First dragster

34fordy

34fordy

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This was captioned as “Don Garlits’ first dragster. Looks like early 50s. Probably posted in the past.
 

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Even Don was young once. I know he started with a flathead, but switched to a hemi very early on. That Oldsmobile appears to have a one piece windshield which makes it a 1950 which was probably a new car when the picture was taken. (OK, OK, it could be an early 1951 88 series, but that fits as well.)
 
tubman said:
Even Don was young once. I know he started with a flathead, but switched to a hemi very early on. That Oldsmobile appears to have a one piece windshield which makes it a 1950 which was probably a new car when the picture was taken. (OK, OK, it could be an early 1951 88 series, but that fits as well.)
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Hey Denny, How about that two tone car in the background with the white top? I was wondering 52-53 Ford maybe.
 
34fordy said:
Hey Denny, How about that two tone car in the background with the white top? I was wondering 52-53 Ford maybe.
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Could be, but it's really not clear enough to be definite. Personally, I think it looks like a '50 Buick. As said, I'm not even sure about the year of the Olds. Even if it is a '52 Ford, that would be pushing it. The story I have heard is that Don pulled his first hemi out of a '51 Chrysler wagon when it was only a couple of weeks old.

But we all know about "stories".
 
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