1965 NHRA Winter National Drag Races, Pamona--Redone

Sharper, and Enhanced version of previously uploaded video.
Lot's of pit area and return road images of many famous and not-so-famous muscle cars, gassers, and dragsters that "ruled' during the mid sixties. Digitized and edited 8mm home movies taken by Mike Tyler.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• NHRA
• winter
• national
• 1965
• Pomona
• drag
• races
• gassers
• muscle
• cars
• sixties
• dragsters

[sizzlehalt]

WOW!!! This is too cool!!! If you were able to have the sound. But in a way it gives it more of a "flavor". All of this was before my time, but is this the same track/area that they race the Winternaionals today?

[MrPLW]

@sizzlehalt

Thanks--glad you liked it---and yes, it's where they still race today.

PLW

[WickedTornado]

I loved this vid so much, I had to come bk and visit once again. One thing that is kinda neat is at :47, that chev p.u. and camper, here in Ariz, since they don't rust, you will STILL see those combos driving the streets....looking x-actly like that. Man, technology has come sooo far, hasn't it? And again I'll pay kudos to the vid shooter and the uploader....magnificent job! This is a 110% joy to view. I plan to keep seeing it every now and again. 

[MrPLW]

@WickedTornado Thanks, Joel, for your kind words . Your observations and obvious appreciation for those "days of the past" make finding, capturing, editing and sharing them all worth while.

PLW

[raginroadrunner]

I was there AA/S #772...427 Ford...

[MrPLW]

@raginroadrunner So how did you do? Any old drag racing photos or movies in your "shoebox" of memories? If you have any old home movies, I'd be glad to transfer them for you and post them on YouTube---and/or make some DVD's.

Thanks for viewing.

PLW

[Basjuhdeuil]

haha the hurst car looks awesome!

[bubblejomay]

For those of you who don't know, in this video there was a quick glimpse of "Sneaky" Pete Robinson, who was the first ever to make 200mph pass in a dragster, yes even before Don Garlits got the record. Oh, by the was Mr. Robinson had a Ford 427 SOHC cammer engine in his dragster. Also Connie Kallita's Bounty Hunter used a SOHC motor, no brag, just fact.

[1951RKP]

@raginroadrunner -I haven't raced in a few years so am not up on what racers are using currently. You are correct about the fuel injection but unfortunately rule prohibit the use in some classes. Stock, Super Stock can only use if it came on the year model and engine of the production car they are using. Not sure if popular with bracket racers, SS/SG/SC cars. We ran the Weiand setup on our 1st SG cars when the class first came out in the 80's.We gained about 3 tenths with that setup.Obsolete now

[raginroadrunner]

@1951RKP Weiand seems to retain an edge in intake manifold design. Our engines do better with Weiand than they do with Edelbrock or Offenhauser. I still steadfastly refuse to run two carbs to this day. It makes no sense and the performance is no better with two fours, maybe worse. But it's about a thing of the past..RR

[raginroadrunner]

@1951RKP ..if you run the volumetric equations , most engines cannot flow enough air to totally consume two four barrels. Coupled with the fact that the fuel charge going into the heads has to be unrestricted. Throttle up is sometimes difficult whereas full rpm is efficient. This is where fuel injection closes the gap. It can do a much better job in monitoring the required fuel levels due to lightning fast micro processors. Any engine now with fairly good heads is a monster due to modern science

[1951RKP]

@raginroadrunner .I never saw a 2 four setup work on a 360 degree factory style manifold.Our Tunnel Port Ford had the 180 degree manifold which was a very nice design and performed well.Ford had a 180 degree 2 four for tunnel port but we never could get our hands on one. When I went to the Chev Big Block we gained power with a Weiand Tunnel Ram with 2 Holley 660's. When Chevy came out with the bowtie block we went with it because it had siamese cylinder walls between the cylinders for stability.

[raginroadrunner]

@1951RKP ..I hated the two 600 cfm Holleys on the 427...they sucked and two four setups still do no matter what engine. The 427 had tons of problems and there wasn't much else to use. The big block Chevrolet was no better. Thin cylinder walls expanded and contracted at a different rate. The back four holes moved at a different rate than the front four holes. By 68 the Cleveland arrived and the 429 which was a far better engine than the FE series. A well prepared 460 with one four barrel is good

[1951RKP]

@raginroadrunner --- Medium and high risers didn't respond to the two four setup. Rocker shafts were a pain. If I remember right on ours we bought billet rocket shafts that seemed to help cure the problem of breakage. Didn't have to worry about all that with the cammer. We raced the Tunnel Port version in the 70's and even then parts were so hard to find and so expensive we went to Big Block Chevy in our 69 Mustang.

[jamcousi9]

One of the best vids of real American drag racing uploaded! Man I miss old America...

[dwb131313]

Check out the 64 GTO 1:00. Great video. Always wanted to see these.