That's is some really great stuff. Early 60s super stock was where drag racers got serious with serious factory backing.

@79tazman

2 жыл бұрын

I agree when the factory were backing the racers those were the best times because many of the things the racers would lean was brought back to the factory's and built into the new model year cars

For me this class of drag racing has always been the most enjoyable to watch and learn about. An amazing period to be involved in the organized sport of drag racing. No other period compares to this period because the cars and drivers of this era really had the stuff. I would watch stockers, super stockers and pro stockers over fuel cars any day of the year. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.

Back in the 60's was the best time for Drag Racing in my opinion when you could buy the car off the car lot and tune it up and go racing those were the best day's of Drag Racing

@henrymccarty8077

6 жыл бұрын

79tazman , I know. There were guys who rented the Hertz 350 Shelby mustang (black and gold) raced them on a road course or drag strip, then brought 'em back.

@79tazman

6 жыл бұрын

R.C. Steffensen LOL!! Yeah funny you mention that because I was just talking about that earlier with a couple guys I guess some would even go as far as to pulled the engine drop it in their race car and then put it back in the rental just in time to return it LOL! I wish those rental places would do a rent a racer now days so people who can't afford a hell cat or ZL1 Camaro can rent one for the weekend

@brgable

3 жыл бұрын

Plus you had 100+ octane fuel at the pump.

Always loved Super Stock ever since the first drag race I attended when I was a kid. Gotta love the variety of cars and the classic matchup's. It's the most fun you can have with clothes on. Thanks for the video my friend, great stuff! 👍 👍

Love watching drags from my generation( though I was later 60's). New cars are much faster, granted, but most parts are bought and tuners use computers. In the old days we built the cars ourselves, experimented more, modified parts at home, tuned with wrenches and screwdrivers, and in my opinion had a hell of a lot more FUN!

@ginox1x792

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah true. My 4 speedValiant then latest (circa 1976) had thirty over bores 340 block and offset ground stock crank. The stock heads had their chambers reshaped and ports were offset shaped. I don t remember the brand of the valve springs, but these were from a big block ford engine blah blah. Anyway, high nines goodness at 8000 rpms thru the traps. Yep, points ignition failing but who cares. There's lots of points we could borrow

@ginox1x792

6 жыл бұрын

Oh and a 9.25 rear end from a Cbody. The drive shaft used was a shortened unit from a three quarter ton 65 dodge truck. Balancing?? We don't need no stinking balancing! But we did weld in two loops underneath the car. ;-D

@8.2deck

4 жыл бұрын

@Matrox One couldn't be more ture progressive nitrous/boost helps alot

I am 62 and have be playing with cars all my life. Back in the day Mopars were the one to beat. That being said,I am wrenching on my 55 chevy, and F150 , and building a 30 coupe hot rod. I have never owned a foreign car in my life! I also love apple pie, hot dogs, baseball, and Trump!

@12345harleyman

6 жыл бұрын

Warren Wimmer chevy was feared by mopar, ever heard of a neutral start?

@55chevytruck

5 жыл бұрын

@@12345harleyman No shit the 60s were ruled by the mopars. I love all of the the american makes so get over it.

@dougauzene8389

5 жыл бұрын

Great Clip...Well, You Got 4 out of 5 Loves Right.... ;-)

@zxtenn

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that Max Wedge 426 was no slouch that's for sure, ugly vehicles but FAST. About 1971 I was NY national Speedway/drag strip with an older friend who had a 427 L-88 Camaro and he was about 11 flat with a good engine. Amazing the abuse those vehicles took considering some with garage engine building--Lots of those SS cars were barely running in the 11's like HIGH 11's early 60's, I watch some old youtube vids and they show the car and sometimes driver, had a 421 Tempest that was running about 11.7 so that was compatible along with the 409 but the 427 was a superior engine still Grumpy used the small block for his Vega, that was mid 9s at about 135, I saw that in action, I still feel that watching something like a max wedge car or 396 Camaro was more fun that a transplanted engine vehicle. Now days with a stroker crate engine you get a turn key 600++ hp pump gas engine or 'bolt on' AL heads that cost 3 grand, Performance engine rebuilding knows tons about building BB and porting cast iron Chevy heads, he can make a cast iron oval head make some serious power, 496 cubes and 650 hp

My stepdad had a 58 impala with a 427 and 4spd in it from a new 68 corvette that had been rolled. He bought the engine and transmission from a junkyard for $300 which he said was some serious scratch for a poor farm boy in those days!

