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« 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.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/vMzj8RfPh9A" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/vMzj8RfPh9A</a>
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« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2007, 18:10:21 pm »
very cool...... Smiley
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« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2007, 19:29:14 pm »
good start from the bug  Shocked some one know the name of this one  Huh
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« Reply #3 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.
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« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2007, 22:22:15 pm »
Johnny Hefler
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« Reply #5 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
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« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2007, 19:40:58 pm »
i found those on my old drag car folder on my pc  Wink
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« Reply #7 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......
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« Reply #8 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 Cry. 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  Grin.    U D.
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