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How it was in 1958 #646185 03/20/10 05:35 PM 03/20/10 05:35 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 34,935 S.E. South Dakota ! bigdad OP Still Posting A Lot
bigdad OP Still Posting A Lot Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 34,935 S.E. South Dakota !	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqCm7YO2GOI&feature=player_embedded The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.Proverbs 18:6

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: bigdad] #646186 03/20/10 06:15 PM 03/20/10 06:15 PM
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chryco super stock Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 866 Winnipeg ,Mb. CA.	Cool! Thanks ! Gas is fer washin' parts ....Alky`s fer drinkin' ...Nitro`s fer Racin'!

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: chryco] #646187 03/20/10 06:18 PM 03/20/10 06:18 PM
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VernMotor master Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 7,348 Mt.Vernon ,Ohio	I was 1 year old LOL

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: VernMotor] #646188 03/20/10 06:20 PM 03/20/10 06:20 PM
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67dodge67 mopar addict 6 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 989 WI, USA	Thanks. That was beyond awesome.

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: chryco] #646189 03/20/10 06:20 PM 03/20/10 06:20 PM
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340B5 pro stock Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,532 off the grid	Yes, thank you. Yeah, it's got a smallblock.

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: 340B5] #646190 03/20/10 07:19 PM 03/20/10 07:19 PM
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68Cbarge master Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,535 Canuckville	A lot of history there.A lot off pioneers in drag racing. I seen Smokey Yunick and crew.Smokey was wearing his trademark hat,white coverals and leaning against the post watching the drags.(19:09) The Chrysler RamRod driven by Herman Moser raced (22:00) As we all know this car gave birth to the Ramchargers engineering and race team a few years later. Arlen Vanke is shown a couple times in his wild ride..before he had a factory ride with Chrysler. Interestingly,GM (Ed Cole) and Chrysler (Tex) were present even though there was "suppose" to be a "ban" on factory racing. Thanks for posting the video.I really enjoyed it . Last edited by 68Cbarge; 03/20/10 07:26 PM. '68 Newport Custom Barge on a Budget!! BOAB 1973 Satellite WAGON! 318- 3 on the tree!! 2008 Chrysler 300c HEMI!

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: 68Cbarge] #646191 03/20/10 08:06 PM 03/20/10 08:06 PM
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tubtar master Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn.	Was that Eddie Hill in the Allison powered digger ? I seem to recall that he had one way back when. I don't care who you are ..........when you are towing a rail on a single axle trailer with white walls behind a Cadillac station wagon , you are living the good life ! awesome post !

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: tubtar] #646192 03/20/10 08:38 PM 03/20/10 08:38 PM
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B1Fish540 master Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,840 Flint, Michigan	very cool vid! that was great seeing the High-n-Mighty in action!

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: VernMotor] #646193 03/20/10 10:22 PM 03/20/10 10:22 PM
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Adobedude pro stock A Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1,260 New Mexico	I was 5.... 2001 Dodge Dakota 408 All Motor 11.27 @ 117.83 mph 2017 NM Mopar Challenge Series Champion.

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: B1Fish540] #646194 03/20/10 10:36 PM 03/20/10 10:36 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,728 ST clair shores MI M moretoys top fuel
moretoys top fuel M Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,728 ST clair shores MI	I love watching that stuff.

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: B1Fish540] #646195 03/20/10 11:01 PM 03/20/10 11:01 PM
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Crizila master Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,506 Az	Quote: very cool vid! that was great seeing the High-n-Mighty in action! First time I ever saw the original in motion. Don't think the Ramchargers were organized as "The Ramchargers" yet at that point in time. Fastest 300

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Re: How it was in 1958 #646197 03/20/10 11:49 PM 03/20/10 11:49 PM
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Chassisman master Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,749 Chowchilla,ca	We showed that at our "drive-in" golf cart movie at the March Meet in 2009....it was our opening reel before American Graffiti.....cool stuff.

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: tubtar] #646198 03/21/10 12:45 AM 03/21/10 12:45 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,379 MD Kevins493 top fuel
Kevins493 top fuel Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,379 MD	Quote: Was that Eddie Hill in the Allison powered digger ? I seem to recall that he had one way back when. I don't care who you are ..........when you are towing a rail on a single axle trailer with white walls behind a Cadillac station wagon , you are living the good life ! awesome post ! I believe that was Art Arfons. I think Eddie had a twin pontiac dragster at the time.. Great video!

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: Kevins493] #646199 03/21/10 12:30 PM 03/21/10 12:30 PM
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StealthWedge67 master S Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,319 Puyallup, WA	Thanks! Didn't realize they were working with roller-cams back in '58. The cars have changed, the Safety aspect has definately changed, Styles have changed..... but the friendly attitude that we all share remains unchanged! LemonWedge - Street heavy / Strip ready - 11.07 @ 120

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: StealthWedge67] #646200 03/21/10 01:17 PM 03/21/10 01:17 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,511 Tampa , Fl MoparJoe super gas
MoparJoe super gas Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,511 Tampa , Fl	Quote: Thanks! Didn't realize they were working with roller-cams back in '58. The cars have changed, the Safety aspect has definately changed, Styles have changed..... but the friendly attitude that we all share remains unchanged! My grandfather had a crane roller in a 300" 283 in 1959, had to bring his block to FL from TN to get it set up, at the time there wasn't a full body in the area that could run with his '55 Bel Air. What gets me is I hear people not wanting to step up to a roller cause it's "new" technology.

