1971 AHRA Winternationals Bee Line Dragway

Gregg Teel · 03-08-2011, 09:06 PM

Here is a youtube link for about 11 mins of some old footage from the 1971 AHRA event at Bee Line Dragway in Phoenix. This was shot by my uncle and I recently converted his reel to dvd. It has my dad's 67 Fairlane on it some and a few others that I recognize. Not sure on a few of the other cars. Feel free to comment on any you are familiar with.

Thanks,
Gregg

mannymen · 03-08-2011, 09:33 PM

Where did all of the cool car names go? Last car I will own will be another 51 Henry J called the War Baby for my dad.

Pat Cook · 03-09-2011, 01:16 AM

Didn't see my old 62 Falcon......we were there running H/S formula 4. 170 cubic inches of axle snappin six cylinder torque.

Geerhead55 · 03-09-2011, 01:57 AM

Very cool footage,,,and possibly historic also. I really like the peak at Garlit's first rear engined car. My memory is probably wrong,,but I'm thinking the AHRA race in Phoenix always was before Pomona, so I'm thinking this movie shows the first west coast appearance of Big Daddy's new Swamp Rat. Also loved the Pro Stock portion of the film with Sox and Martin Duster, Dyno's Maverick, Fred Gibb camaro and so on.
Thanks for sharing this.
Danny Durham

6t5frlane · 03-10-2011, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Gregg Teel

Here is a youtube link for about 11 mins of some old footage from the 1971 AHRA event at Bee Line Dragway in Phoenix. This was shot by my uncle and I recently converted his reel to dvd. It has my dad's 67 Fairlane on it some and a few others that I recognize. Not sure on a few of the other cars. Feel free to comment on any you are familiar with.

Thanks,
Gregg

Thanks for posting. About the 1:41 mark is the Top Cat Couger. Raced out of LA ,O'Connor L/M. Originaly driven by Darrell Droke ( T-Bolt fame ) but by 71 he may not have been the shoe

pauldilcher · 03-10-2011, 01:26 PM

I remember that plane well , that guy had big ones . Danny you are right , Phoenix first .

oldskool · 10-11-2021, 10:37 PM

Well, this is another 10 year old thread.

I watched a little of the video. Then out to the side I saw some other drag racing videos. After watching part of one, I noticed one from Indy 1963. Thought I might see some old Pontiacs run. I especially wanted to see the All-Pontiac B/FX class final.

Well they didn't show it.

But they did show the A/S final & the A/SA final. For anyone interested, A/SA begins at about the 2:00 minute mark, followed immediately by the A/S final. Seeing still pics & reading about those old cars is OK. But it's really cool seeing video, with sound, of the cars blasting off down the track.

03-08-2011, 09:06 PM	#1
Gregg Teel Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 21 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1971 AHRA Winternationals Bee Line Dragway Here is a youtube link for about 11 mins of some old footage from the 1971 AHRA event at Bee Line Dragway in Phoenix. This was shot by my uncle and I recently converted his reel to dvd. It has my dad's 67 Fairlane on it some and a few others that I recognize. Not sure on a few of the other cars. Feel free to comment on any you are familiar with. Thanks, Gregg

03-08-2011, 09:33 PM	#2
mannymen Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 728 Likes: 5 Liked 13 Times in 7 Posts	Re: 1971 AHRA Winternationals Bee Line Dragway Where did all of the cool car names go? Last car I will own will be another 51 Henry J called the War Baby for my dad. __________________ N/A

03-09-2011, 01:16 AM	#3
Pat Cook Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 175 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 1971 AHRA Winternationals Bee Line Dragway Didn't see my old 62 Falcon......we were there running H/S formula 4. 170 cubic inches of axle snappin six cylinder torque. __________________ 67 Ford Fairlane F/SA 749

03-09-2011, 01:57 AM	#4
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: 1971 AHRA Winternationals Bee Line Dragway Very cool footage,,,and possibly historic also. I really like the peak at Garlit's first rear engined car. My memory is probably wrong,,but I'm thinking the AHRA race in Phoenix always was before Pomona, so I'm thinking this movie shows the first west coast appearance of Big Daddy's new Swamp Rat. Also loved the Pro Stock portion of the film with Sox and Martin Duster, Dyno's Maverick, Fred Gibb camaro and so on. Thanks for sharing this. Danny Durham

03-10-2011, 01:26 PM	#6
pauldilcher Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 425 Likes: 1 Liked 54 Times in 9 Posts	Re: 1971 AHRA Winternationals Bee Line Dragway I remember that plane well , that guy had big ones . Danny you are right , Phoenix first .

10-11-2021, 10:37 PM	#7
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 750 Times in 361 Posts	Re: 1971 AHRA Winternationals Bee Line Dragway Well, this is another 10 year old thread. I watched a little of the video. Then out to the side I saw some other drag racing videos. After watching part of one, I noticed one from Indy 1963. Thought I might see some old Pontiacs run. I especially wanted to see the All-Pontiac B/FX class final. Well they didn't show it. But they did show the A/S final & the A/SA final. For anyone interested, A/SA begins at about the 2:00 minute mark, followed immediately by the A/S final. Seeing still pics & reading about those old cars is OK. But it's really cool seeing video, with sound, of the cars blasting off down the track.