Fabulous Floppers

[@cantstandya1983]

Back when cigarette and beer companies battled at the track!!...love it!!...

[@bobbymonteforte3705]

Back in the day u had The Following. The Independence Wars. Beer Wars. Coke Vs Pepsi. Oil Wars That's What made NHRA. Then

[@fuhkoffandie]

Old grumpy Bill Jenkins, he would drive his car back down the track the other way. I remember he did that in a race with ol'Dandy, of all people.💯

[@bobbymonteforte3705]

This is what made me Love Funny Cars. I watched this with my dad when i was 4. Hooked on it ever since and i still love it today at the age of 39.

[@FINALSTRIKE94]

Same

[@sherrigaskin5656]

"Sunday Sunday Sunday. We'll sell you the whole seat but you'll only need the edge!!!"

[@johnpitts9836]

I miss the good ole days of Drag Racing. It just isn't the same.😞

[@patrickm.8425]

Then get out there and bring them back!!!

[@timothypuvogel5468]

Damn I miss the blue max awesome car great driver I also miss mike Dunn too

[@millopguy]

So glad I got to see the early era of drag racing. The cars looked great before the aero era took over.

[@CallMeMrX]

I agree, unfortunately it is the same way for all motorsport these days, winning is winning

[@dinadaughtry8993]

Man when I was a kid my first hot wheels car was Don the snake Pruedome funny car in the 70s it even lifted up

[@bigunone]

Steve Evans your are missed!

[@SolamenteVees]

Same. Legendary pipes...

[@GT-fb8nv]

+ Charlie and Solamente Vees - Couldn't agree more, Steve was genus!!! I saw a feature of him showing his personal muscle car. Does anybody else remember this and what kind of car it was? Any guesses?

[@Slinger43]

You absolutely could not beat Evans & the legendary Dave McClelland. Dave is the GOAT of all race announcer's & Mr Evan's was his equally Great Wingman. A better pair has NEVER existed 💪😎👍

[@edhaley7930]

this is when drag racing was fun to watch

[@stevenhall2122]

I love a good blast from the past I grew up in that era seeing those cars as a child to the grown man but it is fun you see actual cars not aerodynamic plastic fantastic

[@kevinmills1651]

takes me back to the good old days.

[@peterlee6745]

Wow Back in The Dad When D/racing was Fun .T/shirts an Jeans .Funny Cars is The best Name 4 these Cars NOW NHRA Rule The Sport. 2 day is Money 2 Money 4 The Big Boys . Been Watching From 1972 in England and in 1985 U.S. Still Love it

[@peterlee6745]

Opps Day . Lol

[@markostrem1248]

In 68 or 69 I saw a new type race car at Humboldt Ia for a first time,with names like Snake and Mongoose ,it was a funny car! little did I know!

[@erniewebster9144]

I’m so glad I got to see the funny cars of this era,when they ran a full 1340 foot quarter mile!

[@SwineBrothers]

weirdly, during the rain delay for the charlotte race this year, they played this on the big screen and for viewers on nhra tv.

[@billyokley6723]

Where did the good old days go? Guess they are gone, but not forgotten.

[@TheoneGodfather]

I've never understood why they say it's unfortunate the name funnycar stuck,,,I think it's the perfect name.

[@frankclarkjr6369]

No one will ever do the job Steve Evans did !

[@jerrycraig6522]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE fuel coupes, there's NOTHING like the ground pounding funny cars!!!

[@boparker3537]

I miss the good ol days with cha cha muldowny she was my iddel as well as my moms

[@McCracken_9]

I must have watched this tape 100 times when I was a kid

[@bobbymonteforte3705]

So did i.

[@iflick7235]

I remember "Color Me Gone" and "Hawaiian Punch"

[@patrickcassidy9956]

I was a real big Jim Dunn Fan.. Loved his rear engined Cuda Funny Car Flopper... Funny car Summer is on KZbin...Watch it !

[@oldgoat50]

Saw Color Me Gone at US30 many many a time along with Chi-Town Hustler and even Don Schumacher's Stardust in the 70's. Bet a cold drink not many on here have seen Don drive a funny car?

[@fredrickcorey3040]

How about "Showtime"?

