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Expert Posts: 2612    Location: Parts Unknown | I think we all saw the pic of that '58 Fury at Englishtown. (posted a few weeks ago) I was wondering who out there takes thier car out to the strip ? I get it these cars (FL) are not the preferred car of choice to race, but who goes out from time to time and runs um ? I HOPE you guys at least turn the tires at stop-lights once in a while !? Anyway, I thought I would ask (I keep goin back to see that pic of the Fury, I love that)  | ||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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  Location: Parts Unknown | I took my crossram NY'er out to the drags one time just to see how fast it would go. They put me up against an uncorked Hemi Dart that was so loud I could not hear my own car. With no tach, I was clueless where I was on the shifts, but still managed something like 15.90 In a street dual, the old crossram Fireflite outran a 396 Nova to keep my lane. The Nova took the guardrail.  The driver of the Nova was dropjawed that an old beater "batmobile" could beat his car and begged to see under the hood .... never even mentioning his crunched front corner. He had never seen or heard about cars like that ! My Coronet, while not FL, is a real fun one out on the street. No trouble closing the gaps on them Mario Andretti types.  | ||
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| longram60 |
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Veteran Posts: 255 Location: Dunnellon, FL | Did the Hot Rod Reunion this past weekend, running Top Stock. Ran my best time to date...13.1 sec, and it was 95 degree weather (red lighted in the second round). A pic from the Bangshift.com site:  | ||
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| B/G 61 |
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| 57burb |
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Expert Posts: 3967  Location: DFW, TX | Well at this point, they're worn out valuable old cars. Not a lot of people want to spend money on making them fast, they just want to look good. Plus they weigh 4000lbs give or take a few! I had a very off-topic Mustang that had a 331ci small Ford in it that would pull the front wheels 2-3' in the air and carry them 40' or so and ran 6.7 at 103. I've been there and done that - and I don't have enough money to get my 392 to run that hard in a 4100lb '57 New Yorker!  But I do have a set of iron TFS Street Heats in my garage that have been 5.80s the last time out... and a 289 in the wagon....  | ||
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| dukeboy |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 6203 Location: Big pimpin' | |||
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| Handygun |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1120 Location: STL, MO | |||
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| B/G 61 |
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | And I do "Get on" Christine, as I built her to run.... DUKE, I've been waiting for you to chime in !!! I have seen those youtube vids you posted on that thread floatin around here - AND THAT IS WHAT I CALL "GETTIN ON IT!" - I understand these are some valuable cars (some more than others) but, come on, If the tires break loose, how can you guys pass up that temptation !?!?! Takin these cars out to the strip could be a prob I guess (not all of us live next-door to a track) but we ALL have stopsigns, stoplights, the end of the driveway etc. . . | ||
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| dukeboy |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 6203 Location: Big pimpin' | |||
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| narleycharlie |
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Expert Posts: 1812 Location: Slidell La. | |||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | What ? No helmet ?  What about the children, safety, communal well being, carbon offsets ? I got me one of those old football helmets like Nicholson wore in Easy Rider. I were it everywhere but the shower. Good looking and man, do I feel safe. Put the top down and show the world I am ON BOARD. I am currently working on perfecting a way to suspend children in jello until they are 18 so they cannot hurt themselves or others. They will still have to wear helmets though. Asbestos lined with lead paint and a pocket for their cigarettes. | ||
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| dukeboy |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 6203 Location: Big pimpin' | We at the CCC, have a member that is in the high 12's, low 13's with his 1958 Plymouth.... \     | ||
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| Handygun |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1120 Location: STL, MO | |||
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| wbower3 |
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Walter passed away on Jul 29, 2014. We will miss you, Walt! Posts: 5358 Location: Heaven Above (Formerly Oklahoma City,OK) | |||
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| Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | wbower3 - 2009-06-25 1:48 PM Doc De-, does your child-care program apply to all children, or only to those of the bleeding-hearted left coasters? Uncle Walt ************************ HaHaHaHa ! What makes you think that I have a child care program ? Put them booger-eatin' grubby suckers to work in a coal mine sorting rocks !  Speaking of day care, did anyone catch the 20 / 20 a few years back that looked into how the porn industry works ? I was amused to see that "parents" interested in a career in that field were offered day care for their young-uns while they were on the "set". I am thinking about a career change.  | ||
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Expert Posts: 2932 Location: Lemoore CA | dukeboy - 2009-06-24 12:39 PM , All those modifications and an old o.e.m. single pot mastercylinder?We at the CCC, have a member that is in the high 12's, low 13's with his 1958 Plymouth.... \    | ||
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| dukeboy |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 6203 Location: Big pimpin' | |||
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| B/G 61 |
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | Your buddy could prob knock a sec off easy by rippin the seats out, fiberglass bumpers etc . . . I do like that its a full-bodied pretty much stock looking car though | ||
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| BigBlockMopar |
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Expert Posts: 3575 Location: Netherlands |   8.6 @ 1/8th mile | ||
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| B/G 61 |
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | ANYONE else have pics of ANY FL car drag racin ?? I stole this one off of Al's web site . . . (z123.jpg) Attachments ----------------  z123.jpg (75KB - 852 downloads) | ||
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| 58Donnie |
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Account Suspended Posts: 2827 Location: At "The Rock" in upper East Tennessee | |||
