In the 70's they used to have some of the cars that had the front end lifted a couple feet and big racing slicks in the back. If I remember these were mostly gassers but I seem to remember them having a name. Anyone know what it was?
These cars were ALTERED period the AFX cars were late model for the year were like a 63 Chevy Nova with a 327 FI engine or maybe a Fairlane with a big engine. Usually the AFX cars had altered wheel bases and great big engine but don't confuse them with altered cars.
You can trace the evolution of the top 'stock bodied' class drag racing cars directly from the Willys gassers of the '60s to the fuel funny cars of today. Nice pedigree!
It's interesting the note on NHRA changing the rules when a particular car began dominating. Happened all the time. Many guys got very upset and left the sport as a result. Take the top gas dragster guys (me). In it's height they dropped the class. At the same time they killed the twin engine cars. These were great spectator cars. Fans loved them. As a gas dragster guy we put on a lot of shows for tracks that could not afford top fuel shows and the fans really liked it. Heck I even signed a few posters and pictures. Many of the gas guys quit racing and started hotrod shops and are making piles of dough today, I was dumb and continued racing for another decade. Now I'm poor, retired and happy.
The gassers were the so called leaders of the day as they were constantly coming up with new stuff. A lot of it resulted in the streetrod of today.
I actually got to see the "High and Mighty" run but I didn't figure they would be as cool as they are today. What did we know?? It was considered ugly and a rat rod in it's day but no doubt about how fast it was. Very controversial.
I ran this car at both Carlsbad & Orange County Raceway in the early 70's
It was a C/MP car kind of a C/Gas car with no engine setback and a front bumper.
New here but the High & Mighty post caught my attention this picture was taken in 1960 at Detroit Dragway I have a couple of more but wondering if anyone could help with the names been to many years for me.
Whoever stole this photo & the other of the Ramchargers High & Mighty had better take it down now or you will be infringing on copyright protection laws. I don't know how you got the picture because I have it up on the *********.com website watermark protected & right click protected. If I sold this photograph to you, you are still by law, required to ask permission to use these photo's and I would say no to this.
I expect to see them off of this site immediately and to anybody that you shared these with, I suggest you tell them the same.
Patrice Lehman
ceo & owner of **********.com
Patrice, I took those down but I've owned my copies for better than 8 years, got them from the persons brother that took them a long time ago, if you somehow own them also, what can I say sorry to upset you.
They never have nor do they now have watermarks on them.
You talkin' about the RamChargers? They did some wild cars in the 60's-70's. Your description, these guys are what come to mind. I know they're not really gassers, but they did have thefront lifted, and slicks in the 70's Could be. They were also the guys who moved the rear-end forward in the car (I think they were first)
Correct. That's why they called them "funny cars". They looked funny because the rear end was under where the back seat was.
Gasser's where in a league of their own. The straight axle front end was primarily on early 60's box Nova's and Falcon's. They carried over to the street seen in California first. Nothing like sitting at a red light and have a Nova with 2 ft of clearance under it pull up and look down on you!
They were easy to pull the front end off the ground but very unstable at high speed and dangerous going around corners. They went out of style and eventually were banded from the street by the cops for bumper height laws.
Most definatly a straight line racer.
Most of the gasser guys were pretty young when they were building and driving gassers. A few stayed with drag racing and moved on to the evolving classes, while others quit to go to college and do other things. Gene Altizer of S&S fame went back to college, as did Cook of Stone Woods and Cook, and Porky Zartman driver of the Filthy Forty Willys.
I raced a '55 Chevy gasser around 1970 when they were at the tail end, and like many other gasser owners I drove our car to the strip and back home. (if they didn't break!)
I'm building an Austin gasser clone for the street now. Just got it driveable, but it's still got a ways to go to look finished. Probably run it all spring and summer, then break it down for bodywork and paint in the fall.
Don't even go there. I own all of the negatives from my father, Joe Stevens, Photographic Collection's and my father did copyright his photographic work and I now own it. I also have the Intellectual Property & Traditional Knowledge as passed down from my father, who was a Professional Photographer that the ownership of the negative does in fact represent ownership of the image. These and many other photograph's like these have been sold on photographic paper to customers and many have been published. However, that does in no way make the assumption that the actual image, the negative, ownership of the image, has been sold to reproduce or share and therefore cannot be be used on your website. I am sorry. But those who would car to see original image's can go to their perspective location at the *************.com website.
