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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Wowcars on February 28, 2008 6:56 pm

Title: Canadian Drag Pics
Post by: Wowcars on February 28, 2008 6:56 pm

Check out these series of photos. Lots of local cars, including Rydells Anglia, and the "Sweet Thang" of Fargo! Where is this thing now!!?!?
LOTS of pages...

http://www.mts.net/~red67/reunion4.html

Title: RE: Canadian Drag Pics
Post by: ratfink on February 28, 2008 11:51 pm

I have been on that site in the past. You can also see guys like Dwayne who used to own the dragstrip in Fargo, Tom Fisher, Larry Severson from Fargo. Bob Srukness from Minot.

I'm a little bit young to remember, but they used to get all the big names up there in it's heyday.

You can see 'snake. Kallita, WJ and more have been there.   Cool stuff...........

Title: RE: Canadian Drag Pics
Post by: Eyeball on February 29, 2008 1:52 am

That is a great site.

Title: Canadian Drag Pics
Post by: overspray on February 29, 2008 3:31 pm

I found 1 picture of the start line and in the background, behind the cars, is the roof of my 55 Nomad wagon.  
The Canucks used to get a kick out of us running from the bleachers to the Nomad to fill our "Coca Cola" cups with beer.  Back then, and maybe still, you couldn't drink alcohol in public.  We would buy a large Coke and reuse the cup to conceal our favorite "Barley Pop".

The Nomad was kind of handy back then.  A couple sleeping bags and a cooler were standard equipment.  Head for Keystone/Bison Dragways after work, pull over on a country road when you get tired, then continue to the dragstrip when the sun comes up.

Title: Canadian Drag Pics
Post by: Wowcars on February 29, 2008 5:18 pm

I love this caption on the "Opening day" pics:
if this image doesn't do it for you, you're either too young
or you're on the wrong website

Title: Canadian Drag Pics
Post by: Wowcars on February 29, 2008 5:34 pm

Quote from: "overspray"

I found 1 picture of the start line and in the background, behind the cars, is the roof of my 55 Nomad wagon.  
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Which pic is this?

Title: Canadian Drag Pics
Post by: eberhama on February 29, 2008 5:45 pm

I'd have to ask my dad to be sure, but I think "Sweet Thang" is being restored by that guys son.

Title: Canadian Drag Pics
Post by: sundance on February 29, 2008 6:12 pm

i remember the U.F.O.--unidentified flying olds--it ran alot at sabin--from crookston dealer- nelson olds

Title: Canadian Drag Pics
Post by: Wowcars on February 29, 2008 6:13 pm

Is this what Falfa meant by a "Field Car"?

(http://www.mts.net/~57ford/sterner_forman_weeds2.jpg)

Title: Canadian Drag Pics
Post by: overspray on March 01, 2008 5:19 am

The long roof behind the 62 chev, right above the hood scoop.

It was runnin' a 283 bored to 292cu.in.-muncie 4 speed-3.70 gears-AFB 4bbl. with a set of hedman headers.