[Rob G]

Hi Guys,
Im renovating my basement and I am trying to find cool drag race art or dragster photos. I remember there was a face on photo of an old school dragster with the driver wearing a gas mask. Now this is wherei t gets fuzzy, its either a fire-y background or blowing motors or tire dust, etc. Am I out of my mind or is this a famous photo/art painting? Looks like the old gas mask used in the army or what not.

Thanks in advance for any help!
Rob

 

[TechNova]

Can't get much better than Wild Willie.

http://home.comcast.net/~originalhiwayman/

 

[TechNova]

http://hotrodnostalgia.com/Store/Posters/


http://www.nitrogeezers.com/Legends - Mousie M.htm

 

[Rob G]

Wow thanks Greg! I like them all. Will go through them and pick out some good ones.

The one I am thinking of may be a painting now that I think about it or a really high resolution photo from the hot rod magazine/photo book.

 

[Rob G]

Similiar to this one
http://fineartamerica.com/images-medium/colorful-history-alan-johnson.jpg

But more of a head on view and the colors were vivid

 

[1BLACKHARLEY]

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...ndsp=31&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:163&biw=1420&bih=919

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...1&ndsp=34&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&biw=1420&bih=919

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:64&biw=1420&bih=919

 

[Kim57]

Not sure if this is what you want but here are a couple I found.
Kim

 

[1966_L78]

http://www.nitroactive.net/sixties_hrmags.html

These are Hot Rod Magazine covers from the 60's... The later '60's have some pretty good cover shots...

My favorite (but I couldn't find it on-line), is an old "Car Craft"? photo, maybe Mickey Thomson? Its a Slingshot rail. IIRC, a blown 427 SOHC Ford motor, and its a close up of the engine, driver and smoking tires... IIRC, the camera was mounted ON the car itself...

This is similar... Go to the July 1970 car Craft cover...

http://www.nitroactive.net/car_craft.html

 

[LeoP]

www.wediditforlove.com used to be a good site. don't know now.

 

[Xplantdad]

Here's a few for you!

 

[Rob G]

Thank you guys! I just get carried away looking at all these cool photos. will be hard to choose one!

 

[TechNova]

The April 2011 Hot Rod has a two page shot of Garlits on his first trip to California.
No mask, but you can clearly see his face.


I like the shot of the altered in the air.

 

[johnyac]

The best image ever:
http://image.hotrod.com/f/33915312+...september_2010_covers+of_hot_rod_magazine.jpg


Alternate Hotrod magazine cover. I think it was a mail only one and not on the store shelves.

 

[johnyac]

Found it alone:

Thanks HOTROD MAGAZINE!
http://hotrod.automotive.com/142723...mme-legendary-nhra-drag-racer/photos15-0.html

 

[davewho1]

That's a great shot! :thumbsup:

 

[Beaux]

Here's a few for you!

That shot there is killer! :thumbsup:

 

[Xplantdad]

That's Nanook. Fascinating car with a great history!:thumbsup: