These old slingshots are truly a work of art done by the finest sculptures. And talk about " form following function"! It's got everything ya need, and nothing ya don't.
Well sitting on the diferancal isent exactly safe what happens if it blows up or when scalding hot oil gets sprayed on the driver at 200 mph that's real safe or when the blower takes a vacation and ends up on the driver like Don garlits had at 200 mph, safe? I think NOT
Actually Don killed them when his lost a flywheel and took some of his feet with it. He's the one that perfected the rear engine dragster 😢 Still one my hero's though
Yeah but even a picture of "the one" brings back a flood of memories. I miss my racing childhood in the 1970's Orange County Ca. Not California itself now, but the childhood I had before freedom was regulated into submission.
It's almost embarrassing that watching/listening to this has such a profound effect on me. Literally goose bumps on my arms. Many years ago at Milan dragstrip in Michigan I was at a Vintage drag meet. I had went all through the pits and was walking down beside the track where a few of racers had set up their trailer. At the very end with a trailer up near the tree line srtting in lawn chairs was Pat and Don Garlits, No one else around. I spent probably 20 minutes just casually talking to him. One of my life's highlights.
Those old dragsters are cool as hell.... but I can see why they finally changed over to rear engine machines... it's easy just think about sitting what is literally a nitro methane bomb that could go off 😏
Quit thinking of yourself as old! God gave us 120 years to live and we would be making that easy if we took care of ourselves and ate right!!! Your only halfway there!!!
I was at the Houston autorama about 10 years ago and they demonstrated this for us from cold start to fuel switch over and then a few ear defining revs UNDER MULTIPLE OVERPASSES! It is a sound, smell, and feeling ill never forget. Feeling each cylinder fire off inside your chest and was like having a V8 heartbeat for a few minutes. Then the defining roar of silence when the engine was shut off. I love America!
He sure knew how to put on a great show, racing on the track, mud drags and followed up with a dose of jet dragster with a car chained behind it and roasted to bits. The 80’s were a great time out there.
As a kid in mid '70s drivin up from Chicago trailering dads 11 sec. '55 chevy are some of the best memories . GLdragway still looks the same from what i can see , loved it there.
Growing up listening to WLS radio out of chicago in the 60's and 70's, I would constantly hear the commercials for Great Lakes and Union Grove WI tracks
@@dicktrickle4197 the puppet master/ventriloquist has one hand up each clowns butt, making their mouths move. Ass clowns shoved up our butts, taking away everything we have worked for, for a lifetime.
Old cars and maybe a few new ones like guys with civics that can program their computer to put more fuel in will be the only thing running when the only sole source of fuel will be what ever kind of alcohol you can cook up in your kitchen. Running pure corn meal liquor is probably not far in the future you can also make fuel out of algae you can ferment fresh leaves and fresh grass. Lots of ways and things to make alcohol with😁
I love drag racing, I’ve been following it for many many years. And those engines in front of the driver are really dangerous, wow especially when the blower is not strapped down in case it explodes, because they will explode. and the sound of that engine is just beautiful like a fine tuned instrument.💯
Beautiful bad ass car. I so happy i was around to see theses cars run in the 60s and 70s. The March meet and Hot rod reunion in Bakersfield are the best races you can attend.
One might think that because these cars are older, the cackle is not as intense as a big show car, but whole different camshaft in these things and sound absolutely incredible!
Unless I miss my guess, that sure looks like a Tony Nancy design... What a beautiful piece! Aesthetically those electric toys sure don't even begin to compare to this beautiful machine.
An old man once told me ," boy, gasoline is for washing parts, alcohol is for drinking, nitro is for racing".
Wise man🫡
Who the hell washes parts with flammable liquid?
Old mans. And mexicans. I done it myself
@@NeurodivergentSuperiority
Mechanics. Me. Diesel works great also.
@@NeurodivergentSuperiorityevery mechanic ever lol
I love the change in sound when flip it to nitro
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It’s a freakin beast on alcohol but, a straight up monster on nitro…👍🏾
Was about to say the same thing. When he switched it to Nitro methane man did it sound way better.
