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Title: Reminiscing on New Years...
Post by: DEANs427 on January 01, 2020, 12:25:11 AM
of a simpler time...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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Post by: Stangman on January 01, 2020, 12:38:42 AM
Nice pics
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Post by: Heo on January 01, 2020, 06:32:25 AM
Dean, Love that gold 56 Tudor. 55-56 is my favourite 50s Ford
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Post by: 57 lima bean on January 01, 2020, 11:44:21 AM
                Amazing that Minnesota Dragways has been closed twice as long as it was open
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Post by: TomP on January 01, 2020, 02:24:47 PM
That 69 Cobra in the four wide picture (kind of hard on the neck!) is later Mopar racer Dave Young, I remember him saying that.

I have been searching old dragstrips so long that Minnesota Dragways and NorthStar were both still intact when we started. Both have been built over long ago.
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Post by: 57 lima bean on January 01, 2020, 07:34:14 PM
                   Dave took the photo.Not sure who's Torino Cobra.I know its not Mike Patnode's car.
                   As far as I know,Mike still has his Black Fastback...Thanks Dean
                   
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Post by: thatdarncat on January 01, 2020, 10:47:14 PM
Yes, Dave Young is the photographer of that relatively famous 4 wide Minnesota Dragways picture, but that’s not his Torino, Dave’s was a fastback. Here’s Dave’s Torino.

(https://i.postimg.cc/k4q3Cb8K/ADBA879-A-660-D-4-B0-D-AE81-CC743502-AF07.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/948NtzLQ)
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Post by: 57 lima bean on January 02, 2020, 06:21:46 AM
               Nice photo of Dave's car with the MPH dial on the drivers window.I can't remember what the over/under
               was back then.You could run the ET but lose with MPH.You did have 66 feet (?) in the trap after the finish
               to correctThey should bring that back and pitch Tru-Start. ::)
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Post by: TomP on January 02, 2020, 08:46:58 PM
MPH dial !! Never heard of that before. Looks like Dave, seats all the way forward!
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Post by: 57 lima bean on January 03, 2020, 03:30:01 PM
MPH dial !! Never heard of that before. Looks like Dave, seats all the way forward!
     
           And blocks on the peddles ....edit.... Three trophy's to forward to the current owner of Dave's car.
          Two Bracket National wins(77/78) and a Wally from Thunder Valley (So.Dak) in Stock from '73.