A Thrill A Minute

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

Aloha

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

Mystery Machine #2

Bill Lawton smoking it up.

Via: The H.A.M.B

Von Hutch

Via: Helve Tiki

Peculiar Polystyrene

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

12 Hours Of Sebring 1965

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

Via: saacforum

Wheelspin

The age old enemy of the quarter mile.

Firepower

Via: mailhiot.com

Hearse With A Curse

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

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

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

Links: Kustomrama

What Is Right With This Picture ?

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

The Desperato

Via: Drastic Plastics.

Model Citizen

Go Fast #2

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

Via: mustangtek

His 'N' Hers

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

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

Assembly Line

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

Via: The H.A.M.B

Racing In Paradise

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

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

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

Pre-Pantera

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

Photo by David Ray.

Hard Charger

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

Go Fast !!

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

Via: rbantique

Foglights & Masking Tape

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

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 !

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

Via: davemcdonald.net

Flat Tracker

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

Draggin' Deuce

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

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

The Fork-Tailed Devil

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

Via: collectair.com

Listen Up !!!!

Pit Stop #47

Tough !!!!!

Mike Ditty photo - Via: Nitrogeezers

The Going Thing

Hubert Platt again.

Via: rusty428cj

Gear Jammin'

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

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

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

Via: Drastic Plastics

Bombs Away !!!

Keep your bedroom safe from the Red Menace with your own polystyrene nuclear equipped, supersonic B-58 Hustler.