I know it smelled really good too! It's been a long time since I breathed in some burnt nitro methane. ...
@@racinracin7279
I love the smell of tire smoke you just can't beat that early in morning.
Imagine the courage it took to make a quarter mile pass in that. What an awesome time to be alive! Great share. Thank you from Ohio.
Literally sitting on the diff... You need balls to drive that baby but you can kiss them goodbye if anything breaks the diff! 😳
What a BEAUTY!! Sight, sound, and all!!!
"Let me share with you the music of my people"
What an OUTSTANDING comment...
@@TerryGere-g9e
Thanks, but I can't take credit for it. I took it from Mike Finnegan when he introduced the Muscle Truck.
What I would tell my neighbors if I had a top fuel
@@TerryGere-g9eIndeed! Play, black thumbs, play!🤗
yes
These old slingshots are truly a work of art done by the finest sculptures.
And talk about " form following function"! It's got everything ya need, and nothing ya don't.
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@@AutoMotoCha9L
Headlights , ya don't need that.turn signals, ya don't need that .
Parachute, you're gonna need that.
Beautiful cars. Today's top fuel are so utilitarian and bland looking compared compared to the machines of the sixties and seventies.
Except safty...slingshots are death traps
Well sitting on the diferancal isent exactly safe what happens if it blows up or when scalding hot oil gets sprayed on the driver at 200 mph that's real safe or when the blower takes a vacation and ends up on the driver like Don garlits had at 200 mph, safe? I think NOT
What a lovely sound? Gets my heart going!
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Those are beautiful!! That’s all they had when I was a kid! Thank you Don Garlits. Legend!!!
That racer looks better than most women today
...@@DavidLeglover
Actually Don killed them when his lost a flywheel and took some of his feet with it. He's the one that perfected the rear engine dragster 😢 Still one my hero's though
The funny cars were my favorite. Mongoose and Snake.
In person this is more impressive. Unbelievable increase in volume!
And you can feel it too, the air coming out of the headers will blow your hat off your head 10 feet in the air
Yeah but even a picture of "the one" brings back a flood of memories. I miss my racing childhood in the 1970's Orange County Ca. Not California itself now, but the childhood I had before freedom was regulated into submission.
@@William-Bill-Munny OCIR, I lived there in the 50s and 60s. All that history gone now.
And the ground shaking from the sound volume. Only in America! (did it begin).
@@William-Bill-Munny , because the people disdain their Creator's laws:
Exodus 20: 10.
Exodus 23: 12.
Leviticus 23: 3.
Genesis 2: 3.
The moment you hear the change over sends shivers up my spine
Cackle fest, SO awesome!!!
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I can smell 😋 it thru my 📱 📲 🥽😂
That is a beautiful rail and that engine sounds absolutely sweet!!
It's almost embarrassing that watching/listening to this has such a profound effect on me. Literally goose bumps on my arms.
Many years ago at Milan dragstrip in Michigan I was at a Vintage drag meet. I had went all through the pits and was walking down beside the track where a few of racers had set up their trailer. At the very end with a trailer up near the tree line srtting in lawn chairs was Pat and Don Garlits, No one else around. I spent probably 20 minutes just casually talking to him.
One of my life's highlights.
My god…look at that paint job.
I was thinking the same thing. Just beautiful!
Absolutely gorgeous isn’t it 🤩🤩🤩
Those old dragsters are cool as hell.... but I can see why they finally changed over to rear engine machines... it's easy just think about sitting what is literally a nitro methane bomb that could go off 😏
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Funny cars never switched.
What, you have something against a hot oil bath?
No straps on the blower either, how about catching that to the face mid track..
I don't remember what foot it was but the SWAMP RAT lost part of his foot when the clutch and flywheel blew up it also cut the rail in 2
Great Lakes Dragway!!! Hometown track!!
I'm 65 and this is still one of my favorite things to do LOL, I love Nitro methane in combustion engines:-)
Haha, 61 here. Nitro is perfume to me. Dry hops is not a beer. My Christmas tree has 8 lights.
Quit thinking of yourself as old! God gave us 120 years to live and we would be making that easy if we took care of ourselves and ate right!!!
