Showing posts with label Wally Parks NHRA Museum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wally Parks NHRA Museum. Show all posts

Sunday, February 17, 2013

700 Hp, 199 cu in, AMC Rambler straight 6, 105 lbs of turbo boost, and all in a 1967 Indy 500 race car. Only Barney Navarro.






 

A quick view of some of the interesting cars at the Wally Parks NHRA museum



















Something new from Norm Grabowski, rocking horses. Cool ones!







I imagine that the Fred Thompson named as owner, is the former actor and senator. 

Two Thing, the Dragmaster 1960 top gas slingshot with dual supercharged 354's, but have you ever seen roots blowers in FRONT of the engines? I blew that, they're Potvin blowers, of course... thanks Martini for waking me up!





the Bug of Dick Kraft, about as simple as a hot rod can be





J E Riley Special, winner of the first Top Eliminator race in 1955


this is about the most streamlined design you can imagine, that was possible to pull off in 1955




El Caballo en Hierro (Iron Horse) Road Racing Special of Ak Miller, 1954 Carrera Panamerica Mexico participant






a Hisotry of Drag Racing in Miniature, by Barry Price of London.. it takes up a full wall at the Wally Parks NHRA Museum