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Tony Fields

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Thought you might enjoy these.

I took them many years ago.
Wish I could have got his face in the pic.

Tony
 

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Wow! A dual plug Hemi!

She should like those.

Nice.
 
that is soooooo awesome ...not just internet pics ...originals that you took and experienced .....that is sooooo awesome.

I think that's what heaven is going too look like ....where all the cars have HEMIs and there is no need to worry about pollution or things getting old and decaying.......an eternity of all things cool.....and hanging out with Ronnie Sox. :prayer::prayer::prayer:
 
that is soooooo awesome ...not just internet pics ...originals that you took and experienced .....that is sooooo awesome.

I think that's what heaven is going too look like ....where all the cars have HEMIs and there is no need to worry about pollution or things getting old and decaying.......an eternity of all things cool.....and hanging out with Ronnie Sox. :prayer::prayer::prayer:



And dual plug Hemis... :burnout:
 
i have never liked 72 dusters so much as now ....i had one before and i changed the tail lights bcoz i didn't like the 72 duster tail lights but after seeing that pic ......i love 72 dusters now :prayer::prayer:
 
Tony
The Barracuda/Challenger, I don't recognize the paint job. Anyway that is the Cable Car? Can you remember back that far?
 
The cable car was Don Carlton's car!! And for Tony, the cable car was an attempt by the Mopar racers of the day to strip weight and run with the limiting factoring rules that were aimed at putting the Hemi out of racing competition.nthey had some kind of cable system in them as a tensioning device to allow them to eliminate heavier metal structuring and save weight!! I believe Don Carlton died in a tire testing accident using one of the cable cars!!

Read up on it, it's very interesting!! I think the cars were 73-4 Dusters!! Geof
 
The cable car was Don Carlton's car!! And for Tony, the cable car was an attempt by the Mopar racers of the day to strip weight and run with the limiting factoring rules that were aimed at putting the Hemi out of racing competition.nthey had some kind of cable system in them as a tensioning device to allow them to eliminate heavier metal structuring and save weight!! I believe Don Carlton died in a tire testing accident using one of the cable cars!!

Read up on it, it's very interesting!! I think the cars were 73-4 Dusters!! Geof

Thanks Geof.
 
Here is an article about the "Wire Car". Unfortunately, it was never raced in competition because Chrysler got out of Pro Stock and Don Carlton was killed in a testing accident a couple of years later. Lots of other cool links at the end of the article as well.

The car Carlton was driving when he died was a stretched Colt that was run in B/Altered. There was only this one "Wire Car".

http://www.allpar.com/racing/missile/wire-car.html
 
Thanks for posting,Tony. The best part: True memories and stories,behind the; photos.The real fun part.
 
Since you like original photos, here's some I took back in
1969 at Indianapolis Raceway Park (Now Lucas Oil Raceway)

The first pic is my 1964 VW with a 454 rat motor at Harrison
County Drag Strip.

There was also a match race with Hemi Under Glass and LADart
packing the wheels for the full quarter.
 

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Here's some more
 

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Couple more....we are in the red '69 Roadrunner behind the Camaro.

It was my brothers.
 

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Naa that's not what I mean. I have not seen a Sox 70-71 Cuda with Blue on the fender tops. Don Grother ran a Barracuda that might have been blue on the fender tops.

And on the old pictures, anyone else spy the Valiant Sedan Delivery? RARE!
 

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the last picture has a early 60's valiant sedan wagon. That is cool to see
 
Happy Birthday today Tony I see you have a pony tail started on your 66th birthday
Stay young my friend and and thank you for these cool old memories you enjoyed :eek:ccasion:

enjoy your 17th birthday :D and keep rolling the way you role :cheers:
 
Happy Birthday Tony. Here are some of my drag pictures and a few models on the subject!
 

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Awesome vintage pics.....very cool.

I love the Little Red Wagon :thumleft: 8-)
 
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