Hot Rod Car Show Documentary: Ingenuity in Action - California History and Culture (1959)

[Pauline1264]

Dix and Sibley, THE place to spend Sundays in Detroit.Thanks sooo much for the memories

[101mikec]

What a great clip!

But, I'm confused. What the hell is a "twisted lifter" and I doubt they 'got after it from the bottom end'. They should've made the narrator change that lifter. : )

I wish Top Fuel still smoked the tires all the way. First time I saw slipper clutches in action, my heart dropped.

Thanks for making this available.

[40HudsonV8]

Ha Ha Ha, like it at 17:27 when Nick throws his trash down.

[slimemeister]

Why is this titled California? The Nationals had cars from everywhere. California is not the be all and end all of drag racing. Californians can only see themselves.

[IExposeMormonism]

Could the wheel base on that 9 second car be any shorter? Art Arfons in the 1959 Green Monster, I didn't know it had an allison engine.

[9169816056]

They've parked at a No Parking At Any Time area 04:52

[Bgguy64]

Great video, going to my favorite's!

[Moparvanman]

Thank you for sharing this video :-D

[cooldude1836]

What the fuck did I just watch? It was great!

[DOUGIEB59]

HOO-DE-HOO... WHAT A GREAT TIME CAPSUAL

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[purovicio1]

This is a great video, thanks for sharing it.

[grantendo]

Is this strip where John Wayne Airport is now?

[slimemeister]

@grantendo It was in DETROIT! Detroit dragway.

[themadhacker2]

Poor nick. always getting shit for being hungry.

[DonR0]

Thank you very much :)

[WizardOfChicamunga]

Correction---This event took place in September of 1959.

[nologorecords]

@WizardOfChicamunga Thanks! I've changed the date

[WizardOfChicamunga]

I LOVE this video!!!! Great stuff! Thanks for posting this.