[@Slinger43]

@@patrickcassidy9956 Fireman's Quicky!! 😎👍

[@Slinger43]

@@oldgoat50 yes sir, you bet I have! Irwindale dragstrip, 🤔..bout 1971-72 Don Shumacher's Stardust Funnycar vs Big John Mazmanian's Candy-Apple Cuda in a best 2 of 3 match-race! "The Shue" won round 1 in a close one. Big John won round 2 in an even closer race 🤏 Round 3 the tree flashes Amber & they fire off as one 🔥🔥 I'm mid-track in the stands (tower side) scream'n my little 9yr old lungs out for So-Cal's own Big John & Shue is from Chi-Town, so I'm really root'n for that beautiful Candy-Apple Cuda 😍 They're both thunder'n with header flames shooting out 10-12ft on both sides 🔥🔥🔥🔥😃!! They're swap'n the lead back & forth, BJ, then Shue, BJ, then Shue, BJ is ahead half a car & "POOF" 😫!! The fire goes out on Big John's Cuda & Shue wins the match 😭!! Hope ya don't mind my long winded description, just couldn't help myself 😉👍

[@Knards]

There is a story on Jungle Pam on here as well. She was the real deal HOT

[@Slinger43]

That women had more curves than 4O miles of bad road! ✌️😆

[@GT-fb8nv]

I am an old school drag racing fan and this 1000 feet stuff they run today just doesn't do it for me. Sorry to say but today's drag racing is boring to me and track attendance and TV ratings prove I'm not the only one. The cars have no personality and there are no characters anymore. NASCAR is in trouble too for the some of the same reasons.

[@patrickcassidy9956]

All so true... The tracks I go to on the Eat Coast absolutely do not have enough shut down track... Wish they did... I don't like the 1000 ft racing either.

[@Slinger43]

Oh man, I'm right there with you on that. I practically grew up at the Dragstrip's of So-Cailf, went to Drag-races from 8days old in 62, thru the 2000's & haven't been to another since 1320 went away! The NHRA was raking it in for decades, but they didn't plan ahead for the cars becoming too fast for many of the tracks & when Scotty K got killed in 08 (🙏 RIP) They, along with the PDA 🙄 Sorry, hell all you longtime fans know this sadsack story 😣 oh well, they get no more $$ from me 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@davidpayne4315]

I had the snake and mongoose hot wheels cars many races at "tabletop" raceway

[@Slinger43]

I had the Mattel's Snake & Mongoose Slot-car Dragstrip! Santa brought it for Christmas in 1970 (best guess) Had a working tree & little 4speed tranny's on each side of the control box. Green flashed & you had to shift every quarter of the track or you would lose power. At the finish line there was a little garage with a door on both sides that each lane fed into and a checkered flag would pop up on the winners side! I played this thing all the way into my teenage years (always The Snake 😏) & I'm 58 today, sure wish I still had it, I'd be playing it now after watching this video! ✌️😆 Coolest toy EVER! 😜 Thx Santa! Dad I love ya & damnit I miss ya 😞 RIP Pop 1/21/35 2/21/19 🙏 You were the Best ☺️

[@donedwards3811]

My pal Jimmy H. & I would get off work around 5:30 on Friday, He'd pick me up in his Hotrod, LoL,1959 English Ford that we put 4 1/2 shackles on. Steaming with 36 H.P. & 4 0n the floor(with a foot, & a 1/2 throw, we'd cash checks at local Drugstore, grab a bag full of chips, & assorted junkfood,& a couple six packs of cold bev.& off to Aquasco Speedway ! Jungle Jim, Virginia Twister & Gassers K.S. Pitman, & the Woopie car out of SPEED Unlimited ! Couple a 16 yr olds Out for broke on another Friday night. . .

[@randydubin7118]

When I think of "Fabolous Floppers", the first three people I think of are Bill Laimbeer, LeBron James, and Dewayne Wade. 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@donaldfuller5041]

This show is old and the bodies haven't changed that much.

[@rogerdelillo2394]

Over 100 cars at a race. Now we cant get a full 16

[@chrisrobbins2641]

Back then there was two big names. Don the snake perdome. And I think the snake's nemesis was Tom the Mongoose Mcquein. The spelling could be off But what do you except at 01:46 am E.S.T. (PEACE) GOTTA GO TO BED

[@Slinger43]

No worries, EVERYBODY knows who you mean 👍 Long live The Snake & Death to the grammar police! ☠️

[@robbiburrell1168]

Don't forget Big Daddy!

