That Dick Simon Fairlane was a rocket in it's day.

Original 383 car, turned into a HEMI.IIRC, the car was cut up to for Super Gas, and the project never finished, so it was scrapped. The original owner is on Facebook.

You remembered. Thanks!

Q426

I see. Thanks.

Q426

Back when funny cars sported muscle car bodies and looked cool.

Back in the day (original 383 1969 Super Bee converted to Hemicar).









Today.

Thanks for posting these great photos. Beech Bend in Bowling Green has a rich racing history, great old facility.

You're welcome. I'm glad some people out there enjoy seeing them. Yep, BB had a lot of great cars make passes down their quarter mile.

Q426

Another clue that it was not a hemi car is while looking at the engine picture of the car it has a 2 speed wiper motor, what looks to be 22" radiator and core support. Very cool picture without a doubt!
Matt

More than a few rust free ex-race cars wound up in the scrap yard unfortunately. How many were rescued and restored God only knows.

Q426

Thanks a lot, my fav cars are old drag cars / day 2 cars. What I want to know is where did they all go.....

Some fantastic action shots taken here from drag racing's best era IMO. Even today, 46 years later, these cars would not look out of place if you pulled into the staging lanes with one. That fact speaks volumes.






Okay, so the wheelie bars are outdated but you still get my point.