Your only halfway there!!!
What a gorgeous machine! Would love to see a pass
Tom Hoover is the name of the guy who races this.
@@Beer4Breakfast post your stuff
You can have your FKN electric car. I'll take this ALL DAY LONG !! Long Live FREEDOM and AMERICA !!
Right on!!!! Nothing beats that cam lope and flames poppin!!
@@mikes9759 Hell YEAH...... NO QUARTER ASKED, NONE GIVEN
I was at the Houston autorama about 10 years ago and they demonstrated this for us from cold start to fuel switch over and then a few ear defining revs UNDER MULTIPLE OVERPASSES! It is a sound, smell, and feeling ill never forget. Feeling each cylinder fire off inside your chest and was like having a V8 heartbeat for a few minutes. Then the defining roar of silence when the engine was shut off. I love America!
Not only is it louder but you can feel each combustion reverberation in your chest! The power is immense and full appreciation is felt.
RIP Broadway Bob. Always treated us well racing our Mopars in the late 70s and early 80s... Great Lakes is an Awesome place.
He sure knew how to put on a great show, racing on the track, mud drags and followed up with a dose of jet dragster with a car chained behind it and roasted to bits. The 80’s were a great time out there.
It's flat out beautiful! I'd be afraid of scratching the paint!!!
I'll take it to the supermarket to warm it up. 😉👍
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Only take you about a minute.
The sad part is how many cast iron 392 Chrysler blocks are gone. Ed Donovan should have come up with his 417 aluminum blocks sooner!
The most courageous,craziest drivers in history of drag racing.Hats of to you all past and present ✊
Those old FED look so awesome !!! BEAUTIFUL
They are!
These videos do NO justice to the actual sound of these machines lol..Very heart stopping intense.
Now imagine how much fun it will be and sound when they all become electric?!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 NOT!!!!! This is beautiful
They will have a sound system with engine sounds.
@@todd718 of course and people will hate it lol
@@todd718 it will be the end of drag racing, 90% of going to the drag races is the sound
That would be awful and dumb @@todd718
Now thats some pretty rails. Can't even express the admiration i have for the beautiful artwork put into these bad ass machines. ✌️😎
A thing of absolute beauty!
These were the Good Old Days Real Racing no darn computers tune one by ear ✌👍😁
You can love the past without cursing the present...
Ok boomer
Would love to see that in the dark or low lighting
That's a beautiful dragster AKA rail, the color, the engine and the seat compartment all match up nicely and the sound is a big wower!
Awesome !!!!
My dragstrip growing up !!!
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same
As a kid in mid '70s drivin up from Chicago trailering dads 11 sec. '55 chevy are some of the best memories . GLdragway still looks the same from what i can see , loved it there.
Growing up listening to WLS radio out of chicago in the 60's and 70's, I would constantly hear the commercials for Great Lakes and Union Grove WI tracks
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& WAILING U.S.30, WHERE THE BIG ONES RUN, RUN, RUN!!!
@@mickangio16 Yep. That one too, on SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY.
Love the old sling shot dragsters... that one is beautiful 😄😄😄
2030: oh that, it's a internal combustion engine. We had those in back in 22
We were saying in the 70s that ice motors were going away still here 50 years later
Remember it's not about the hand they are showing, it's about the hand you don't see
@@dicktrickle4197 they tell storyies about what they want you to fear
@@dicktrickle4197 the puppet master/ventriloquist has one hand up each clowns butt, making their mouths move. Ass clowns shoved up our butts, taking away everything we have worked for, for a lifetime.
Old cars and maybe a few new ones like guys with civics that can program their computer to put more fuel in will be the only thing running when the only sole source of fuel will be what ever kind of alcohol you can cook up in your kitchen. Running pure corn meal liquor is probably not far in the future you can also make fuel out of algae you can ferment fresh leaves and fresh grass. Lots of ways and things to make alcohol with😁
I love drag racing, I’ve been following it for many many years. And those engines in front of the driver are really dangerous, wow especially when the blower is not strapped down in case it explodes, because they will explode. and the sound of that engine is just beautiful like a fine tuned instrument.💯
Mopar madness,love that hemi
These dragsters are beautiful!!!