[@KD-mb6hw]

What a fantastic video thanks

[@riceski]

At 11:00 or so the stands are totally empty - this just about had to be after the race because before the race ppl would have been in the stands and during the race it would have been super crowded so that's up unless that was at test and tune AFTER the race at Gainesville.

[@sidewinder712]

They used to qualify on Thurs at Gainesville. Thats why the light crowd.

[@403patriot3]

ford tempo...i can't remember the last time i saw one of those actually running still. 5.64...i wonder how that stacks up in 2017

[@derekstaples4911]

There are Alchohol F/C's that run that now, so a 5.64 in F/C wouldn't even qualify.

[@AndrewVojtecky]

4 doesn't make the tempo anymore, but if you see any nostalgia funny car races, you might see one

[@redracer1985]

Great video here, another Diamond P classic I wonder what the name of that music piece starting at 58:50 is.

[@thebassknuckler]

260.. Shit,They're doing 330 in 1000ft now.

[@buddywilliams5650]

Not on 98 percent nitromethane. That was like driving a bomb 💣

[@burythebone9816]

thank for posting this my favorite was Seasons Shaker

[@gregorywelk3344]

Seatons Shaker. Later Terry Hendricks Super Shaker.

[@gregorywelk3344]

HEDRICKS

[@stevefowler2112]

Fyi, The wind tunnel they are referring to in Marietta Georgia is owned by Lockheed Martin (a multi degreed Engineer who recently retired from America's largest defense contractor).

[@sherrigaskin5656]

Diamond P sports NHRA Drag Racing. Steve Evans and Brock Yates on Comcast channel 19 TNN- The Nashville Network in Indianapolis. This was when there was NO REMOTE CONTROL. There was a box with a big rotary knob.

[@therlinjames6407]

Loved it !!!!!

[@robmacfie7988]

Guys, it's Liberman, not Lieberman.

[@richardyoung4616]

He was serious about it too.

[@liloutlander4948]

i love funny cars

[@kevindecker5679]

They Left out Shirl Greers Fire.

[@MrsOliva]

Мужчины заняты интересным делом. На это стоит посмотреть.

[@mothertree]

I would like to know hat they meant by saying FOrd had the shotgun hemi...any insight would be great

[@artmchugh9283]

mothertree some people tried to run the boss 429 on nitro . not sure if it was problematic or too expensive. the Chrysler engine had a fair bit of development and aftermarket parts available. the 429 was called the shotgun engine .hope this helps a bit

[@dadeoo4722]

It was the motor that was in the "Boss 429" Mustang in '69.All aluminum and impossible to change the plugs on the '69.It was quite the power house but Ford just was not behind it.I heard there was some Mercury Cyclone's with that same engine, I even saw a couple at "SkunkWorks" !But I was never able to authenticate the truth of that fact so, as you know "Your mileage may vary!"Cheers!

[@chadkent1241]

The Boss 429 had a semi-hemi combustion chamber and was called the shotgun hemi because of that. Connie Kalitta figured out there's an issue in the intake port casting that allowed fuel to back up and would pop the blower. He much preffered the 427 SOHC on nitro and was the only triple crown winner in drag racing with the cammer

[@jerrycraig6522]

I like the girls!!!

[@carlweidman8450]

That's when funny cars were good nowadays they are just out of hand

[@mreid08]

I thought this was another Jungle Pam thing again

[@gullreefclub]

No that video is called Fabulous Bouncers.

[@stevens5723]

I don’t see my last name often. Props

[@MMRodsCycle]

NICE!

[@h2ofield]

8:00 ...Adam and the Ants copycat licks

[@jessewnts]

Nice look back.

[@nickinportland]

“Orange California”

[@saltydog888]

The DON..

[@stevenikitas8170]

1320 feet at 260 miles per hour.... ZZZZzzzzzz... How about 1,000 feet at 338 miles per hour. That's better....

[@jimthigpen333]

That music sucks . Funnycar was a perfect name for the class . Has nothing to do with humor .