@surferbri5346

Жыл бұрын

My dad bought his first new car, 1958 chevy, he was 17 and pissed off, he wanted to buy a 1957 chevy but wanted a new car, so the 1958 it was

Gotta love the car haulers of the day and the open trailers.

,,,,thank you for this pot of gold........I'm 66yrs....and luv the history of what came before me,,,,,Will collect as many dvd's as I go on ......thanks

Those are full size but are quick and look cool going down the track. I was in elementary skool during this period, and closest I got to this was building model cars and watching the cool cars on the street.

The 426 Hemi powered 1968 Dodge Dart and Plymouth Barracuda were the baddest of all the 60s Super Stocks. I'd have to say the 64 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt 427 is a close second. 413/426 Max Wedge, and 426 Hemi Mopars, 389 and 421 Super Duty Pontiac Catalina's, 409 and 427 Chevy Bel Airs and Biscaynes, and 390, 406, and 427 Ford Galaxies and 427 Ford Fairlanes and Mercury Comets.....they were all bad to the bone. The 1960s is EASILY the best decade in automotive history. NHRA Super Stock Drag Racing became hugely popular in the early 60s and it was actually GMs 1963 racing ban that prompted Pontiac to drop a 389 in a mid size Tempest and call it the GTO.....the car that started the muscle car era

Old school drag racing is the best.

Man I really enjoyed that keep up the great work I'll look forward to the next one thank you

Those who think the engine sounds are added has obviously never been to an drag race from back in the day

The younger generation are being cheated out of a great deal of good times thanks to regulations , great video!!

GREAT video, the golden era !!! Also, _ _ _ _ GM for getting out of racing in '63.

Malcom Durham is long time dead but his shop is still there in Hyattsville Md. run by his family. Back in the 70s they replaced my burned out headers on my 69' Roadrunner.

The best one I seen was myself! I pulled my old super stock 68 Chevelle tow bar! With my wife's 67 Dodge dart! Little 273 did a hell of a job all over the South! Still can't believe I did that LOL

that was real racing . drive it or tow it , race it then home .... connecticut dragway , coooool . i grew up in new haven and was always going to the races , at least when they were in town other times we went to west haven speedway ( donovans field ) in ct. and watched the roundy rounds ... gotto see them in their youth and get to see some left in the sport now ... cool !

Best time to be alive in America.

the irony of seeing ronnie sox driving a mercury and grumpy jenkins driving a dodge in the early 60s.

@blairberg1081

5 жыл бұрын

And Platt driving a chevy

Those were the years when Drag Racing was fun.....Frank

Still got a 63 Dodge Polara 383 car in my garage

🏆🏁out of sight man

I like that 289 Cobra with the hood sitting against it in GA.

When I was a "kid" I somehow got a '64 Pontiac Super Duty, 4 Speed, think a 421 cu. in. Motor, aluminum bumpers....at the time I had no idea what I had. I asked the guy I got it from why the heck did you put a 4 speed in a Catalina? Said it was factory. I rodded the shit out of it and sold it. Didn't learn what it was until years later.....DAMN.

@matrox

Жыл бұрын

You could have got a 4 speed in a full size Bonneville back then too.

Some of These cars survived, some not.Am ressurecting one nobody would be willing to tackle one of few with original Logghe Bros. Chassis recovered from under another car. Stay Tuned!, Twin Sister To 68 " Air Lift Rattler".

