Keystone Drag News booklet kept folks informed
early incarnations of Ken Murray's Willys and Ken MacKenzie's "55 Chevy gassers
Hugh Hanson images
the very clean Rydell and Amundson '34 Chev coupe from Grand Forks
no retrospective of Manitoba motorsports is complete without mention of
the many contributions of Brian Buchan ...
... and Bill Balicky
a slim Brian Hansell looks in on Don Sherwin's Anglia
Anglia's a pair... visiting Lutz 'n Lundberg and local Don Sherwin
Hugh Hanson images
inflation rears it's ugly head
but inside this issue there was not only the previously seen image of Jack Sund's Thunderbolt
there was also the debut of the Car of the Month feature
Ken MacKenzie's '55 Chevy gasser got the honors here
staples were a no cost extra
innovative straight 6 gasser from Grand Forks
car evolved into the Hope-Lang-Rydell Modified Eliminator winner @ 1970 NHRA Springnationals in Dallas
tagged "Mr.Crude", the handle belied it's engineering
Canadian, Ralph Hope, drove
like so
photo courtesy of Bill Balicky
blown or injected... take your pick
a touring Melrose Missile out of California shows it's distinctive altered wheelbase
the procedure, designed to aid traction in high horsepowered cars, lent a decidedly distorted look
initially tagged as A/Factory Experimental (A/FX), the term "funny" car was quickly adopted
Hugh Hanson images
Field of Dreams
Hugh Hanson photo
the fine art of fence leaning... and no, the dragsters aren't doing a burnout
Hugh Hanson photo
Minnesotan, Tom Hoover, ran this very successful Chrysler powered fuel dragster
Tom's deal was a family affair with father, George, and his Mom ever present
Ma and Pa Hoover were always well received at Keystone / Bison
and deservedly so... fine folks
Tom Hoover and we're not sure
Minneapolis based Big Wheel and a youthful Tom Hoover
images courtesy of Hugh Hanson
another popular Minnesotan, Bill Schifsky, owned several fuel cars over the years
regardless of who drove, they always put on a show
multi carbed '55 Chev anyone?
Hugh Hanson photo
the rare Z16 Chevelle of Larry Grube from across the border
Hugh Hanson photo
Wayne Wedge and his 289 210 hp 4 speed 64 1/2 Mustang F/Stocker
locally sponsored Mopar
Warren Schettler riding herd in Stock Eliminator with hiperf Mustang
photo courtesy of Wayne Wedge
Warren Schettler with a few trinkets
Dave Archer photo
Kenny Bell's '53 Ford flatty and Bill Wakeman's 289 '64 Fairlane
Hugh Hanson images
Bill Wakeman, again, with '65 Can Am Nats Jr. Stock winning Ford
photo courtesy of Bomba, hisownself
Cam McCallum backdropped by infamous Lake Keystone
starter in nifty hat seems more concerned with how the stuffed tiger got out of the cage
it WAS stuffed, right ?
photo courtesy of Cam McCallum
Dennis Neelin and Ken Murray's 430 Lincoln motivated '40 Willys
photo courtesy of Dennis Neelin
Dennis Neelin turning the wrenches ...
... to the tune of
very respectable numbers for 1965
so, you roll in the gate and who are you greeted by?
would that be Ron Demadash, aka DEMO
who also did the original artwork for the Bill's Speed Centre dragon?
we DO know Dave Archer took the photo
note driver of mild '59 Pontiac checkin' out Don Chapman's altered
great pit shot
Gord Barton, of the Roadsters Car Club, sent in these excellent period photos
unfortunately, we have only the file names for indentification purposes
Mr. Fournier (?) and the previously seen Willys coupe
yes, it was called Wee Willie Rooster
and no, we don't know why
this was NOT a cover photo for an early 60's Hot Rod magazine
but, in our mind, it certainly could have been
ya think?
pit shot
and, on the track
Roadsters Car Club posing with their dragster
and, what's a club without a clubhouse?
the Tyndall Garage markings suggest this to be one of Al Bodnarchuk's early efforts
more of the same, slightly updated
wheels, radius rods and headers visibly different here
with likely a change in ownership
Ernie Willms is caught here massaging the injected small block Chevy
popular Deuce sedan was tagged the Candy Apple Box
Warren Schettler's Dominion Motors (Saskatoon) Fairlane experiment
photo courtesy of Wayne Wedge
the brothers Forzley pitted beside Marv Kemel's '57 Ranchero
note interesting body panels on dragster
photo and info courtesy of Cam McCallum
King's Texaco dragster running a 327" Chev in a Forzley chassis
photo and info courtesy of Cam McCallum
Warren Schettler, to the right with new Comet, plays the waiting game
all shapes, all sizes
a fantastic image of Bob Buccini's points winning dragster
this could well be the south end of Bob Buccini facing north
but we've been wrong before
you folks aren't ready for this...
looking for all the world like Tom McEwen making the turnaround at Lions
an 8 year old Al Swanky readies what has to be the original junior dragster
built by Al's father, local painter Bob Swanky, unique digger ran a 2 1/2 horse motor
in contributing these photos, Al tells us the times were mid 20's @ 40 mph
he also mentions the time his Dad surprised him by removing the ballast from the car
Al legged it as usual, promptly pulling the front wheels just like the big boys
never lifting, Al ran a full 1/4 wheelstand with a terminal speed of 28 mph
We translate "Une Petite"as Little One
but we're betting Al called it FUN
ya gotta eat
mind the puddles, now
economics, son, economics
meanwhile, on the spectator side
a few finalists in the Buddy Holly lookalike contest
line the fence searching for Peggy Sue
Warren Schettler continues his winning ways with Wiley Mercury's Sweet Revenge 390 Comet
photo courtesy of Wayne Wedge
courtesy of Bill Balicky
the evolution of the Funnycar continued with the likes of Richard Dyke's Hemi Collector and Lutz'n Lundberg's 442
clipping courtesy of Jim L'Esperance
a pit shot of the Collector from Dave Cherrett
and similarly, the Lutz'n Lundberg Olds
from the wild guess department
would that be Ken Murray showing wife, Audrey, what he'd like for Christmas?
Bill's Speed Centre, in near lane, takes on the Foolish Four's 430 Lincoln powered dragster
photo courtesy of Bill Balicky
Conrad Kalitta, right here in River City
and, that should end that argument