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| B/G 61 |
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | I would love ANY and ALL pictures of the RAMCHARGERS 1961 Pioneer (so that means everyone stop what you are doing and search non-stop every corner of the earth untill all pictures of this car are found) . . . (zdodge.jpg) Attachments ---------------- zdodge.jpg (64KB - 830 downloads) | ||
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Veteran Posts: 255 Location: Dunnellon, FL | B/G 61 - 2009-06-27 9:26 PM I would love ANY and ALL pictures of the RAMCHARGERS 1961 Pioneer (so that means everyone stop what you are doing and search non-stop every corner of the earth untill all pictures of this car are found) . . . Here is one from a 1961 "National Dragster"  | ||
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| lawrence |
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| dukeboy |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 6203 Location: Big pimpin' | |||
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| 56 Klunker |
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Veteran Posts: 137 Location: Davis, CA | |||
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| B/G 61 |
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | YES !!!! WELCOME TO THE "FUN" SIDE The Rush of waitng for those lights to drop is just as exciting as goin through the gears for me - I was told long ago that when the last light before green lights up, NAIL IT !!!! | ||
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| B/G 61 |
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | |||
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| 56 Klunker |
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Veteran Posts: 137 Location: Davis, CA | I didn't have my camera with me, so no pictures  but I plan to bring the camera next time for sure! | ||
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| B/G 61 |
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | Sept. 2009 MOPAR MUSCLE . . . BAD CELL PHONE PICS 1959 Plymouth - Runnin 11.7's . . . 538 cubes . . . (1320-59.bmp) (1320.bmp) Attachments ---------------- 1320-59.bmp (225KB - 848 downloads) 1320.bmp (56KB - 858 downloads) | ||
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| dukeboy |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 6203 Location: Big pimpin' | |||
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| 56 Klunker |
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Veteran Posts: 137 Location: Davis, CA | |||
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| 56 Klunker |
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Veteran Posts: 137 Location: Davis, CA | |||
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| 56 Klunker |
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Veteran Posts: 137 Location: Davis, CA | |||
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| Rebels-59 |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | From NEIL........ //////////////// http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-HOT-ROD-DRAG-STRIP-RACE-NOSTALGIC-GASSE... (Racing.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Racing.jpg (40KB - 809 downloads) | ||
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| d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | |||
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| 57burb |
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Expert Posts: 3967 Location: DFW, TX | |||
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | Here's another cool decal . . . and the Plymouth caught him on the top end right ???? (FWLK-RACE.jpg) (FWLK-RACE-.jpg) Attachments ---------------- FWLK-RACE.jpg (30KB - 835 downloads) FWLK-RACE-.jpg (52KB - 820 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | C'mon people . . . FIND SOME PICS !!!! (old or NEW!) (fwlk race.jpg) Attachments ---------------- fwlk race.jpg (68KB - 831 downloads) | ||
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| abqcarl |
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| B/G 61 |
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | If you guys can't dig up any FWLK cars at the drag strip, then some of you are gonna have to take your cars out and run um - I said so ! Legal Disclaimer: You can't sue me if you breaka your car or any other bad thing happens while you are racin . . . (weekend-warrior2.bmp) Attachments ---------------- weekend-warrior2.bmp (164KB - 844 downloads) | ||
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| B/G 61 |
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | . . . (smoke1.bmp) Attachments ---------------- smoke1.bmp (297KB - 828 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | Here's a pic of a '61 Dodge (Polara no less !!!) and some pics from d500neil - THANKS Neil ! ! ! (61polara.jpg) (race-neil-.jpg) (race-neil.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 61polara.jpg (55KB - 811 downloads) race-neil-.jpg (50KB - 798 downloads) race-neil.jpg (36KB - 839 downloads) | ||
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| 57burb |
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Expert Posts: 3967 Location: DFW, TX | The 8-carb blown 392 '59 Dodge is not a drag racer. It was made for top speed runs at Bonneville!! Owner/builder/driver was Norm Thatcher and he was 63 years old at the time of that article - in 1960! He took a 426 powered 1964 Plymouth over 200mph. Here is his '62 Dodge in 1963.  | ||
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | Racin to 200 mph or whatever they were gunnin for at the time is racin to me - That's why I can't understand why more pics aren't bein posted here . . . I've even asked for pics or STORIES of doin burn-outs or whatever . . . | ||
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| dukeboy |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 6203 Location: Big pimpin' | Well, ifn' you've ever run around 100 MPH in one dee's cars, you'd know why....Stright line fever huh B/G 61? There's a thread about burnouts and Christine is in one of 'em, as well as my 505 CI Dart... http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x227/chaney_032/?action=view¤t=H... Nevermind my boy I had filming..It was the first time he'd seen anything like dis.... Edited by dukeboy 2009-08-24 12:59 PM | ||
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Member Posts: 23 Location: Germany | B/G 61 - 2009-08-11 12:31 AM C'mon people . . . FIND SOME PICS !!!! (old or NEW!)
Yeah, a 56 Coronet 2-door sedan! That is what I like
Here is some more about this awesome racing cars:
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| d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | |||
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | Sorry Neil , I thought you wanted those posted on the "YE----------------or---------------NEY" thread - that's what I get for thinkin again . . . (1959-results.jpg) (1959-results-.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1959-results.jpg (31KB - 875 downloads) 1959-results-.jpg (52KB - 811 downloads) | ||
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