Take a look at this find 60 & 70's

TOM KASCH · 07-08-2009, 08:15 PM

here's the picture, can you see the trophy on the front fender ?

May 1961 Detroit dragway

It was a 270 h.p. 283 with 3 on the tree.
Think it was c/s.....

bill dedman · 07-08-2009, 11:09 PM

Tom,

What class was that; B/S, or C/S??? Just curious...

W J · 07-09-2009, 05:47 AM

Awesome pics. Reminds me of the old NHRA track on a abandoned air strip up in Orange, Mass. that I used to race at back in the 60's....Sanford, Maine... Charlestown, Rhode Island....Connecticut Dragway---old New England tracks that are long gone...This sport sure has changed. Thanks for bringing back some great memories...

WJ

donald j raiser · 07-09-2009, 06:06 AM

wow, that was great.

Mark Ruset · 07-09-2009, 07:00 AM

Did you notice all the smiles on all the racers faces. They all had a good time.

Larry Hill · 07-10-2009, 07:33 AM

If I could jump as high as the starter I would still be playing basketball.

Thanks for the pictures.

TOM KASCH · 07-10-2009, 08:04 AM

Larry,
Like this guy !
Took off inter-net
but that's the way they tryed to do it.........

W J · 07-09-2009, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TOM KASCH

here's the picture, can you see the trophy on the front fender ?

May 1961 Detroit dragway

It was a 270 h.p. 283 with 3 on the tree.
Think it was c/s.....

Tom, my 1st racecar was a '57 Chev.dual-quad 270 horse 283 +.030 that we put a BW 4 sp, w/5.14's into. Car was a convertible (D or E/S)--heavy...but still went real good....Do you remember Atlas Bucron tires? They used to be pretty decent street/drag tires in their day-- before M&H super stocks came along....now I am showing some age, ha!

TOM KASCH · 07-10-2009, 07:13 AM

Sure I ran Atles Bucron, think I left them on and drove all week on them .[1st drag radials]

I sold the 57 when I bought a 59 Pontiac that was winning races.
The guy who bought my 57 put a 4 speed in it and had to run d/g, as tech told him 57 chevys did come with 4 speeds, as I remember it

this is a picture from 1962 and the wins in '62
think it ran d/sa never ran NATIONALS, because of cam

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TOM KASCH VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: TOLEDO,OHIO Posts: 1,735 Likes: 0 Liked 241 Times in 100 Posts	Re: Take a look at this find 60 & 70's here's the picture, can you see the trophy on the front fender ? May 1961 Detroit dragway It was a 270 h.p. 283 with 3 on the tree. Think it was c/s..... Attached Thumbnails Last edited by TOM KASCH; 07-09-2009 at 08:45 AM.

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bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Take a look at this find 60 & 70's Tom, What class was that; B/S, or C/S??? Just curious... __________________ Bill

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W J Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Paxton, Massachusetts Posts: 638 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Take a look at this find 60 & 70's Awesome pics. Reminds me of the old NHRA track on a abandoned air strip up in Orange, Mass. that I used to race at back in the 60's....Sanford, Maine... Charlestown, Rhode Island....Connecticut Dragway---old New England tracks that are long gone...This sport sure has changed. Thanks for bringing back some great memories... WJ

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TOM KASCH VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: TOLEDO,OHIO Posts: 1,735 Likes: 0 Liked 241 Times in 100 Posts	Re: Take a look at this find 60 & 70's Larry, Like this guy ! Took off inter-net but that's the way they tryed to do it......... Attached Thumbnails

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TOM KASCH VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: TOLEDO,OHIO Posts: 1,735 Likes: 0 Liked 241 Times in 100 Posts	Re: Take a look at this find 60 & 70's Sure I ran Atles Bucron, think I left them on and drove all week on them .[1st drag radials] I sold the 57 when I bought a 59 Pontiac that was winning races. The guy who bought my 57 put a 4 speed in it and had to run d/g, as tech told him 57 chevys did come with 4 speeds, as I remember it this is a picture from 1962 and the wins in '62 think it ran d/sa never ran NATIONALS, because of cam Attached Thumbnails Last edited by TOM KASCH; 07-10-2009 at 07:16 AM.