The Magnetic Brain

Dangerous Curves

2012-01-27T22:06:00.007+11:00

Box Top #4

2012-01-17T13:59:00.002+11:00

Shoebox

2012-01-15T23:34:00.003+11:00

Fast in Fuchsia

2012-01-15T18:08:00.008+11:00

Ed Hedrick campaigned this 289 Cobra, CSX 2093, after purchasing it from Jim Costilow in 1966. Costilow and Bruce Larson had previously been very successful in the A/SP and AA/SP classes having won both the 1965 Springnationals and the 1965 Winternationals. Under Hedrick's ownership "The Fuscia One" took home the 1966 NHRA World Championship.

Via: The H.A.M.B
Link: csx2019.com

Rockabilly

2012-01-12T18:04:00.006+11:00

" Rockabilly ..... the acetate arena where a long-playing bum can sing gibberish and coin a fortune. "

Harlan Ellison

Image via: dailypress.com

D.I.Y

2012-01-12T17:04:00.011+11:00

Get with it and turn yesterday into tomorrow with your very own Metalflake Spray Kit. Transform your dreary ride into a shimmering tour de force at the touch of a button. It's so easy. Frosted Grape, Aztec Gold or Irish Mist - the choice is yours. Don't pay a professional to paint your car when you can do it at home

..... in a fraction of the time and cost !!!

* Metalflake Incorporated cannot guarantee Watsonesque results with the D.I.Y "Spray Kit" *

Horny

2012-01-11T22:44:00.002+11:00

Rothalike

2012-01-09T07:46:00.005+11:00

Here's an old iron on transfer I had lying around. It's little wonder that Roth was such a success when you see the ghoulash his competitors were dishing up.

Gentlemen Start Your Engines

2012-01-08T10:40:00.006+11:00

This record has been in my possession for the best part of 40 years. I remember being barely unable to contain my excitement when I unearthed this gem at a school fete for the princely sum of 10 cents. It's funny, but I would be just as excited if I found another copy tomorrow !

Pit Stop #50

2012-01-08T00:09:00.007+11:00

Green Valley Raceway, Texas 1965
Bill Steele 289 Cobra

Photo by Jerry Melton.

Via: etceterini.com

More Little Red Wagon ...... Again !!!

2012-01-07T16:48:00.004+11:00

Another high resolution scan of a killer picture, which up until now, I have only ever found in the dimensions of a postage stamp. Thanks to bcmacsac1 for making these images available to drag tragics like myself.

Click on the link for a super high resolution image.
Via: bcmacsac1

Strip Shot #10

2012-01-07T14:12:00.003+11:00

I have been looking for a good scan of this shot for quite some time and finally found one here. The Melrose Missile ready for launch.

Via: bcmacsac1

The Low Down

2012-01-07T08:23:00.008+11:00

If you dig Astro Supremes and lace paint then do yourself a favour and check out Wheels Are Everything. Here are a couple of awesome photoshop lowering jobs I borrowed from the blog, which show you just how good these cars look riding on the right wheels, just as the name suggests.

http://www.wheelsareeverything.com

Givin' You The Willys #12

2012-01-06T12:27:00.004+11:00

Mazmanian at Fontana.

Photo by Don Lenaker.

Drive Thru

2012-01-06T10:15:00.002+11:00

Thanks

2012-01-05T08:39:00.011+11:00

I have come to the realization that I am an image hoarder. My computer is choked with pictures of cars launching toward the stratosphere, drag slicks spinning into oblivion, thanks in no small part to the efforts of photographers like the late Bob Plumer. Bob was gracious enough to share his vast collection on the internet for us all to enjoy. Here are a few of Bob's iconic photos from the strip.

Thanks Bob.

King Of The Jungle

2012-01-04T19:40:00.007+11:00

Arnie "The Farmer" Beswick.

Via: bcmacsac1

Marketing Madness

2012-01-03T08:32:00.007+11:00

This is definitely the most bizarre piece of marketing I have come across in my repository of old hot rod magazines. I just wonder how they could have kept supply up if they took off like the hula hoop ?

Tales From The Strip #2

2012-01-01T23:58:00.004+11:00

Tales From The Strip

2012-01-01T23:30:00.002+11:00

Box Top #3

2012-01-01T23:16:00.006+11:00

I bought this on Ebay recently, minus contents, and thought it was worth sharing with any other box art buffs out there.

Watson

2012-01-01T22:50:00.004+11:00

This fantastic Larry Watson window decal was just posted by TS3X65MPH on The Garage Forums. Take a look here if you're stuck on vintage decals, there are plenty of them.