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: bigdad] #646201 03/21/10 07:03 PM 03/21/10 07:03 PM
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65HemiCoronet mopar Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 554 Florida	I'd love to save that video.....what do you guys use to save U Tube videos? Yeah, it's got a hemi........a REAL hemi.

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: 65HemiCoronet] #646202 03/21/10 08:14 PM 03/21/10 08:14 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,506 Az Crizila master
Crizila master Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,506 Az	Quote: I'd love to save that video.....what do you guys use to save U Tube videos? I tried and couldn't save it to a disc ether. I'd buy it if I knew where I could get it. Fastest 300

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: 65HemiCoronet] #646203 03/21/10 08:49 PM 03/21/10 08:49 PM
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MRMOPAR top fuel M Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,401 Tucson, Arizona	Very Cool. The flagman reminds me of the early days at Island Dragway in Great Meadows NJ... The old Chrondek timers with the nixi tube readouts were also cool... the time digits were indicated by a "glowing neon element" opposite the numeric digit - they were arranged in a circle running from 0 to 9, there was one tube for each position. Then they had to convert the numeric speed trap reading to MPH by manually looking it up in a speed chart. 68 RR 528" INDY MAXX 07 2500 CTD Southwest International Raceway - IHRA - Tucson, AZ

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: MRMOPAR] #646204 03/21/10 11:04 PM 03/21/10 11:04 PM
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theclutcher top fuel T Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,172 Ohio	Makes it so hard to look at our "advanced" society today. A view of the generation that had everything to look forward to. 50 years later and the dream is gone. The video is as clean as their white tees and as pure as the air looks. Cant remember last time saw a white tee... Thanks for the look back.

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: theclutcher] #646205 03/22/10 10:35 AM 03/22/10 10:35 AM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 637 Sao Paulo, Brazil dart_73_br mopar
dart_73_br mopar Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 637 Sao Paulo, Brazil	Fantastic! The solutions they give with lack of resources.... nowadays we need to have $$$ to do everything...

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: StealthWedge67] #646206 03/22/10 12:34 PM 03/22/10 12:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,533 Alexandria, LA B Blucuda413 master
Blucuda413 master B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,533 Alexandria, LA	I bought my first roller in the 56-58 time frame. It was an Isky kit which included roller cam, roller lifters, valve springs and a hi-rev kit. This was one of the then famous Isky 5 Cycle rollers.

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: tubtar] #646207 03/22/10 01:05 PM 03/22/10 01:05 PM
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radar top fuel R Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,682 Philadelphia	Was that Ed Roth in the pointy hat after the meet? The other guy in the glasses looked familiar too... at 24:25

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: radar] #646208 03/22/10 03:13 PM 03/22/10 03:13 PM
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ProStDodge master Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,586 Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana	There was a coupe about 22 minutes in the announcer said driven by "jig Champlin" from Ohio. I wonder if it was really Jeg Coughlin?

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: Blucuda413] #646209 03/22/10 03:19 PM 03/22/10 03:19 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 5,080 organ M maximum entropy master
maximum entropy master M Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 5,080 organ	Quote: I bought my first roller in the 56-58 time frame. It was an Isky kit which included roller cam, roller lifters, valve springs and a hi-rev kit. This was one of the then famous Isky 5 Cycle rollers. the "5 cycle" cam was a full two steps above a 3/4 cam. for what is the good life if not doing things thoughtfully?

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: maximum entropy] #646210 03/22/10 07:17 PM 03/22/10 07:17 PM
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MRMOPAR top fuel M Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,401 Tucson, Arizona	Quote: Quote: I bought my first roller in the 56-58 time frame. It was an Isky kit which included roller cam, roller lifters, valve springs and a hi-rev kit. This was one of the then famous Isky 5 Cycle rollers. the "5 cycle" cam was a full two steps above a 3/4 cam. But was it below a "Full Race" cam!!!! 68 RR 528" INDY MAXX 07 2500 CTD Southwest International Raceway - IHRA - Tucson, AZ

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: Blucuda413] #646211 03/22/10 07:27 PM 03/22/10 07:27 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,394 Q Quicktree I Win
Quicktree I Win Q Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,394	Quote: I bought my first roller in the 56-58 time frame. It was an Isky kit which included roller cam, roller lifters, valve springs and a hi-rev kit. This was one of the then famous Isky 5 Cycle rollers. dam you are really old I was at the tracks sporting cloth diapers with huge safety pins

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: Quicktree] #646212 03/23/10 12:19 AM 03/23/10 12:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,533 Alexandria, LA B Blucuda413 master
Blucuda413 master B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,533 Alexandria, LA	Yea, I've been around a few years and I plan on being around a bunch more. I don't know about matching the "Greeks" longevity but I'll keep playing this game until my reaction becomes too slow or too erratic to enjoy it. Recently hit the big 70!!

Re: How it was in 1958 [Re: Blucuda413] #646213 03/23/10 03:58 PM 03/23/10 03:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,756 London, England Gavin top fuel
Gavin top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,756 London, England	Quote: I'd love to save that video.....what do you guys use to save U Tube videos? Not too difficult to download from Youtube, but if you go HERE you can download it in a format of your choice - including 400MB hi res MPEG4 (in two parts). They've been hosting this on the web since before Youtube existed! Great film

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