These are what I watched as a kid growing up!!!!
That is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.
Beautiful bad ass car. I so happy i was around to see theses cars run in the 60s and 70s. The March meet and Hot rod reunion in Bakersfield are the best races you can attend.
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Music to my ears my eyes are starting to water 🤗
That's the best sound ever especially when the juice is turned on WOW
Gotta love those high-polished aluminum slots!👍👍🇺🇲🇺🇲
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Now that's my kind of dragster
Beautiful car and that music!!!
One of the sweetest sounds in the world.
That made my eyes water!
I had to walk to the side my eyes were burning
The video doesn't do it justice. That car sounds beautiful in person!!!
Love that sound !!!!
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Love this vid. You can hear how much more violent those explosions are on nitro.
Music, sweet music! 😎👍
Thanks for listening
Incredible throttle response when he hits it, beautiful car.
Love great lakes dragaway! Spent a lot of time there!
I'll to great lakes today
And they’re trying to convince me about electrical dragsters 🤣
Nothing sounds like a Hemi on nitro !
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One might think that because these cars are older, the cackle is not as intense as a big show car, but whole different camshaft in these things and sound absolutely incredible!
392 HEMI ❤️
Beautiful! Looks amazing and sounds amazing. Awesome ride. Well done!
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I preferred this style of Twerkin'
Me too
One of the best sounds .....love it
I'm old enough to have met
Don Gartlis, Gene Snow & l lived by the
Carrol Brothers & was friends with them!!
Music to my ears I can listen to that all day and night love nitro fuel coursing through my veins 💯🦾 adrenaline junkie
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@@AutoMotoCha9L I always look forward to February winter nationals my biggest tradition never miss a year
One of the world’s sweetest sounds….🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
Gotta see them at night
Love those Slingshots, just a beautiful sound.
Awesome power
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Gld baby. Bob riding a jet while drinking a beer in pajamas. Lol
Nice!😀
Thanks! 👍
I love the smell of nitro and to watch a Donovan motor fire up!
Those Slingshots are just beautiful
That has to be the happiest drag motor I've heard.
Totally Gorgeous...I love it..the ol school days..
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Beautiful music!
I tell people I don't know how to play a trombone, but I can make beautiful music from Hooker headers.
That's a beautiful dragster and it sounds badass!
That engine is one angry bomb that seems quite pissed off! Fantastic!
Gotta love them dragsters … God bless America 😎🇺🇸✌🏽
Unless I miss my guess, that sure looks like a Tony Nancy design... What a beautiful piece! Aesthetically those electric toys sure don't even begin to compare to this beautiful machine.
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God I love the sound of those motors. Can sleep like a baby when I hear them
i miss those vintage rails from the 60s and 70s.
I also miss the commercials for the dragways like US 30 ...
Cacklefests are nothing new but are still awesome every time you see and hear one.
I used to sit in class all day in the 60s drawing these fine machines, fine women and fine firearms.🥃😎👌
Right on👍🏻
That is one of the most beautiful sounds in the world. 😊
Absolutely stunning beautiful dragster.
And it smells wonderful!
That is a beautiful nostalgic railcar. FRICKIN KUDOS BADASS. WHEW.
I built Revelle models of these dragsters when I was a kid. When the finals would be on ABC Wide World of Sports on the weekend's.
Just sick man. Love the old front engine rails!
Cackle! Cackle! Man you just can't beat that sound!!
I love the way she purrs. Sounds like a proper beast
gotta love the🍿popcorn effect...even smells good
Cacklefests are amazing.. I’d love to go to one at the MarchMeet (or Bakersfield in general)
The old boys sure know how to build Some amazing machines
Just love the old school Dragster body 😎
Absolutely beautiful
Absolutely beautiful.
When you are stood there with your ribs vibrating with the engine 👍🏻 the sound the smell pure heaven
Can almost smell it!
Spin me back down the years!
Tom Hoover 🙏& His Dad 🙏 had the Nicest Looking Slingshot Ever That Paint Job is So Rich Looking