Drag Racing New York National Long Island May 1969 FILM

PUSHERMAN CAMARO · 10-09-2011, 01:36 PM

Tom Goldman · 10-10-2011, 05:31 PM

Cool video, need to watch it with the audio off .
the background music will put you to sleep!

Blown fuel motors were like looking at jewels or art back then , no blower bags,valvecover shields or big ugly carbonfibre scoops.
I really enjoyed seeing the shots of the Jungle Jim '69 Nova.
A friend purchaced the car from Nick Bonifante in '74 after crashing his Corvette Altered,and ran it as a B/Altered with myself as a crewmember.
Sold it for $1500 bucks in '80!
If I only knew then what it'd be worth now.

Dennis P Chapman · 10-10-2011, 06:24 PM

And the place is packed the good old days got to love it.

joe176 · 10-10-2011, 07:29 PM

Very COOL !!!! Loved seeing my old engine builder Jack Merkel..hell of a nice guy !!!

Lew Silverman · 10-10-2011, 08:33 PM

Lot of good memories there!

blkjack · 10-10-2011, 08:48 PM

4 wide stockers......nice

Rich Biebel · 10-10-2011, 09:51 PM

I was there once with some NY friends......around 1970-1971.

One had a '67 or '68 Camaro 396/375 and he still has it....He bought it new...

The other had a real nice '65 or '66 Impala....327 with a pro shifted 4 speed....I drove it around the pits...my first exposure to a trans done like that...... a lot of slop in that driveline.....LOL

treessavoy · 10-11-2011, 02:18 AM

I still remember racing in front of crowds like that at Atco when there were no feulers or funny cars....just gassers and door slammers. One night I got there late and at tech they gave me no.376, when I asked them about the no. they said I was the 376th car to tech that night....and it was always like that.

Wish I could go back...

Thanks for the cool video,

JimR

mannymen · 10-11-2011, 10:23 AM

The parking lots alone look like a stock eliminator car show.

10-09-2011, 01:36 PM	#1
PUSHERMAN CAMARO Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 28 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Drag Racing New York National Long Island May 1969 FILM

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Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,436 Likes: 776 Liked 700 Times in 204 Posts	Re: Drag Racing New York National Long Island May 1969 FILM Cool video, need to watch it with the audio off . the background music will put you to sleep! Blown fuel motors were like looking at jewels or art back then , no blower bags,valvecover shields or big ugly carbonfibre scoops. I really enjoyed seeing the shots of the Jungle Jim '69 Nova. A friend purchaced the car from Nick Bonifante in '74 after crashing his Corvette Altered,and ran it as a B/Altered with myself as a crewmember. Sold it for $1500 bucks in '80! If I only knew then what it'd be worth now. __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK

10-10-2011, 06:24 PM	#3
Dennis P Chapman VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toms River NJ Posts: 1,594 Likes: 401 Liked 52 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Drag Racing New York National Long Island May 1969 FILM And the place is packed the good old days got to love it. __________________ Dennis P Chapman 1904 STK NHRA National Record Holder Car Owner.

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joe176 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NY Posts: 601 Likes: 34 Liked 41 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Drag Racing New York National Long Island May 1969 FILM Very COOL !!!! Loved seeing my old engine builder Jack Merkel..hell of a nice guy !!! __________________ Joe Franco SS176

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Lew Silverman VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 1,438 Likes: 372 Liked 129 Times in 59 Posts	Re: Drag Racing New York National Long Island May 1969 FILM Lot of good memories there! __________________ Lew Silverman #2070 "The Wagon Master" N/SA

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blkjack Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Belle Vernon, PA Posts: 281 Likes: 25 Liked 51 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Drag Racing New York National Long Island May 1969 FILM 4 wide stockers......nice

10-10-2011, 09:51 PM	#7
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,275 Likes: 25 Liked 510 Times in 200 Posts	Re: Drag Racing New York National Long Island May 1969 FILM I was there once with some NY friends......around 1970-1971. One had a '67 or '68 Camaro 396/375 and he still has it....He bought it new... The other had a real nice '65 or '66 Impala....327 with a pro shifted 4 speed....I drove it around the pits...my first exposure to a trans done like that...... a lot of slop in that driveline.....LOL __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479

10-11-2011, 02:18 AM	#8
treessavoy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dunnellon,FL Posts: 1,103 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Drag Racing New York National Long Island May 1969 FILM I still remember racing in front of crowds like that at Atco when there were no feulers or funny cars....just gassers and door slammers. One night I got there late and at tech they gave me no.376, when I asked them about the no. they said I was the 376th car to tech that night....and it was always like that. Wish I could go back... Thanks for the cool video, JimR __________________ Jim Rountree

10-11-2011, 10:23 AM	#9
mannymen Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 728 Likes: 4 Liked 13 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Drag Racing New York National Long Island May 1969 FILM The parking lots alone look like a stock eliminator car show. __________________ N/A