Super Duty 421 dual quad swiss cheese Pontiac's. They ruled the earth.

Those old Fords were setting the bar pretty high!! 💪😤🏁

@kakarotoereselnumerouno3505

5 жыл бұрын

@Travis Bickle yeah

@blairberg1081

5 жыл бұрын

@Travis Bickle jack Chrisman with his nitro soch mercury was pulling way faster than any hemi he went againts

@hotrodford4274

5 жыл бұрын

Dyno Don's Comet won 98% of his match races. When ford's SOHC CAMMER WAS RIGHT ..NO CHRYSLER HEMI COULD TOP IT. I WAS THERE ! When Kaliita , Prudhomme and Pete Robinson all switched to cammers in their dragsters, they won every national event , I think 1966 , 1967 ? Ford then pulled out any sponsorship, parts et

The best era of dragracing.

Do you have any thing from thunderbolt drag strip in Florida

them ole royal pontiac catalinas would move.....when racein was bout racein.....

@rickraburn9538

6 жыл бұрын

Steven Hagebu

@magikp6636

2 жыл бұрын

It's funny that you bring up the the Catalinas. I just got done watching a video on here of Grumpy Jenkins at the '68 Nationals and it shows him in it loading up his Camaro. It's loaded on an open trailer with a Catalina (or maybe a Bonneville hard to tell) as his tow vehicle. It just struck me as funny, because you would think him being a big or bigger name in racing, would have a fancy tow rig or at least a truck as a tow rig. Nothing wrong with what he had or used, it just struck me as funny I guess. You should check that out.

@stevenhagebusch9561

2 жыл бұрын

@@magikp6636 ya one would assume some one like grumpy would have but I don't think he was still a factory backed racer by 67.....i believe and I could be wrong but GM pulled out of drag racing in 62-63....(or maybe just Pontiac which I know stopped in March of 63).....so could just been by that time he was a independent racer and couldn't afford one....truthfully I don't know....but to your mention I have seen many old racing videos of back then and guys pulling there cars with all kinds of regular stuff....cars wagons ECT.....think the one that I was most surprised by was some one hauling a front engine car with a 53 Buick convertible....also I'm a huge early 60s Pontiac guy (s.d. and tri power era)....i just finished a 62 Catalina 2 dr bench seat 4 speed worked 389 with 421 super duty 2x4 top end.....i used alot of these old vids to get it as close to how they looked/was at the time.....

Still doing it after all these beers

My mother bought her 2nd car from Bob Banning Dodge.

LOL, Those poor old clutches and their materials. MMMM, The smell of clutch all day long, more than tire smoke.

Love those 60 Fords!

Isn't it nice to see that shopping malls , industrial centers & housing developments have replaced practically all if these fun drag strips ?

Back when you didn't have to be a multi millionaire to go out and compete !

A local hero in the city where I grew up drove a '64 Impala 409/425 h.p. 4-speed. He used to pair off with a '63 Dodge 413 3-speed car and beat it all the time until the Dodge guy installed a Torqueflite.

@tombishop2222

6 жыл бұрын

Bob Wishart 6

@bobbalog6316

6 жыл бұрын

Where did you live? I had one that was Azure Aqua and lived in Allen Park Mi. I lived for street racing.

@8.2deck

4 жыл бұрын

@@bobbalog6316 are you still racing?

@bobbalog6316

4 жыл бұрын

@@8.2deck Not racing anymore but still have a 62 409 Chevy Belair and a 63 427 Fastback Ford. Both cars run fantastic.

@8.2deck

4 жыл бұрын

@@bobbalog6316 beautiful cars!! I have a 63 falcon with a turbo late model 4cyl quick fun car to drive without breaking the bank.

Dover Drag Strip in Wingdale New York at 11:38 to 12:06 ... I spent a lot of my time there. It's all gone now...!

