The Daily Drag -- 1960s super stock and F/X racing

Monday, March 9, 2015

Bro-go

Sept. 25, 1966
California
pic below

Value added:
Here's the Agajanian car, from a Dec. 1966 Popular Hot Rodding. Darts make handsome altered wheelbase cars. Fuel-injected 63 wedge is set back under the cowl. Classic homemade AWB.

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Beat the brothers

Sept. 24, 1966
California
Results next time

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Monday, March 2, 2015

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Long-running rivalry

Nov. 4, 1966
Maryland
Good one here. Results next time.
Sorry for the posting gap. Miss us? . . .Nah, didn't think so.

Friday, February 20, 2015

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Put down

Sept. 2, 1966
Maryland

Time slips

No drag racing has surpassed the super stock and factory experimental racing of the 1960s, and for me the Southern "run what you brung" style was its epitome.

This is a look back at that era through newspapers. You will see race ads and race coverage -- more advance stories than results, from 1962-66 or 1967 -- yes, some of the early funny cars, too (AWBs, no floppers), and anything else drag-related that has interest.

The tracks will be familiar and obscure. The cars and drivers will be some of the era's famous names, as well as local guys who raced out of the national spotlight.