Patrice, I took those down but I've owned my copies for better than 8 years, got them from the persons brother that took them a long time ago, if you somehow own them also, what can I say sorry to upset you.
They never have nor do they now have watermarks on them.
Well, I find that hard to believe since these negatives have been stored for several years but it's possible that somebody had copies of these because afterall, they probably were sold to the original owner of the car. The story they told you about getting them from a person's brother, however, was not true because my father's brothers live a long way from California and have nothing to do with the photography business. The one statement that I can say is true is that they were taken a long time ago and I do appreciate your quest for knowledge about these photograph's. I can tell you that it was taken in 1960 by Professional Sports Photographer, Joe Stevens and I will provide the names of the people in the photograph's under the original photo that is in the ***********.com website which is where the photo's are watermarked. Also that the clone of this car has already been produced and was on exhibit at the Woodward Cruise in Detroit in 2010 but has very few of the original parts. And just an added note: Just because somebody gives you a photograph, it is still your responsibility to try and inquire as to the origin of the photo and whether or not it is for you to publish for others to make copies of. Please know that I am not trying to make you feel bad. It was a simple mistake and lack of communication or actually, it is the webmaster of this web site's responsibility to know whether or not to publish certain photo's without atleast checking the internet to see who they belong too. So please don't let this one little mishap discouage you. I am very proud of my father and proud of his life's work. I just want to make sure that he get's his proper credit for it. He worked very hard in his lifetime, weekends, and long hours without any complaints because he loved what he did & was a kind and giving man. I am just trying to carry on his legacy with what he has left for me.
Cordially,
Patrice
Your father worked with a Larry I believe, I'm from that area and remember these people I'll have to look for my copies, haven't seen them in a couple of years sold the cabinet they were in so no telling where they are right now, I said brother but should have said cousin my mistake.
My intent on posting those so many years ago was to recall the names of the people in the picture, look at the date that was 2004, how long has your website been up?
Just trying to say no intent was made to cut you short on these.
You take care, Okay my wife remembered where I put the stuff from the cabinet, helps when you get to be my age, but there are no stamps on mine I guess the mind was playing tricks on me.
it is the webmaster of this web site's responsibility to know whether or not to publish certain photo's without atleast checking the internet to see who they belong too.
I would be extraordinarily cautious about mis-quoting the law, or publicly accusing others of breaking the law, when they are not. Because that is illegal. I suggest you contact your lawyer immediately.
BTW, copyright does not last forever. Eventually, everything falls into the public domain.
The photograph is nearly 50 years old. I ask again: Have you renewed the copyright, or not?
I assume you mean the front fenders? They are Dzus fasteners that hold the front end closed when it's not tilted. I split the fenders to make the tilt frontend because the lower fenders curve into the body and would make rub marks on the doors when tilting it open.
I assume you mean the front fenders? They are Dzus fasteners that hold the front end closed when it's not tilted. I split the fenders to make the tilt frontend because the lower fenders curve into the body and would make rub marks on the doors when tilting it open.
Yep, it's a 327 from a 1967 Chevelle, bored .040", with 2.02" fueler heads, balanced, blueprinted, a bit of a cam, and the Holley intake and dual 450's.
Got any ideas on paint color yet? I'm kind of partial to 1971 AMC electric blue.
I had a 71 Javelin and it just doesn't get any more blue than that. It actually turns purple under white florescent light.
I would be extraordinarily cautious about mis-quoting the law, or publicly accusing others of breaking the law, when they are not. Because that is illegal. I suggest you contact your lawyer immediately.
BTW, copyright does not last forever. Eventually, everything falls into the public domain.
The photograph is nearly 50 years old. I ask again: Have you renewed the copyright, or not?
Got any ideas on paint color yet? I'm kind of partial to 1971 AMC electric blue.
I had a 71 Javelin and it just doesn't get any more blue than that. It actually turns purple under white florescent light.
I would be very cautious about challenging Jon on ANY law concerning a web site after his history of defending them. I'm sure he know More than most attorneys in the field.
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