Cool video Dick, thanks. I'm hoping to make it down to the salt for the "late" speed week next month....

 

One of the guys I served with in Thailand back in 69-70 still builds race cars and his sons race them. Google Buth Racing

Thanks for the video. It's not dead.

 

Lol

the finishing text was a killer

Nice

 

Great video, thanks for that, I enjoyed it. In there he talks about the hot rodder nearby working on his car late nights. I never have met a hotrodder nearby working on his car, but when I was quite young a neighbour used to work on his open wheel dirt racer speedcar style racer. Ever since then I have loved the open wheel dirt cars. I used to see them being towed to races, I only got to go to races a few times as a kid, more when I was older. It was great to hang around and watch him working on his car when I could.

I love hot rods but I am a gunna, couldn't build one and probably will never buy one now I have committed so much to my truck. But long live hot rods and those who can build them, especially the old school style.

 

We've got a dragstrip up my way, Sydney Dragway, and it is VERY popular, and gaining momentum. Been there a couple of times and it was always busy, and lots of fun. They run a gig there called the Nostalgia Drags and it is a very decent concern.
Thanks for sharing. I love the passion!
I love hotrods, but I will never get rid of my truck!

 

A lot of Ford Trucks of our era were heavily involved in what you see in the video - They were used as push Trucks (Almost all big engine hot rods were push started because of poor starters), Towed trailers and ran parts
Some even raced