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12-09-2007, 06:16 AM
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Need info on late 50's front engine dragster
New member here. I recently got my hands on an old front engine dragter. It had been sitting for years. I am looking for any help with info on these old dragsters. I want to do some reasearch before i begin restoration. i would post pics but don't know how to. could one of you members post a couple for me? I have some cool pics of it as it sat for years. I had to cut down some trees just to get at it. Thanks
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12-09-2007, 06:20 AM
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Re: Need info on late 50's front engine dragster
figured out how to post pics. does this style of dragster look familiar to any of you. i'm trying to determine if it was built in some guys garage or did someone manufacture these in kit form or as complete cars.
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12-09-2007, 06:22 AM
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Re: Need info on late 50's front engine dragster
Here is a pic before i cut down trees
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12-09-2007, 06:28 AM
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Re: Need info on late 50's front engine dragster
Just to make things easier:
  Do you know any history on the car at all? Eric
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12-09-2007, 06:30 AM
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Re: Need info on late 50's front engine dragster
Thanks. the guy i got it from has had it for years. i have been working on him for 10 years to sell it to me. It was a shame to see it sit in the woods like that. the guy never sells anything so i was shocked when after we had lunch oneday he said go get it. It has a 1953 6 cyl chevy engine in it with 3 speed trans & hydraulic clutch. looks like an olds rearend front end looks like it's off an old 30's coupe. I don't think it was ever completed because it doesn't have any throttle linkage or brake lines and motor doesn't look like it was ever mounted properly. It's in storage now when i get a chance i will take off body panels & look for any identifing markings. I have seen a lot of pics of late 50's dragsters but not quite the same as this one. I was hoping somebody would recognize it.
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12-09-2007, 06:41 AM
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Re: Need info on late 50's front engine dragster
That looks like a homebuilt car to me. Try the guys on the HAMB, someone there might be able to shed some light on your digger. www.jalopyjournal.com
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#7
12-09-2007, 05:39 PM
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Re: Need info on late 50's front engine dragster
------Bruce,,,If the car is unfinished there is almost no chance someone may have seen it unless they go hunting around there. It is cool, however, as I cant remember ever seeing a Stovebolt powered dragster quite like it......Bill S
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