East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame

chris3racing · 09-29-2009, 09:09 PM

It is almost the first of October and the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame in Henderson, North Carolina is only two weeks away. The streets of downtown Henderson will be filled with over a Thousand classic cars and trucks and more old Funny Cars, Dragsters, Altereds, Gasser, F/X, Super Stock and Pro Stock cars and drivers than ever before. There will be many cars that have either just had restoration completed or original cars.

"Old timers" come out and see old friends, young racers, friends and just drag race fans who enjoy the history of our sport, come out and talk with the drivers and see the dozens and dozens of cars that made drag race history.

See you there.

bill dedman · 09-29-2009, 10:43 PM

Wonder if anybody's restored Charlie Hill's wheelstanding "FILTHY FORTY"????

That old Gasser was in several of the East Coast Drag Times I used to see, back in 1962-'63. How those neat little magazines made their way all the way to Little Rock, Arkansas back then, I'll probably never know, but they sure were fun to read!

Was Monk Reynolds of S/S and DI fame (publisher) responsible for that paper? Seems like he was...

troublemaker427 · 09-30-2009, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by bill dedman

Wonder if anybody's restored Charlie Hill's wheelstanding "FILTHY FORTY"????

That old Gasser was in several of the East Coast Drag Times I used to see, back in 1962-'63. How those neat little magazines made their way all the way to Little Rock, Arkansas back then, I'll probably never know, but they sure were fun to read!

Was Monk Reynolds of S/S and DI fame (publisher) responsible for that paper? Seems like he was...

The original Filthy Forty is gone. There is a replica that I believe is from Maine and comes to many of the east coast nostalgia shows.

Monk Reynolds did start Eastern Drag News. Eventually EDN went away and SS&DI took over. He did publish both for awhile though in '65. I'm 3 issues away from a complete set of Eastern Drag News. If anyone has any they would like to sell let me know. I also have some doubles to trade.

joe huestis · 09-30-2009, 09:43 AM

Anyone who is a drag racing or classic car enthusiast needs to experience this event in Henderson,NC.In the past few years the show has been getting better and better. Thousands of people, hundreds of Detroit muscle cars, drag racing icons( Big Daddy Don Garlits,Linda Vaughan, Shirl Greer, Ronnie Sox, and many others have attended in years past) and live classic rock music abound. You'll even get a whiff of nitro in the air when they fire up the old AA/FD dragsters.

chris3racing · 09-30-2009, 11:09 AM

The crackle from the header, the smell of nitro and the drivers in the aluminum hood with breathers make good video and photos.

treessavoy · 09-30-2009, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by bill dedman

Wonder if anybody's restored Charlie Hill's wheelstanding "FILTHY FORTY"????

That old Gasser was in several of the East Coast Drag Times I used to see, back in 1962-'63. How those neat little magazines made their way all the way to Little Rock, Arkansas back then, I'll probably never know, but they sure were fun to read!

Was Monk Reynolds of S/S and DI fame (publisher) responsible for that paper? Seems like he was...

Bill,

I was at Atco the night that Charlie set the car completely on the back bumper...it was awesome, it seemed like it took forever to come down. Atco even advertised in the paper looking for anyone that may have gotten a picture unfortunately no one did.

JimR

troublemaker427 · 09-30-2009, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by treessavoy

Bill,

I was at Atco the night that Charlie set the car completely on the back bumper...it was awesome, it seemed like it took forever to come down. Atco even advertised in the paper looking for anyone that may have gotten a picture unfortunately no one did.

JimR

http://jdurand.smugmug.com/Buy-Image...59202638_7b9Qn

John Warehime · 09-30-2009, 01:07 PM

WOW! I wish I could get down there. I hope someone posts some photos. That sounds like a great event.
I think the Ewings were inducted into that Hall of Fame last year. Cool.

Wayne Ewing · 09-30-2009, 01:59 PM

You are right John, we were. It's hard to explain how neat it is down there, they actually shut the whole town down and the cars park along the street where all the stores and retaurants are. At every block or so they have a band playing (some with dancers) along with all kind of vendors. It's wall to wall cars and spectators, everyone should try and go there. When the show is over everyone drives their car down the street, we did a hefty burn out infront of all those Sox and Martin cars that were sitting there. It sure was a good time. .

treessavoy · 09-30-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by troublemaker427

http://jdurand.smugmug.com/Buy-Image...59202638_7b9Qn

Thanks for the link, great shots of a part of our history.
That night at Atco he went all the way up on the bumper, you could see light under the rear slicks...it was great!

JimR

09-29-2009, 09:09 PM	#1
chris3racing Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 528 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame It is almost the first of October and the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame in Henderson, North Carolina is only two weeks away. The streets of downtown Henderson will be filled with over a Thousand classic cars and trucks and more old Funny Cars, Dragsters, Altereds, Gasser, F/X, Super Stock and Pro Stock cars and drivers than ever before. There will be many cars that have either just had restoration completed or original cars. "Old timers" come out and see old friends, young racers, friends and just drag race fans who enjoy the history of our sport, come out and talk with the drivers and see the dozens and dozens of cars that made drag race history. See you there.

09-29-2009, 10:43 PM	#2
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Wonder if anybody's restored Charlie Hill's wheelstanding "FILTHY FORTY"???? That old Gasser was in several of the East Coast Drag Times I used to see, back in 1962-'63. How those neat little magazines made their way all the way to Little Rock, Arkansas back then, I'll probably never know, but they sure were fun to read! Was Monk Reynolds of S/S and DI fame (publisher) responsible for that paper? Seems like he was... __________________ Bill

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joe huestis Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Youngsville, N.C. Posts: 623 Likes: 281 Liked 409 Times in 113 Posts	Re: East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Anyone who is a drag racing or classic car enthusiast needs to experience this event in Henderson,NC.In the past few years the show has been getting better and better. Thousands of people, hundreds of Detroit muscle cars, drag racing icons( Big Daddy Don Garlits,Linda Vaughan, Shirl Greer, Ronnie Sox, and many others have attended in years past) and live classic rock music abound. You'll even get a whiff of nitro in the air when they fire up the old AA/FD dragsters.

09-30-2009, 11:09 AM	#5
chris3racing Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 528 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame The crackle from the header, the smell of nitro and the drivers in the aluminum hood with breathers make good video and photos.

09-30-2009, 01:07 PM	#8
John Warehime Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 291 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame WOW! I wish I could get down there. I hope someone posts some photos. That sounds like a great event. I think the Ewings were inducted into that Hall of Fame last year. Cool.

09-30-2009, 01:59 PM	#9
Wayne Ewing Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Freedom, Pa. Posts: 32 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame You are right John, we were. It's hard to explain how neat it is down there, they actually shut the whole town down and the cars park along the street where all the stores and retaurants are. At every block or so they have a band playing (some with dancers) along with all kind of vendors. It's wall to wall cars and spectators, everyone should try and go there. When the show is over everyone drives their car down the street, we did a hefty burn out infront of all those Sox and Martin cars that were sitting there. It sure was a good time. .