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The television series The Munsters filmed most of the episode "Hot Rod Herman" (aired on May 27, 1965) at Lions Drag Strip.; The track announcer for many races in the late 1960s and early 1970s was broadcast personality and motorsports announcer Larry Huffman, [1] whose frenetic announcing style was later spoofed by countless stand-up comedians.
It was one of the sport's early examples of a Funny Car, setting the fastest time among such cars in 1965 at Lions Drag Strip of 8.63 seconds at 163 mph (262 km/h). [ 11 ] [ 3 ] Since Dyer drove a Dodge, he was involved in feuds with drivers from rival manufacturers throughout the 1960s, particularly Arnie Beswick and Don Gay from Pontiac .
The Little Red Wagon debuted in the 1965 season opener at Lions Drag Strip in Wilmington, California, in front of 10,000 fans and reporters from major newspapers and automotive publications. The vehicle suffered wrecks in 1969, 1971, and 1975. After the 1975 wreck, Golden converted a non-operable show truck and campaigned it until he retired in ...
Nostalgia Super Stock is an index-style foot brake only class for the year models, body styles, and engine combinations which raced in the A/FX and Super Stock classes of the '60s. Exceptions in the authenticity of these cars will be allowed, for instance those relating to safety, equality in performance, availability, and durability.
Little Red Wagon ' s first outing, at the AHRA Grand American event at Lions Drag Strip, was an 11 second pass at 120 mph (190 km/h). [2] The crowd's very enthusiastic reaction prompted Golden to turn the A/FX truck into a wheelstanding exhibition racer, which he developed a steering mechanism for himself, relying on experience from his day job ...
In the 1950s, '60s, and beyond, the American media world was often dominated by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and the rest of the Vegas strip-centered entertainers collectively ...
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