950s. That 430 Mercury Marauder engine was the first American V8 to make 400 HP. and is considered by many people to be the first muscle car.
Thank you for the great history of drag racing.
Hey Brother absolutely love the story of this car I also love that you are documenting the history and trying to keep the stories alive of these older vehicles and restoring them for many generations to come God bless you keep the videos going in the stories alive
Thank you for the kind words Robert!
Tets went on to drive the first twin propeller Blown Fuel Hydro called Perpetual Motion. Crashed it at Long Beach Marine Stadium.
That sucker is BadA$$! I was gonna say something about the rollbar not even past his head without a helmet but then you showed that sick new blower motor and rollbar. Man, thanks for showing those cool old pics and having the video footage is unreal!
Thank you for watching!
I am Extremely Happy I found your videos. Awesome Stories & research. Keep these Historical Dragsters alive.
Like, Wow. You found the needle in the Haystack! Wonderful story ! One of the Best!! Can't wait for more.
Thank you Stephen!
Thank you for an awesome history on that car ! Take care , stay safe and healthy there ! Doing okay here in Kansas !
Thank you Steve!
@@HotRodHoarder you're welcome
I absolutely love old diggers like this one. They're my favorite 1/4 mile cars. It's no secret though, with the engine in front, that in the event of a mechanical failure, the driver typically wore the blower on his face!
Yeah, engine malfunctions, explosions, etc. caused a lot of injuries and deaths in these types of cars. I guess that was part of the risk back then.
Love the thing but not quite as much as AA/FA.
Yes indeed they are my favorites too. My father raced a slingshot dragster while I was growing up and he never got hurt yet when he had a torque converter explode and flames up to the middle of his face he said if it wasn't for that Simpson suit and new Simpson full face helmet he was wearing he would have been burned bad. I still have the oil pressure gauge, melted transmission blanket, and scorched wood grips off the steering wheel from that incident. It melted the paint off the cowling and he just fixed it back up again and went back to racing. Good times and fun cars.
@@HotRodHoarder You didn't have the safety equipment, roll bars not exactly required yet encouraged, and it was dangerous still is. Thankfully guys like Tony Nancy, Bill Simpson, and Diest came forward with safety equipment. T shirt, jeans, boots, sunglasses, and a helmet was pretty normal wear in these cars until fire suits were made mandatory. Wheelie bars nope you ran weight in the front that never made any sense to me ever especially when you are trying to keep everything light weight. I remember when my dad had a wheelie bar on his slingshot dragster and guys calling it a chicken bar he ignored them. Yet it was funny how every guy who said chicken bar had one shortly after he did.
Frickin beautiful, thank you. I'm 40 and that reminds me of Big Daddy, and my father and I going to some big IHRA, and NHRA, shows from the late 80's to late 90's.
Thank you for watching Carl!
Enjoyed hearing about the history of this dragster, especially the Riverside raceway track. Thanks for the work you put into this!
Thank you for watching!
very cool documentation and presentation. And thanks for telling us about the Peterson archives. I didn’t know about it. Look forward to more vids.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I Dig your enthusiasm! Love the car! ...Newk from Kentucky
Thank you for watching!
Incredible history. Particularly like how the drivers helmet provides 4" of cushion to the roll-bar. Is there any family members of the original owner/builder still living? Finding that brief video was just outstanding. I DO hope someone builds this back into a historic running car.
Yes, I spoke with his son Dale to see if I could get some additional info or pictures. He said that he was born a few years after the dragster was retired. Tets went onto race boats, so I guess he pretty much just closed out the drag racing chapter of his life. Dale also raced boats...pretty cool to have connected with him.
this is awesome. love the hunt for clues.. it may sound non-doable but Don Garlits may have some info for you.. hes still alive, sharp as a tack & a huge history buff..
Awesome story! I looked at this video because the engine looked familiar. I am currently building a 430 merc. The story behind those engines is almost as good as the one you just told us. Have fun when you start building and good luck.
Thank you for watching Robert! Good luck with your engine build!
Cool story. Most old Salt Flats racers will recognize a Jimmy with a 12 port Wayne head & some are still running them in the vintage XXO class.
Sure would like to have that 12 port head...that would be a cool piece to hang onto.
Outstanding really like what your doing,please keep it up,can't for the next car to turn up good luck.
Sling Shot Dragsters are just the coolest... too Cool..
Right on! What an interesting piece of early drag racing history.
Thanks for watching Kevin!
@@HotRodHoarder My Dad was racing slingshot dragsters in OKC in the early 60s. He ran 409 Chevies. It is possible he might have seen or run against that car.
I’m impressed! It’s good to see the youth taking an interest in the history of these nostalgic icons! I know of a car titled the “Man from Smoke” it raced in the late 60’s very early 70’s. It was an experimental early Funny car that had the fiberglass nose flip forward and the old tin 66 barracuda shell flipped back while drag racing in Fremont and Vacaville California. Not sure where else. John Skinner drove it and owned it. It’s unreal to believe when you see it that it actually recorded speed in the 7 secs and 200 plus mph. They were brave men then. Blown injected 392 hemi. There is also film footage as well.
