The Factory Experimental Cars

Charlie A · 04-19-2012, 04:51 PM

Hemi Moose · 04-19-2012, 08:43 PM

A few shots of the Ramchargers '65 A/FX Dodge Coronet AWB car...

Hemi Moose · 04-20-2012, 01:55 PM

Here's a couple of before & after shots of Butch Leal's '65 A/FX Plymouth Belvedere called the "California Flash" in action...

marfen · 04-20-2012, 09:22 PM

RIP original AFX in the Cecil County thread video link. Can't remember which team Harrop got this one from, Ramchargers, Color me Gone?

Love those afx cars.

Hemi Moose · 04-20-2012, 10:01 PM

Bobby Harrop was driving the ex-Ramcharger's A/FX Dodge Coronet AWB car that crashed...notice the different crude paint jobs.

ssaahemifan · 04-21-2012, 11:35 PM

the 2 photos of the gold 65 .... You gotta wonder what the driver looking at ? Is he backing up in those shots.

Jimbo17 · 04-22-2012, 11:49 AM

This was a great era in drag racing history even though I always thought it was unfair that certain teams got parts the other teams could not get.

I know some will say it has always been done this way but it still sucked that certain teams had all the right high performance parts while other teams were trying to do the best they could do with what they had.

The other thing I never realized that back in the 60's many of the match races were fixed!!!!!!!!!

I had always wondered about this and if it went on but after reading some posts on another forum by drivers who matched raced for a living it appears that it was true.

Promoters told you in advance that if you wanted future bookings with them this is the way it works.

I still enjoyed watching all those match races for years.

Jimbo

marfen · 04-22-2012, 11:10 PM

re Harrop's gold car & looking backward; was probably backing up after the burnout thru the gold dust.

marlowemar · 10-12-2013, 05:06 PM

I'm guessing some of you will appreciate these 1:18 diecast models that I built of mid '60s funny cars.

Antho5tNY · 02-14-2014, 11:35 PM

first with a Cross-Ram Race Hemi then injected.

04-19-2012, 04:51 PM	#1
Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: The Factory Experimental Cars Last edited by Charlie A; 05-08-2012 at 09:12 AM.

04-19-2012, 08:43 PM	#2
Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: The Factory Experimental Cars A few shots of the Ramchargers '65 A/FX Dodge Coronet AWB car... Last edited by Hemi Moose; 04-20-2012 at 10:30 PM.

04-20-2012, 01:55 PM	#3
Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: The Factory Experimental Cars Here's a couple of before & after shots of Butch Leal's '65 A/FX Plymouth Belvedere called the "California Flash" in action... Last edited by Hemi Moose; 12-30-2012 at 03:02 PM.

04-20-2012, 09:22 PM	#4
marfen Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 208 Likes: 0 Liked 16 Times in 9 Posts	Re: The Factory Experimental Cars RIP original AFX in the Cecil County thread video link. Can't remember which team Harrop got this one from, Ramchargers, Color me Gone? Love those afx cars.

04-20-2012, 10:01 PM	#5
Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: The Factory Experimental Cars Bobby Harrop was driving the ex-Ramcharger's A/FX Dodge Coronet AWB car that crashed...notice the different crude paint jobs. Last edited by Hemi Moose; 04-20-2012 at 10:30 PM.

04-21-2012, 11:35 PM	#6
ssaahemifan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 13 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: The Factory Experimental Cars the 2 photos of the gold 65 .... You gotta wonder what the driver looking at ? Is he backing up in those shots. Last edited by ssaahemifan; 04-21-2012 at 11:36 PM. Reason: mistype

04-22-2012, 11:49 AM	#7
Jimbo17 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: West Coast of Florida Posts: 52 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: The Factory Experimental Cars This was a great era in drag racing history even though I always thought it was unfair that certain teams got parts the other teams could not get. I know some will say it has always been done this way but it still sucked that certain teams had all the right high performance parts while other teams were trying to do the best they could do with what they had. The other thing I never realized that back in the 60's many of the match races were fixed!!!!!!!!! I had always wondered about this and if it went on but after reading some posts on another forum by drivers who matched raced for a living it appears that it was true. Promoters told you in advance that if you wanted future bookings with them this is the way it works. I still enjoyed watching all those match races for years. Jimbo

04-22-2012, 11:10 PM	#8
marfen Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 208 Likes: 0 Liked 16 Times in 9 Posts	Re: The Factory Experimental Cars re Harrop's gold car & looking backward; was probably backing up after the burnout thru the gold dust. Last edited by marfen; 04-22-2012 at 11:12 PM.

10-12-2013, 05:06 PM	#9
marlowemar Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 2 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: The Factory Experimental Cars I'm guessing some of you will appreciate these 1:18 diecast models that I built of mid '60s funny cars.

02-14-2014, 11:35 PM	#10
Antho5tNY Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 6 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: The Factory Experimental Cars first with a Cross-Ram Race Hemi then injected.