Cracking Up

2011-12-31T13:45:00.003+11:00

Via: The H.A.M.B

Weber Equipped

2011-12-30T11:43:00.005+11:00

Sebring 12 Hours 1963

The Shelby Cobra of Dan Gurney and Phil Hill receiving a little Weber maintenance.

Via: saacforum

Abarth

2011-12-30T11:32:00.005+11:00

All I can tell you about this shot is that it's a Fiat Abarth 600 and that the pit crew member is holding a clipboard and umbrella.

Via: saacforum

Pit Stop #49

2011-12-30T11:10:00.003+11:00

" Bob Allen in his Shelby Cobra 289 as it ran in the US National Races 1969."

Via: tamsoldracecarsite

Stay Safe

2011-12-29T13:01:00.004+11:00

I can't imagine that Evel's safety tips had much impact, as most kids were much more interested in staging their own Snake River Canyon jump - with the same catastrophic results.

Via: The H.A.M.B

More Little Red Wagon

2011-12-29T10:44:00.016+11:00

The Little Red Wagon went through more changes in its career than a Vegas showgirl. Here are a few more images I found over at speedandkustom.com Check out the forum for loads more Magnetic Brain type stuff.

A/FX #2

2011-12-28T20:30:00.006+11:00

Love 'em or hate 'em but there's no denying FoMoCo's A/FX Mustangs were heavy hitters on the strip. Dick Brannan's Hilborn injected 1966 short wheelbase car was destroyed in a crash at Detroit Dragway, but not before taking out the 1966 AHRA Winternationals at Irwindale.

Draggin' #2

2011-12-28T18:37:00.008+11:00

Six Flags Drag Way, Victoria, Texas

1964 Regionals, May 3, 1964

This Model A screams 1964 from whitewall to whitewall.

Via: sixflagsdragway.com

Dual Quads

2011-12-28T07:59:00.003+11:00

Chrysler employee and Ramchargers member Dan Mancini does a little fine-tuning. Mancini was a carburetion and dynomometer technician responsible for the development of the first tunnel ram and eventually became head of Chrysler's Woodward Garage. Read the story of the Ramchargers here.

Via: MoparMuscle

Givin' You The Willys #11

2011-12-27T18:21:00.005+11:00

Injected S.O.H.C Power !!!

Crazy Cuda

2011-12-27T10:37:00.004+11:00

The Little Red Wagon

2011-12-25T02:13:00.008+11:00

Givin' You The Willys #10

2011-12-23T09:44:00.001+11:00

Strip Shot #9

2011-12-23T08:40:00.005+11:00

Testing, Testing .....

2011-12-11T16:01:00.006+11:00

I'm guessing that fuel consumption wasn't a primary consideration when FoMoCo were developing their S.O.H.C behemoth.

Via: The H.A.M.B

Drumming Up Business

2011-12-04T12:10:00.003+11:00

No Money Down

2011-12-04T11:27:00.003+11:00

Have we got a deal for you !

"Ease into Corvette's luxurious cockpit. Flick its Super Turbo-Fire V8 into life and listen to the cultured baritone of its twin exhausts. Let out the clutch of this tiger-tempered sports car and - GO ! Here in one superbly engineered machine you have whip-lash acceleration, cat sure cornering and the safest most positive braking ..."

Via: speedandkustom.com

A/FX

2011-11-29T23:26:00.004+11:00

Dick Landy 1965.

Via: The H.A.M.B

Daytona

2011-11-19T01:06:00.003+11:00

Via: Virginia International Raceway

Sump'n Else

2011-11-17T22:56:00.003+11:00

The Snow Man

2011-11-17T13:10:00.004+11:00

It's a Gas

2011-11-16T18:12:00.006+11:00

Southern California.
Land of sun, sidewalk surf and wild street-driven dragstrip refugees. It sure wasn't anything like this where I grew up.

Powered By Pontiac

2011-11-16T09:46:00.009+11:00

Lew Arrington's Brutus was a serious contender at the dawn of the funny car era. In 1965 Brutus was powered by one of Mickey Thompson's Hemi-headed Pontiac monsters. Unfortunately the days of Poncho powered Pontiacs were drawing to a close and Lew would soon shift to a 392 Chrysler.

Roadside Repairs

2011-11-16T00:12:00.001+11:00

Calling Card

2011-11-15T22:39:00.006+11:00

Bikes I Like #4

2011-11-15T09:02:00.005+11:00

Via: ducati-tt.de

Bikes I Like #3

2011-11-14T23:58:00.006+11:00

Via: ultimatemotorcycling.com

Monster A La Mode

2011-11-14T21:14:00.001+11:00

Late For The Ball

2011-11-13T16:11:00.003+11:00

This defies description .......