That's awesome, I'm familiar with the Man from Smoke funny car. I ran across pictures of it during research of an early funny car chassis we found. It is crazy how fast those cars were, considering the lack of safety equipment and lack of technology.
i love the history, and that you r in love with the history of drag racing.KEEP UP the great work.
I’m glad you have it and are taking care of it. I know where a M.EL. engine is is you need one
Those MEL's are getting tough to find. I wouldn't mind finding a cheap one (even if it was stuck) just to set on this chassis for display purposes.
You guys are like Garlits you rescue history amazing.
That's quite a compliment! Thank you for watching!
Great find! Can’t believe you found footage of it
It made me so happy to find so many pictures and of course the footage...definitely one of my favorite discoveries.
that is a cool story, I bought a Woody Gilmore chassis in n Fla 15 years ago, We believe it may be an Ivo car from info i got from the Garlits Museum, Great source for info. thanks for sharing.
That's awesome Carl! I'd love to find a Woody Gilmore chassis. We have an old Lyndwood Welding chassis...I've done some research on that car as well, and hope to do a video on it soon.
Great History and well done You for going to the trouble of putting that all togther. A credit to you! And yes, I think you should restore it too.
I acquired a veteran motor bicycle in late 2017, an Abingdon King Dick; that I suspected had been in Australia since new. So like you, I began to ask around and one thing left to another and I now have enough information to right a book, literally. I managed to not only date the time and place when it was first registered (18th March 1910). But along the way I uncovered a rich history of all the bikes' owners as well from that day, to this. Photos included.
To have a car (or bike) is simple an exibit, a history gives it both life and a story all will enjoy reading. Again, concratulations!
Fascinating history! Awesome how he got the weight distribution on this car. It looks like it would be very heavy in the rear. That took some science right there! 😎 Thanks for sharing!
Between Joe Itow (chassis builder) and Tets, they had this thing figured out. Pretty talented guys!
Just to think of how that big Lincoln sounded with the chain drive....
Thanks for sharing. Excellent research work!
Oh man, it must've been ridiculous. Thank you for watching Nathan!
Fascinating. Im not sure how you do it but well done. Thanks for sharing
Great work putting this all together had to take alot of time
Thanks
Thank you for watching Leonard!
Very cool story. I hope you restore it to its original glory. Love to see it back together and on the race track again .
Someday, we'll restore it...gotta gather some parts first.
Great work!!! That’s the best story ever!
Thank you John!
Really cool 😎 find.
I really dig this story n footage of early So Cal drags.
Thanks Phil, the old footage absolutely thrilled me. So awesome to see this thing moving.
Keep up the good work... nice seeing these cars coming back to life.... Eagle Field Drags, Ca.
Thank you!
Very cool !!!!!! My buddy found the woody dragster and had it restored 100%
That's awesome!
Great car. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching Bill!
Hot rod lincoln is my favorite song haha. I have that record and play it over and over. I'm saving up for an old car to hot rod. Only got a year to go before I get my license! 10th grade
There was an early drag race set of brothers named Clint and Tom Brown originally out of Las Vegas in the 1950’s and 60’s. Dad owned a sheet metal company there and they raced anything with a motor. Clint’s home and shop here in Phoenix was filled with beautiful things he had made and many photos of his cars, boats and airplanes over the years. While racing sling shot dragsters, Clint fabricated the first whale tail body. He told me that it really helped to eliminate wheel spin from the skinny rear tires in the second half of the strip. I crewed on a top alcohol dragster until a few years ago. George Clark of Phoenix had a surplus Joe Amato top fuel championship chassis with a magnesium body cover. He and I raced it all over the western region with some success. Not bad when our competition had dual haulers and paid staff. George did all of the work on this car himself. His Grandfather, George Clark was a famous mid western racer in the early 1900’s. Clippings show him racing successfully against Eddie Rickenbacker and Barney Oldfield. While leading one famous race he stopped his car to pull a driver from a burning wreck. He placed 12th in the 1913 Indy 500. His great great great grandson is now in his first junior dragster and hopefully will carry on a family tradition.
Wow! Now that's some history...very cool!
My dad has an old frontend engine dragster that had a chain-link blower on it as well until my neighbor stole it probably 20 years ago but the name on the dragster says Bob Taylor we still have it.The engine block and heads are still there as well lose every bit of the chassis even the steering wheel looks a lot like this car as far as when it’s on the track.The cars over in Dallas Georgia on his property maybe one of these days you’re in the area you can document it if you’d like
Impressive story behind this car. I appreciate your work finding these cars and bringing them back to life. I wish you could find my dads old dragster and restore it properly that was a fun car with a really neat history. If you have an Email I can contact you at I might have some information that could really help you with these old cars. Thank you man.
Sure thing, you can email my at byrdrods@yahoo.com. Thank you!