Funny Cars - vintage 1st and 2nd generation Charger race photos

[held1823]

I've accumulated thousands of old Mopar drag photos over the years, including Chargers by the hundreds.

There were quite a few teams that ran this era's body in many different paint schemes throughout the years.

There is a separate thread for the 1971 - up body style.

I figure if I alone post one photo a day, this thread would stay active for years, but please feel free to add to the thread.

If it doesn't generate much interest, it will eventually work its way into oblivion

I didn't save the photographer name on many, so if it isn't shown on the photo i'd be happy to edit a post to give due credit

[held1823]

this full on lace paint was short lived as the car was crashed during one of its first events. it was rebuilt, but with a different scheme

[wingcar]

Here you go.....

[tan top]

good stuff   

[67440chrg]

Thanks it is nice to see a 1st gen once in a while.

[held1823]

Thanks it is nice to see a 1st gen once in a while.

here's a few more

[gtx6970]

probably the most famous one


Pretty sure everyone knows this one

[gtx6970]

there were several paint schemes on Nelson Carters Superchief




He also ran it under different sponsorship

[Birdflu]

Boy! If a guy could go back...just for one sunny afternoon to one of these tracks! 

[held1823]

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[moparstuart]

cool local guy i got to talk to a few times funny guy

[moparstuart]

 

[moparstuart]

 

[held1823]

one of these is not exactly like the others......

[odcics2]

UFO "Daytona"

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,51749.0.html

[held1823]

UFO "Daytona"

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,51749.0.html

before the nose was added

[held1823]

more...

[Highbanked Hauler]

Great bunch of pictures there man !!!

[held1823]

some early Color Me Gone for the gen-1 fans

[tan top]

 awesome pictures , thanks for sharing 

[held1823]

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[cdr]

Thanks for all the AWESOME pictures, VERY cool !!!!

[Birdflu]

That's a cool pic! Heck, I even dig the C50/60 stretched with a carry-all body in the back ground! 

[Challenger340]

Is that Sammy Davis Jr walking by the Van ?

[6pkrtse]

I would love to find an old 68-70 Charger F/C body and build a state of the art new chassis under it with a blown Hemi of course.

[krops cars]

How do find out more about Super Chief? Where did his cars end up?

[held1823]

,,,

[held1823]

How do find out more about Super Chief? Where did his cars end up?

https://www.facebook.com/179757238730599/videos/10150094394271938/

the car was the Imperial Customs piece prior to Super Chief. It then became the LA Hooker. After the LA Hooker, the body was sold to the McCracken brothers and became the Sundancer, who ran it  on their home built chassis.

the newer charger body was crashed hard, and that was the end of the Super Chief. The crash was caught on film (see end of video clip above), and is shown in the movie Funny Car Summer.

the movie scene https://www.facebook.com/179757238730599/videos/10150162248076938/

facebook page about Super Chief with lots of cool photos

https://www.facebook.com/pg/Super-Chief-179757238730599/photos/?ref=page_internal

[krops cars]

That is so cool you knew all that.

[held1823]

That is so cool you knew all that.

i only knew part of it. some i learned from the team's facebook page.

Pretty wild how often these things changed hands. Pretty sad there isn't more interest in race history.

The chargers were so cool, especially when most teams were running smaller A and E bodies

Even more uncommon was a plymouth B body

[held1823]

,,,

[krops cars]

I always thought they were cool. What was the horse power and time back then verses now?

[held1823]

I always thought they were cool. What was the horse power and time back then verses now?

6.70's were the norm around 1970

i saw somewhere that top engine builders were getting around 1800 hp then

a couple of good reads

https://www.nhra.com/news/2015/nhra-supernationals-1970-73

https://www.drivingline.com/articles/the-history-of-drag-racing/

[held1823]

not a funny car, but too cool to not share

[moparstuart]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/295974261350613


SUPER  CHEAP        1969 Dodge Charger "Chi Town Hustler" original Funny car body
Catawissa, MO ·
$3,500
1969 "Chi Town Hustler" Dodge Charger Funny Car Body. Original fiberglass body, never mounted on a chassis. Has been stored for a long time.     $3,500 , if interested, call at [hidden information]. Less

[moparstuart]

 

[Birdflu]

That is SUPER COOL! If I only knew I'd live to be 172 years old, I would actually want to acquire that Charger body! Too many projects already! 

[krops cars]

Right. Would be awesome to own.

[held1823]

Floyd Purcell's WHINEMAKER II , the former Super Chief car