Don't Be A Sissy

2011-11-13T15:59:00.004+11:00

The Outlaw

2011-11-13T12:44:00.003+11:00

Roth's "Outlaw"

America's Most Famous Roadster

Designed and built by Ed Roth of Maywood, Calif., in 1959 the Outlaw has become a hot rod classic. The body, which resembles a Model T is built of fiberglass. The engine is '56 Cadillac and the chassis is various Ford parts.

Read This Before Reading

2011-11-13T08:39:00.010+11:00

Peculiar Polystyrene #2

2011-11-13T00:45:00.003+11:00

Any model kit with a voodoo witch doctor gets my vote.

Via: Old Model Kits

Beat It

2011-11-12T17:43:00.004+11:00

Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX 2287 taking shape in the workshop.

Via: davemacdonald.net

Roth 1970

2011-11-12T16:41:00.003+11:00

Via: COOP666

Gosh, Even A Chrome Crank

2011-11-12T12:45:00.001+11:00

Bikes I Like #2

2011-11-12T11:36:00.005+11:00

Ducati Mark 3 Desmo 350

A Thrill A Minute

2011-11-12T11:00:00.003+11:00

" TRI-ANG SCALEXTRIC model motor racing is a sport involving SKILL and Scalextric models must be driven like real cars. "

Aloha

2011-11-12T10:22:00.004+11:00

The George Barris Surf Woody gets a little Waikiki sand between its treads.

Mystery Machine #2

2011-11-12T00:08:00.004+11:00

Bill Lawton smoking it up.

Via: The H.A.M.B

Von Hutch

2011-11-11T22:59:00.006+11:00

Via: Helve Tiki

Peculiar Polystyrene

2011-11-11T10:23:00.005+11:00

The Atomic Age produced some strange model kits but this one must rate as the weirdest I have ever seen. Just don't fire one of your scale guided missiles into the reactor or you may generate a parental meltdown.

Image via: oldmodelkits.com

Under The Hood

2011-11-11T09:08:00.006+11:00

12 Hours Of Sebring 1965

Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX 2299
Bob Bondurant / Jo Schlesser
4th Overall.

Via: saacforum

Wheelspin

2011-11-11T08:42:00.006+11:00

The age old enemy of the quarter mile.

Firepower

2011-11-10T23:13:00.003+11:00

Via: mailhiot.com

Hearse With A Curse

2011-11-10T08:55:00.006+11:00

If you dig vintage box art as much as The Magnetic Brain, be sure to check out Bob Black's TRacKables. Bob always has a stack of cool box art for your viewing pleasure.

Almost Stock

2011-11-09T12:52:00.007+11:00

1965 Super Stock Nationals
York , Pennsylvania.

1965 was a very good year for Bill Lawton. Following back to back Stock Eliminator titles at both the NHRA and AHRA Winternationals, Lawton took out Handicap Eliminator in York driving the Tasca Ford A/FX Mustang.

Via: streetmachineclub.

Showtime

2011-11-06T18:36:00.011+11:00

Dave Puhl's Illusion was the embodiment of assymetrical excess.

Links: Kustomrama

What Is Right With This Picture ?

2011-11-03T14:50:00.004+11:00

The Cobra is yellow, not red or blue.
It has Cragar SS wheels, not fake Halibrands.
It has speed equipment decals on the bodywork.
The doors are sporting reflective psychedelic signwriting.
There are no sidepipes.
It is racing on a dragstrip.

See how many more you can come up with .....

Via: The H.A.M.B

Goldfinger

2011-11-01T02:01:00.006+11:00

The Desperato

2011-10-31T10:09:00.004+11:00

Via: Drastic Plastics.

Model Citizen

2011-10-29T02:13:00.004+11:00

Go Fast #2

2011-10-23T07:19:00.003+11:00

Everything you'll need to turn the family sedan into a fire breathing brute.

Via: mustangtek

His 'N' Hers

2011-10-22T19:39:00.008+11:00

Presenting the last word in Shelby-styled leisure wear. These sporty accessories are a must for the well-dressed Cobra enthusiast.

Via: mustangtek

Givin' You The Willys #9

2011-10-21T09:49:00.002+11:00

Glenn Murry and his 1939 B/Gas Willys powered by 426 cubic inches of Chrysler wedge.

Assembly Line

2011-10-19T22:54:00.004+11:00

Why wasn't there ever a kid friendly 1956 Pontiac under my christmas tree ?

Via: The H.A.M.B

Racing In Paradise

2011-10-15T17:39:00.005+11:00

A rare occasion when the driver was as stunning as the car. Unfortunately my powers of vintage Ferrari detection are decidedly lacking, so I won't embarrass myself further by trying to identify the vehicle in question.

Via: Alfa Bulletin Board.

