They're a lot more dangerous for the drivers,but I've always loved the old slingshot dragsters. ❤

1957 392 hemi,6-71 blower,in a 40 Studebaker coupe gasser. Had been parked in 72,block filled with kerosene. First firing smoked us all out of the shop, but then that sweet music happened.

That's called music folks.

@johnalarcon5006

2 жыл бұрын

Damn straights!!!!!!

@johnclark3431

2 жыл бұрын

It’s my favorite song too!

Way back in the mid 60s helped a friend build one of these. We had to stop before we got to this point. We never got it to the point of starting the motor. He was called up for active service and shipped to Vietnam.

This sure doesn't look like the DeSoto my family had back in the early 60's :-)

Old school ! Love it 😀

Anyone who has to wear a gas mask to start their engine has got respect from me.

@maxwellcrazycat9204

2 жыл бұрын

I use to love to smell of nitris in the pits during warmups.

@SKYNET9er

2 жыл бұрын

Same here but i bet he’s deaf now. Wonder if he wishes he’d wore hearing protection! LoL

@Mike583

2 жыл бұрын

@@SKYNET9er Many years ago 2 of my friends & I were standing about 15' behind a T/F. They just started it up,& when he burped the throttle, the sound & our eyes burning from the nitro! One friend said, let's get the fuck outta here before he does it again! This was back when they were making about 2500 hp!! I can't imagine what it would be like, now they're making 10,000 hp!!!

@deborahchesser7375

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mike583 throttle whacks on a 10,000 hp TF motor will definitely scoot ya back a few feet, I love it. My buddies GF hit the deck when they left, she’d never seen them before. Priceless, I think she pissed herself 😝

Damn …….so nice, so many memories of the past. Yes I too was racing back then….Irwindale, Fontana, OCIR, 605 Speedway, Lions

@JackF99

2 жыл бұрын

Do you know if any of those tracks still running? I remember Fontana Drag City sat abandoned for decades, Lions is long gone and Irwindale went away but came back I think. Pomona was another one near where I grew up.

@grantellis3046

2 жыл бұрын

@@JackF99 Pomona is where they still run the Winternationals

I love that old dragster old dragster is pretty sweet

Very cool! What a piece if racing history! NHRA Royalty!

Awesome back-story on this vintage dragster. I hope your still running every year.

@8241jb123

2 жыл бұрын

Is this Guido “bubblegum” Sarducci ??

@guidosarducci3047

2 жыл бұрын

@@8241jb123 Sorry - No.

@8241jb123

2 жыл бұрын

No I am too old and broke to do that now. I am 80 but I do have good memories of those days. It was a lot of fun but very expensive !

@8241jb123

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply .

@guidosarducci3047

2 жыл бұрын

@@8241jb123 I'm not far behind you. I'm glad we still have you to talk to. Appreciate you very much.

Takes some serious balls to run between those tires and the motor right there. Then again and again.

@Slicklickz

2 жыл бұрын

And yet the driver has no balls.

@shawnfreeoftyranny8849

2 жыл бұрын

@@Slicklickz Their just tucked inside.

@8241jb123

2 жыл бұрын

No it was Bitchin’ , every time. 0 to 200 pure fun !

@westsideflyer7559

2 жыл бұрын

This car is owned and driven by a woman. No balls here.

@shawnfreeoftyranny8849

2 жыл бұрын

@@westsideflyer7559 So my other reply went over your head ?

Gotta love the old school iron...I was a kid when these "slingshots" were cutting edge.

Song "DRAGULA" comes to mind when I see these old beauty's! 👍🏼

The 1952-57 DeSoto hemi engine family is similar to the larger Chrysler series, but completely different bore pitch, castings, deck height, rods, bore & stroke etc. The 1956 (IIRC) is 341": 3.78" X 3.80".

@timothykeith1367

2 жыл бұрын

Was the DeSoto block the basis of the small block Chrysler?

@westcoast3595

2 жыл бұрын

Its to bad DeSoto couldnt survive.

A real race car for real racers. Fantastic👍👍👍👍👍

Posted on my birthday 8 1/2 years ago. Surprised it took me this long to find it.

Nice! Looks great!

Need more of that.

Reminds me of Adams & Enriquez Junior Fueler...loved that class and all the competition.

@westsideflyer7559

2 жыл бұрын

This car is from that era so it wouldn't surprise me if it was built for the Junior Fuler class.

What a legend

Music to the ears!!!!!!!!

Sounds great

That’s a cool ride

Love the mechanical injection ! So Rad !!! Hope the diff is up to snuff as well !!! Send it !!!!

I dig the garage

Iron American Dream on KZread. I'm totally into Nostalgia dragsters And funny cars. With iron blocks.

Your WIFE has an old-school hemi rail dragster ?!?!? Wow

@westsideflyer7559

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Her father gave it to her. Why not?

