Sunday will never be the same...

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Washing out the years

AA/FC The "Utica Flash" Phil Castronovo Dodge Challenger funny car. Not sure if Phil is in the seat or Tom Prock

 

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AA/FC From Fresno, California Ed Wills "Mr. Ed" with I think, Dave Beebe in the seat or Kelly Brown?

 

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AA/FD Les Allen in the seat of the "Praying Mantis" being pushed back after the burnout. Looks like his younger brother
Jeb in the blue shirt helping out?

 

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AA/FD The late "Starvin Marvin" Schwartz getting the Good Years hot and sticky. I remember, like it was yesterday
when Marvin was killed at Tucson Dragway, January 1980 AHRA Winter Nationals

 

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AA/FC Here is one for the AMC Javelin fans. Clyde Morgan in the seat of his EXP. Javelin fuel flopper

 

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AA/FD Run to the fence kids, we got AA/FD leaving the starting line at Carlsbad

 

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AA/FC Here is one for my Canadian friends (Great drag racing fans and very Knowledgealbe) I give you
"240 Gordie" Bonin in the seat of the "Bubble Up Pacemaker" fuel funny car. I've lost count, how many
times I saw Gordie race here in the Northwest

 

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AA/FC Here is one for my Canadian friends (Great drag racing fans and very Knowledgealbe) I give you
"240 Gordie" Bonin in the seat of the "Bubble Up Pacemaker" fuel funny car. I've lost count, how many
times I saw Gordie race here in the Northwest

Great guy enjoyed his friendship rest in peace.

 

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AA/FC Lew Arrington "Brutus" Firebird body AA/FC. Not sure if Lew is in the seat or "Jungle Jim" but for sure, this is early
pioneering funny car action

 

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AA/FD Not a great photo, but nonetheless pretty cool. "Kentucky Moonshiner" Dale Funk in the seat giving the "V" for
victory sign and the front wheels off the ground in the lights. Bitchin

 

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AA/FD From Sacramento, California it's the late Jim Herbert in the seat at Indy

The hatpin fairy dropped off this beauty yesterday morning. The late Bob Gerdes
Circus Custom Paint

Circus Custom Paint on a snowy New Jersey day

 

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AA/FC The late Stan Shiroma in the seat "Midnight Skulker" Plymouth Cuda body plastic fantastic

 

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AA/FD From the high country, Frazier & Abbott with Johnny Abbott in the seat at Ontario

 

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AA/FD Not sure who's AA/FD this is. I think the late "Surfer Hank" Westmoreland is in the seat, I think?

 

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AA/FD It's the 1967 Hot Rod Magazine Championship Drag Races at Riverside, CA. Mike Snively taking the AA/FD
win in Roland Leong's "Hawaiian"

 

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Please, I need a triple shot. It's been one of those weeks. YIKES

AA/FC Butch Maas getting ready for a trip down the 1320 in Al Bergler's "Motown Shaker"

AA/FC From Waco, Texas Billy Meyer in the "Motivation" Mustang body flopper

AA/FC Out of the Wolverine State, it's "Big" Connie Kalitta in the "Bounty Hunter"

 

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Those days are gone forever, over a long time ago

AA/FC With all the talk on the main page. Force was and still is a favorite of mine. John in the seat, the
good looking Corvette body "Wendy's Hamburgers" nitro flopper

And yes, Sunday will never be the same...


Just a couple of 110 or 111 Force hatpins I have. "Brute Force"

The very rare, 1983 Jolly Rancher, Coke, Wendy's pin. I was
offered $300.00 for the pin a few months ago. Not For Sale!!!
That baby is going in the oven with me!

 

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Those days are gone forever, over a long time ago

AA/FD No ID cool shot (I think so anyway) looks like Great Lakes Dragway

 

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AA/FD Gerry "The Hunter" Glenn in the seat. "Big" John Bateman's "Atlas Oil Tool Special" AA/FD.

 

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AA/FC A wild luanch indeed, no problem for the late, great "The Flyin Hawaiian" Danny Ongais in the seat