A Little Drag Race Nostalgia From Toledo

[Auggie56]

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Drag Racing at The Toledo Municipal Airport - July 1958.

This is a 2 page article in the April 1959 Hot Rod Magazine. Can you imagine that today?!? 9 months to see it in print!

 

[oldbee]

Auggie I remember my folks taking us kids past Arfons's house to see the tree trunks he used to chain the engines to to test fire them. Great post!

 

[streetwedg]

I grew up in Toledo, but I don’t remember seeing my racing at the airport. I do remember after it closed, people used to go there and fly remote control planes.

 

[oldbee]

Allison engine in pic#2?

 

[Auggie56]

Allison engine in pic#2?

And number one.