Connecticut Dragway

Johnny Gray · 10-21-2010, 08:50 PM

Some good stuff on this site.
http://murdercycles.com/v-web/gallery/album66?page=1

Bob Pagano · 10-21-2010, 09:24 PM

Some great old cars in that collection, bet they ring a few bells for Yac !

James Perrone · 10-21-2010, 09:59 PM

Cool stuff
Did not know Jungle Jim had a pro stocker.
Also they were giving away race car back then never seen so many New cars as race cars

Mark Yacavone · 10-21-2010, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Pagano

Some great old cars in that collection, bet they ring a few bells for Yac !

Yeah, Bob. They ought to .
Whitey Russell was my partner in the 64 Chevy II SS/LA

Greg Reimer 7376 · 10-21-2010, 10:44 PM

Great old pictures.I got out of high school in '72, just young enough to miss vietnam,went to watch the drags at the original Irwindale Raceway, and saw many similar west coast versions of similar cars. Really liked picture # 55- a '61 Bel Air bubbletop. That's probably the rarest Chevy body in the collection .Sure was nice seeing all those old combinations, even Super Stock and Modified Production cars with license plates.

W J · 10-22-2010, 03:44 AM

Great old Ct. Dragway pics.....Both Gene O'Neill's "Flintstone Charger" hemi cars, the A990 '65 Coronet, and the '68 Hemi Dart show up in this album. Also, a cool pic of the Bill Flynn "Yankee Pedlar" Hemi Dart. I spent alot of Sundays down there in East Haddam/Colchester, Ct. back in those days....thanks for the memories..... WJ

david ring · 10-22-2010, 06:22 PM

And check out this A/S Vette-those guys have probably sent some of the guys on Classracer.com home a bit early!

http://murdercycles.com/v-web/gallery/album66/x61

Rich Biebel · 10-22-2010, 07:10 PM

Dave......Me and my partner with our H/S Chevy II, raced Dave Lebrun in that Corvette at Island one night at a Stocker event......My partner redlighted and we both ran .05 under the record on the run...I remember it well.....Lebrun went something like 11.40 and we ran 12.20......

Game 6 on deck from Texas.......really hoping we get to game 7......pretty intense baseball right now my friend and thats how I like it!!!

Frank Castros · 10-22-2010, 07:34 PM

Check out the '63 Dodge named "Yankee Wedge" campaigned by Ultimate Converter Concepts own Lenny Croteau.

HEMIDARTDAVE · 10-22-2010, 08:18 PM

Thanks for posting. There were quite a few Hemi Darts running there. Lots of great memories.

10-21-2010, 08:50 PM	#1
Johnny Gray Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 72 Likes: 15 Liked 40 Times in 6 Posts	Connecticut Dragway Some good stuff on this site. http://murdercycles.com/v-web/gallery/album66?page=1 __________________ Johnny Gray 1109 STK

10-21-2010, 09:24 PM	#2
Bob Pagano VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Holland, PA Mooresville,NC Posts: 1,163 Likes: 238 Liked 16 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Connecticut Dragway Some great old cars in that collection, bet they ring a few bells for Yac ! __________________ Bob Pagano A/SA

10-21-2010, 09:59 PM	#3
James Perrone VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LONG ISLAND N.Y. Posts: 1,669 Likes: 3,359 Liked 1,803 Times in 422 Posts	Re: Connecticut Dragway Cool stuff Did not know Jungle Jim had a pro stocker. Also they were giving away race car back then never seen so many New cars as race cars __________________ james perrone 1290 STK

10-21-2010, 10:44 PM	#5
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,135 Likes: 172 Liked 704 Times in 218 Posts	Re: Connecticut Dragway Great old pictures.I got out of high school in '72, just young enough to miss vietnam,went to watch the drags at the original Irwindale Raceway, and saw many similar west coast versions of similar cars. Really liked picture # 55- a '61 Bel Air bubbletop. That's probably the rarest Chevy body in the collection .Sure was nice seeing all those old combinations, even Super Stock and Modified Production cars with license plates.

10-22-2010, 03:44 AM	#6
W J Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Paxton, Massachusetts Posts: 638 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Connecticut Dragway Great old Ct. Dragway pics.....Both Gene O'Neill's "Flintstone Charger" hemi cars, the A990 '65 Coronet, and the '68 Hemi Dart show up in this album. Also, a cool pic of the Bill Flynn "Yankee Pedlar" Hemi Dart. I spent alot of Sundays down there in East Haddam/Colchester, Ct. back in those days....thanks for the memories..... WJ Last edited by W J; 10-22-2010 at 03:48 AM. Reason: add content....

10-22-2010, 06:22 PM	#7
david ring Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Oneonta.,NY Posts: 889 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Connecticut Dragway And check out this A/S Vette-those guys have probably sent some of the guys on Classracer.com home a bit early! http://murdercycles.com/v-web/gallery/album66/x61

10-22-2010, 07:10 PM	#8
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,314 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: Connecticut Dragway Dave......Me and my partner with our H/S Chevy II, raced Dave Lebrun in that Corvette at Island one night at a Stocker event......My partner redlighted and we both ran .05 under the record on the run...I remember it well.....Lebrun went something like 11.40 and we ran 12.20...... Game 6 on deck from Texas.......really hoping we get to game 7......pretty intense baseball right now my friend and thats how I like it!!! __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R

10-22-2010, 07:34 PM	#9
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,959 Likes: 2,548 Liked 2,626 Times in 950 Posts	Re: Connecticut Dragway Check out the '63 Dodge named "Yankee Wedge" campaigned by Ultimate Converter Concepts own Lenny Croteau. Last edited by Frank Castros; 10-22-2010 at 07:34 PM. Reason: Spelling

10-22-2010, 08:18 PM	#10
HEMIDARTDAVE Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 260 Likes: 5 Liked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Connecticut Dragway Thanks for posting. There were quite a few Hemi Darts running there. Lots of great memories.