This week, we’re bringing you a great video that’s probably best just listened to while you’re googling vintage drag racing photos. The one and only Dave Wallace, Jr. – the hardest-working man in dra...
While there’s nothing better than some great historic celluloid to get our little black hearts pumping, sometimes a video that’s nothing more than a pile of great old photos stitched together with a ...
If you’re here, we don’t have to convince you that the first-gen Funny Car era was one of the coolest, if not craziest, in drag racing history. Social media is chock-full of great old photos and some...
There was a time, in the not-too-distant past, when drag racing was really, really cool. Drivers were gladiators, teams were small bands of nomads, motel parking lots were all-night parties, and the ...
A brief moment when drag racing and beehives collided in full vintage glory. Ah, 1970. In Drag Racing, it was that magical period that was still everything good about the glorious Sixties, but nothin...
A brief moment when drag racing and beehives collided in full vintage glory. Ah, 1970. In Drag Racing, it was that magical period that was still everything good about the glorious Sixties, but nothin...
American Racing Equipment ‘s magazine ad for its new pizza-cutter 4 x 15 magnesium frontrunner. Here at Hemmings, we’re nothing if not steeped in history. Comes along with the territory, right? Becau...
Conduct your own night of fire with this J34 turbojet-powered 1984 Chevrolet Corvette funny car for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This incredible Jet Turbine powered Funny Car ...
Dick Landy’s 1965 Dodge Hemi Coronet AFX Dragster. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. The 12 B-bodies rolled out by Chrysler in late 1964 for Factory Experimental drag racing didn’t look quite right, es...
The 2016 Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame induction class, with founder John Scotti (foreground). Photos courtesy Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Last year was the first time that the newly estab...
Jack Chrisman, circa 1966. Photos courtesy NHRA. Ask a dozen drag racing fans exactly when the term “Funny Car” came about, and you’re likely to get a dozen different answers. This much is clear: It ...