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by BlackSnake
Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:54 pm
Forum: Not Cobra stuff
Topic: Old Photo Thread
Replies: 12
Views: 13869

Re: Old Photo Thread

Me and my buddy Andy on either side of the car...
by BlackSnake
Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:52 pm
Forum: Not Cobra stuff
Topic: Old Photo Thread
Replies: 12
Views: 13869

Re: Old Photo Thread

Okay, round two...today I'll add a few pictures of a top fuel car I pit crewed for in the early 70's. If I remember correctly, the pictures were taken at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ, which was a common venue for the car. The track is still in operation, but no drag racing any...
by BlackSnake
Tue Feb 27, 2018 3:46 pm
Forum: Not Cobra stuff
Topic: Old Photo Thread
Replies: 12
Views: 13869

Re: Old Photo Thread

No Tom, not remotely...
by BlackSnake
Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:37 pm
Forum: Not Cobra stuff
Topic: Old Photo Thread
Replies: 12
Views: 13869

Re: Old Photo Thread

Last one...btw, it wasn't much of a drag car from a dead stop due to the weak 7.5" ring gear and independent half shafts (snapped one at the outboard yoke at one point), but out of a roll it was wicked...:-)
by BlackSnake
Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:33 pm
Forum: Not Cobra stuff
Topic: Old Photo Thread
Replies: 12
Views: 13869

Re: Old Photo Thread

Here's another one with my ex sitting on the car...we had just met and were only dating at the time. Whenever I went to pick her up, she'd be waiting outside...she said she could hear me coming from two blocks away...we were never able to have a conversation in the car with the motor running...:-)
by BlackSnake
Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:29 pm
Forum: Not Cobra stuff
Topic: Old Photo Thread
Replies: 12
Views: 13869

Re: Old Photo Thread

Wouldn't allow me to add more than two photos in the first post, now it will only let me post one at a time...grrr
by BlackSnake
Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:18 pm
Forum: Not Cobra stuff
Topic: Old Photo Thread
Replies: 12
Views: 13869

Old Photo Thread

Thought I'd try to provoke some activity with a photo and story sharing thread related to our automotive hobby...:-) Here are some pictures I recently scanned along with the story behind one of my early hot rod projects ('63 corvette roadster). I graduated from High school in 1973 and worked a summe...
by BlackSnake
Tue Feb 13, 2018 12:13 pm
Forum: Cobra stuff
Topic: The substance we laughingly call "gasoline"
Replies: 3
Views: 3411

Re: The substance we laughingly call "gasoline"

Hmm, "geysering" conjures an image of anim-Al's car...:-)
by BlackSnake
Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:16 pm
Forum: Cobra stuff
Topic: Some days you are the windshield...
Replies: 20
Views: 13446

Re: Some days you are the windshield...

Looks like it would bolt right on... :W:
by BlackSnake
Mon Feb 05, 2018 12:02 pm
Forum: Cobra stuff
Topic: Some days you are the windshield...
Replies: 20
Views: 13446

Re: Some days you are the windshield...

Tom,

Feeling the need to point out what should be obvious to someone who has been operating motorized devices as long as you have...