If you say that the "Real Car" sounds have been added, maybe you owe the viewer an explanation. i know that most of these are shot with 16mm film cameras that did not have synchronized sound capabilities. But are there any clips that do have the original sound on them? Surely they exist out there, because the SOUND is half the excitement of drag racing. Also, when you edited the sound in, was there an effort made to match sound that was authentic? Like when we hear "Dyno Don's" 409, is that Nicholson's actual car we hear? Or another 409, or even a Chevy at all? How authentic is it? Regardless of whether it's authentic or not, it's a great record of early drag racing, thanks for doing it.

The golden yrs

How do I buy your videos?

Gotta see the whole video!! Still available?

@amos6013

4 жыл бұрын

Chris you can get at copy at our website beeonvideo.com

That Dodge had Adios MF on the back. The term Mother F#$%^ back then was not used no where near like today, so I was surprised to see it. In fact profanity back then was no where like today. I was a kid back then pre 65'. By the late 60s it was like someone hit a switch and like night and day as the profanity blew up as common as today.

Where can we get a copy of the full length video ?

@amos6013

4 жыл бұрын

Order information on our web page beeonvideo.com

Wish it had the real audio

I'd love to order this video but your website video list isn't working

Kool

Fords were kinda kicking everyones ass in that day

@delljr2769

6 жыл бұрын

Then came Super Sport and Hemi

@79tazman

6 жыл бұрын

No the Mopars were kicking ass

@reverend099

6 жыл бұрын

its funny hemi boys claim the hemis dominated. history shows different.

@timr31908

6 жыл бұрын

Thats the way it was

@12345harleyman

6 жыл бұрын

born conservative no Nick Aries designed the head for the hemi chev, and it did alot better than ppl think. But GM didn't buy into it cause of grass roots.

Is the actual long version video have a lot more footage of these races?

@amos6013

Жыл бұрын

Yes. The full version is 2 hours and twenty-two minutes. This is just a promotional preview.

@maximuswedgie5149

Жыл бұрын

@@amos6013 I’ve been looking for footage like this, I’m glad that you curate this important history of drag racing. Thank you for that. I will be getting online and ordering! Keep up the great work. Thank you.

My dad ran 62 impala bubble top he call it MR 409

Never knew eglin had a drag strip

They were no factory 4 speed 58 chevys

@magikp6636

2 жыл бұрын

"The standard transmission in 1958 was a manual column-shift three-speed. Two optional automatic transmissions were also offered, a Turboglide and a Powerglide at $231 and $188, respectively. Two manual transmissions were also offered: a standard three-speed and an optional BorgWarner four-speed. Both had an iron main case and tailshaft housings. A Positraction differential was also available for $48." A quote from a 1958 GM drivetrain option listing. Just an FYI.

This says 1960-63...but I saw some 64 cars

@magikp6636

2 жыл бұрын

No, it says " The early years 1960-1965"

Why didn't you interview Jess Tyree or Arnie "The Farmer" Beswick?

@amos6013

4 жыл бұрын

Sadly I never got to interview Jess Tyree before he passed away. We have done several interviews with Arnie however Arnie does not appear in this video.

turn off the sound. Cool stuff here

Hey having problems ordering off of your site (PayPal)

@amos6013

5 жыл бұрын

You can call us at 386-868-5298 and place a phone order.

like ta have a 58 chevy i was born in 58

Chevys 409 was king!

I enjoy the video greatly as well, but the fake engine sounds are too much, I’d rather watch silent video...

I love the video, but hate the fake engine sounds. Just play some low key music in the background while you are narrating.

Great video but work on pronouncing your L sound… you are swallowing your L’s…

@amos6013

2 жыл бұрын

I really attempt to avoid using L words as I do have a speech problem. They sound like W's. Sorry this bothered you. I hope the hard work I put into my video productions helps to offset this problem. What does swallowing L's mean? Do you have an audio of your diction that I could evaluate? Jim Amos Bee On Video

@matrox

Жыл бұрын

@@amos6013 Nothing wrong with the audio, I understood just fine.