It just so happens I owned and drove a 1956 Chrysler/DeSoto V8 Hemi. With the Push button transmission. It was a true TANK!!! I could buy gas for 22 cents a gallon to keep it moving!

World’s first wood transom Dyno! Note the Abacus inside processing!

Hell yeah...that's what I'm talking about...2thumbs up.

Sounds GREAT

It's amazing to me that you're driving a car but sitting behind the rear axle

awesome!

Super cool!

The old antique sounds nice

You KNOW it’s a great car when you can FEEL the power 🐘 , not just hear it ….

Sweetness. Warm 'em up on alcohol, run 'em on nitro.

Awesome!

That would be my commuter! Yeah!!! That would solve some issues for sure!

I always wondered where Mr. C's Desoto went.

so cool

old school, very cool

I'm a bike guy but man that sounds a bit special 👏👏

COOL, THANKS

Mopar was so ahead, and still ahead of the rest, first hemi, first club cab truck, first crew cab truck, first pick up with a real diesel, first mini van, the list goes on

@northerniltree

2 жыл бұрын

Mopar didn't invent the Hemi.

@Loulovesspeed

2 жыл бұрын

@@northerniltree - I was just going to say that but you beat me to it! I have a 1:8 scale model of the 1907 Fiat GP car with a 4 cylinder, long stroke, hemi head engine. I believe it was the first hemi used as a car engine, and one of the first hemi head engines built. Chrysler simply popularized it by making a V8 Hemi. Early Alfa Romeo straight eights were hemis as well as Jaguar XKEs.

@Loulovesspeed

2 жыл бұрын

@Dartgame 340 - Have to disagree with you there dude. Alfa Romeo twin cam, supercharged straight 8s of the 1930s were hemi head engines and they won the World GP Championship as well as dozens of other road racing victories. The Jaguar XKEs of the 60s were twin cam straight 6 hemis and they also were very successful road racing machines. I think those achievements make them more than just "worth mentioning."

@Loulovesspeed

2 жыл бұрын

@805gregg - You forgot to mention that Mopar is ahead of the rest in one more area ........ it is the first to file for bankruptcy TWICE! Lol

The nomination for Coolest Wife Ever is hers.

@charleslicata580

2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of Bruce Hertels dragster from Dover drag strip days

Notice how the drivers nuts caress the rear differential. Oh Baby!

@westsideflyer7559

2 жыл бұрын

This driver is a woman. Read the fine print.

Talk about a deathtrap... breathing the exhaust is just a little bonus to make sure the driver dies even without a crash.

This reminds me of the old Cartoon character Tom Slicks car "The Thunderbolt Grease Slapper"

Always amazed me. Running a high HP V-8 with no radiator.

@donf3877

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah... Big Daddy won a race that way. Would not tree first, so it was a showdown. The two just sat there waiting for the other one as their engines got hotter and hotter. Finally, the other guy treed, green light, and halfway down the strip the other guy's engine blew. Don't know how or what Big Daddy was using for coolant... but it worked better than the other guy's!!! I think someone finally found out he was running the coolant down into and through the frame tubes to give him just a little more cooling than the other guys. He was also the one that came up with the staggered front wheels, and the solid section around the rim. Gave him a better shot at a hole shot without red lighting. The object of the game is winning... right???

The tyres will explode before you reach 100 In 5 seconds. Perhaps ... the crank will sieze because you put too much engine start down the carbs.... correct me if I am wrong. It's a fine piece of engineering'

Every Morning before Work 😁

Nothing that a little bit of money and a good shop can’t handle . Oh well I guess there goes the grandkids trust / fund - college tuition . I’ll take the car first 👍

Imagine a rear tire blowing on this mean machine

@boondock54x4

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine the transmission, or worse, the differential, coming apart at speed. Kiss the boys goodbye...

@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443

2 жыл бұрын

Hence the mandated blastproof titanium scattershield.

Wow!! That sounds awesome!! Any idea what kind of power that thing is making?

@zangzang1268

2 жыл бұрын

Guessing in the 800-1000 HP range, depending upon how much nitro they feed it.

@8241jb123

2 жыл бұрын

You guys sure make my old vocation/hobby sound great ! On 98% nitromethane my injected 500+ inch big block Chev made about 2500 hp. it made for an exciting ride in a 1245 lb. car it was almost the best thing in my life.

WOW WAAAAY cool

Sounds like my Dacia! 😯

Would you happen to have a good cam core for a 330-341 hemi for sale? Just looking for one from a stock motor that can be reground.

Wow, no spool. Olds rear end?

The best sound is hearing one switch over from gasoline to alcohol. That hit shack and rattle is like no other.

@davidkeeton6716

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing like the change in sound of going from alcohol to nitro methane.

When America was America.

Good MORNING MY NEIGHBORS!

I wish music was playing in the background

You'd do well to have a fire extinguisher handy in case of a backfire. Those types of injectors were known for that.

open diff on a rail?

what do you plan on doing with the deathtrap?

