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Title: Late 70s US drag racing video. Post by: stealth67vw on March 26, 2007, 01:43:25 am Watch this video! Vintage drag racing in the US. About half way thru you'll see why this is a gotta watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMzj8RfPh9A Title: Re: Late 60s US drag racing video. Post by: jick on March 26, 2007, 18:10:21 pm very cool...... :)
Title: Re: Late 60s US drag racing video. Post by: speedwell on March 26, 2007, 19:29:14 pm good start from the bug :o some one know the name of this one ???
Title: Re: Late 60s US drag racing video. Post by: Rick Meredith on March 26, 2007, 21:31:57 pm Judging from the appearance and set up of the cars I think that this was shot in the late '70s.
Title: Re: Late 60s US drag racing video. Post by: stealth67vw on March 26, 2007, 22:22:15 pm Johnny Hefler
Title: Re: Late 70s US drag racing video. Post by: Shubee2 (DSK) on March 27, 2007, 16:40:19 pm Johnny Hefler & Lyle Cherry Are Two VW Drag Racers that Go Way Back to the early Bug in Days Lyle Cherry Has A Hi Performance VW Shop here in Texas And is Still Racing after all these years heres a Picture of Lyles Drag Sedan
Title: Re: Late 70s US drag racing video. Post by: speedwell on March 27, 2007, 19:40:58 pm i found those on my old drag car folder on my pc ;)
Title: Re: Late 70s US drag racing video. Post by: Mitch Pullen on March 28, 2007, 01:09:35 am talk to Lyle Cherry today,,,,he told me Hefler bought him out on the car,,and went on to repaint the first car (in video) a different color....this car has been found and bought back by Lyle a few years ago...LYLE said it's in bad shape ,,sat out in the weather for years it is also missing the rear fenders,,decklid..eng. & trans...but it is in one of his warehouses waiting to be redone......
Title: Re: Late 70s US drag racing video. Post by: ugly duckling on April 06, 2007, 04:52:05 am cool vid thanks for sharing. it sounds so cool to hear the engines scream up to there rpm and for the driver to be able to have a handle on it. dosent sound the same today :'(. nothing sounds better than a full race NA 8/9000 rpm with fresh springs roller cam tit valve high comp vw or v8 with out studder boxes. its like listing to your faviorit music it gives you goose bumps ;D. U D.
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