Results 1 - 25 of 31 25 Records Per Page Default Sort. You have to love this era of modified road cars in pro drag racing.ĭrag race and hot rod history, in scale plastic form.Ī recreation Big Daddy Don Garlits' Swamp Rat III rolls in front of the grandstands during the Cacklefest. Filter by Availability Filter Results PLYMOUTH DUSTER Individual Parts. Thompson's '41 Studebaker from the "good old days". Talk about a project.Ī bit of gasser history with this perfect replica of Jr. Yes, this Mustang Funny Car was for sale in the swap meet area. Check out the cool trailer in the background as well. stop spending money in the city and to stop riding the streetcars. The Howard Cams "Rattler" front-engine rail dragster. Thanks, MattR, for fielding this tip for us The Duster was the Plymouth success story of the earlier 1970s. It can be found in Riverside, California, and is available here on craigslist for 22,500. To me, something like this winged Chevelle isn't what comes to mind when I hear the term "nostalgic drag racing". This 1972 Duster Twister was the recipient of a restoration about 10 years ago and still looks good today. Yes, that might be the world's most aerodynamic BBQ. Some of you might have seen this on the Speedhunters Facebook page. This straight axle high riding Chevelle entered in the car show looked pretty bonkers. The burnout has got to be the coolest part of drag racing, captured here by Larry. Going to the Hot Rod Reunion did not help this. Recently, a '32 Ford Roadster has been climbing higher and higher on my dream car list. Of all the Funny Cars at the Hot Rod Reunion though, my favorite had to be the Chevy Nova made famous by the legendary "Jungle Jim" Liberman. Or maybe you like your Funny Cars styled after the iconic Pontiac Trans Am of late '70s? It also happened to be one of the quietest cars that ran down the track all weekend.Ī Funny Car, thinly disguised as a Plymouth Duster blasts itself towards Larry Chen's camera lens… The '64 Pontiac GTO might be known as the vehicle that started the era of the muscle car, but as you can see it also makes one hell of an AF/X racer.Ī great example of a purpose-built dragster from the earliest days of the sport. Here's another look at the weekend's action in Bakersfield. Fortunately the weather gods must be a drag racing fans, because they held off the rain just long enough for the California Hot Rod Reunion to finish up. As I write this, there are some seriously dark rain clouds hovering over the Los Angeles area.
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