I had to do a double-take....I thought that was his kid at the wheel. Does any sanctioning body still allow these on tracks? Sounds great, no matter what. Respect!

@westsideflyer7559

2 жыл бұрын

The chassis is modified to match current NHRA specs. Note the roll bar. The oldies would have one hoop and that is it. This one has two hoops with cross bracing between hoops. This is a modification for rules. I don't know all of the regs but there are a number of modifications that can't be seen in this picture. I can't tell what kind of transmission they are running but there must be a scatter shield that meets current NHRA specs. This would protect the driver in case there is a transmission problem.

@87mini

2 жыл бұрын

Nostalgia nights at the drags is a big thing, now, all over the country. People are building old-school-type tribute rails, too! getting back to the roots, where you didn't need a financial empire to compete! That's what folks like.

DeSoto's had hemi's... who knew !

@donf3877

2 жыл бұрын

We did..............................................................

The felgen- tyres! Close.

I want one

Yes, it's an open diff.

@MrFrontenginedragste

7 жыл бұрын

Looks like an M/T magnesium center section as well!

An engine, 4 wheels, and a seat. Scary stuff, especially at 300 mph.

@thunderdick6117

2 жыл бұрын

These are only capable of about 160 on a real good day the current rails are the ones that push 300 and 10,000 hp these are around the 900 area but I think they are probably more intense to drive even at half the speed . Many people died because of diffs blowing up between their legs and that's a pretty scary thought

What year, 1970???

What’s with the respirator? That thing is either on pump gas or alcohol not Nitro methane.

@andrewbland7482

5 жыл бұрын

You're right Billy. Forgot we just started it up here on alcohol. We warm up on it then run Nitro when racing.

@michaelvrooman5681

2 жыл бұрын

In what years was Nitro banned because it was to dangerous in the engines of the time ??

I took my driver's ed class in one of those.

@jakehinojosa8761

2 жыл бұрын

Sure buddy

@toiletpaper5770

2 жыл бұрын

@@jakehinojosa8761 me too

Lucky neighbors 😂

When you need groceries...fast!!!

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Just needs some road registration and perfect

Originally, It may have been a 330 but I'm unsure now. It's been bored and the crankshaft if out of a 57' that has had machine work done to it.

@billyyates2842

5 жыл бұрын

Andrew Bland ..

@victorylibrary9597

5 жыл бұрын

All of the 330, 341 & 345" tall deck cranks are the same.

@jackhembree2503

5 жыл бұрын

In 1964 I was 16 and for the wopping sum of $650.00 I purchased a 1957 tudor hardtop. To my knowledge the first us production car with 4 headlights. Power was by a 341 cubic inch hemi. This was a sweet ride with dual glass packs.

Not fluid cooled? No radiator?

@westsideflyer7559

2 жыл бұрын

There is water in the block but no radiator. While racing, this engine runs maybe five minutes at a time.

Has to be one of the angriest sounding motors I've ever heard, in the words of Clarkson 'What a macheen'

No nitro was burned this day

Also this isn't a rear mounted engine Dragter, it is a lot more dangerous when the engine is front of you.

@westsideflyer7559

2 жыл бұрын

That is true but steps can be taken to limit the danger. If the engine blew up, the driver would be put into danger but this isn't a AA/FD making 5000 HP. If the engine blows up, all the parts will probably stay in the engine. My wild educated guess is that this motor make 5-600 HP.

And I found out that they were still there under a pile of cobwebs and dust and my uncle Ray did the best of himself to put them in the garage and put them away for some one , cars are tired but all original nothing to

Will it fit my Honda tho

@trevorsanchez2470

2 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂. You can make anything fit if you really want to!!!!

@bonkeydollocks1879

2 жыл бұрын

@@trevorsanchez2470 😁

Show up to work in that

How much horsepower does the desoto produce?

@andrewbland7482

7 жыл бұрын

Not really sure. The fastest pass we've made was 198 mph.

@Nlangkirby135

5 жыл бұрын

Andrew Bland hey sorry for the late reply... but 198 mph is quite fast. Thanks.

@zangzang1268

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewbland7482 that's a good rip in that ole' war horse.

@josephtravers777

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewbland7482 That's smokin' 👍 She wraps up tight and quick.

Maybe 700 horsepower in a 1200 pound car?

@westsideflyer7559

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe. It's possible it would make 700 HP running nitro. Probably less because I bet they don't have it screwed down tight so the engine will last all season without having to break it down.

First had brakes

Wow! That sounds nasty.

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The old 392 hemi was called the fire dome hemi my uncle passed away some time ago and I know that he had two cars in his garage beside his daily driver and I had asked the so called blood sucking lawyer (who kicked over the rock and let this lowlife out )

@kurtpoblenz2741

Жыл бұрын

The fire dome was the desoto hemi. The firepower was the Chrysler. 😊

Death machine

Hillborn FI

If were only street legal.

It will break

Musica

bet they forgot oil