Strip Art #2

2011-10-13T07:45:00.007+11:00

I much preferred the art of vintage drag racing before it became nostalgic. This period poster is refreshingly vital without the inclusion of pinstriping and ersatz outlaw suggestion.

Three Careful Owners

2011-10-12T21:00:00.009+11:00

Dick Landy's 1965 AWB Dodge in its second incarnation. Following this it would become the appropriately named Up Up And Away.

Pre-Pantera

2011-10-09T06:12:00.007+11:00

Having never had the opportunity to drive a DeTomaso Mangusta I am not in a position to comment on their reputed idiosyncrasies. As my sense of sight is still functioning I can give you my visual two cents worth. The Mangusta, despite its shapely silhouette, still manages to impart an elegantly menacing presence. The same cannot be said of its angular successor, the Pantera, which succumbed to the prevailing winds of change and eliminated practically every curve. Where Guigiaro had penned a voluptuously inspiring design, Tom Tjaarda canned the french curves and headed straight for the straight edge. The same happened at Lamborghini where Marcello Gandini's stunning Miura was superseded by his wedge-like Countach. I don't really connect with the oblique supercar and my design preferences would have bankrupted both DeTomaso and Lamborghini.

Givin' You The Willys #8

2011-10-08T18:38:00.006+11:00

Photo by David Ray.

Hard Charger

2011-10-07T16:14:00.008+11:00

Roger Lindamood's 1966 Dodge Charger was retired into the capable hands of Chicago's Mr Norm to reappear as The Supercharger.

Go Fast !!

2011-10-07T08:36:00.004+11:00

Can flathead speed equipment be successfully displayed without the use of pegboard ?

Via: rbantique

Foglights & Masking Tape

2011-10-01T18:35:00.007+10:00

I guess I'm a nut for details, but what I love about the period race cars that I post incessantly, is their individuality. Take for instance George Reed and Dan Gerber's Cobra in the above photo at Sebring in 1965. CSX 2189 is sporting an array of driving lights that look more like an insect's antennae than any useful form of illumination. The half-sweep tachometer mounted up high on the dash is another unique touch that gives the car its own personality.

Details, details, details .....

Via: rockhouse66

Pit Stop #48

2011-09-29T20:18:00.010+10:00

I'll take a gamble and say that this is Bob Johnson's Cobra CSX 2494 at the 1964 USRRC Meadowdale GT Race judging by the straw hat in the background, however I am more than happy to stand corrected.

Via: Club Cobra

Champions !

2011-09-25T22:16:00.005+10:00

For a car that was only produced for five years, the Cobra sure made a lasting impression.

Via: davemcdonald.net

Flat Tracker

2011-09-25T15:53:00.005+10:00

Gary Nixon
A.M.A Grand National Champion
1967 - 1968

Draggin' Deuce

2011-09-25T11:53:00.007+10:00

Quarter mile coupes just like this inspired droves of polystyrene-crazed juveniles to glue up their own miniature monsters.

Photo courtesy of the Doug Reusch Collection.

Tailgate Grinders

2011-09-24T17:36:00.009+10:00

The mid-sixties saw a proliferation of wheelstanding pickups. Forward or backward, coming or going, it didn't matter as long as the front wheels were pointed toward the sky.

Stick 'Em Up

2011-09-23T23:21:00.002+10:00

The Fork-Tailed Devil

2011-09-17T16:23:00.007+10:00

Lockheed's P-38 Lightning was supposedly called the "Fork-Tailed Devil" by terrified Luftwaffe pilots.

Via: collectair.com

Listen Up !!!!

2011-09-17T12:54:00.005+10:00

Pit Stop #47

2011-09-16T20:28:00.005+10:00

Tough !!!!!

Mike Ditty photo - Via: Nitrogeezers

The Going Thing

2011-09-13T19:05:00.003+10:00

Hubert Platt again.

Via: rusty428cj

Gear Jammin'

2011-09-13T18:32:00.008+10:00

While the rest of the world got groovy, Hubert Platt and the boys just kept shifting gears. Forget peace, love and all that long-haired stuff, The Georgia Shaker was still sporting more grease up top than under the hood.

Check The Oil Please

2011-09-09T17:53:00.006+10:00

Le Mans 1964

The Shelby Cobra Daytona of Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant receiving a little fine tuning from John Ohlsen. CSX 2299 took first place in the GT III Class and finished fourth overall.

Via: cobraferrariwars.com

Stretching The Truth

2011-09-06T17:10:00.008+10:00

If a S.O.H.C 427 under the hood wasn't enough for 1965, then how about adding an few extra inches to the wheelbase and fuel injection for good measure in 1966. Just like the showroom floor....

Via: mroldtimey

Snake Eyes

2011-09-04T15:21:00.005+10:00

Via: Drastic Plastics