Finding HISTORY at the Wally Parks NHRA Nostalgia Nationals

The Wally Parks Nostalgia Nationals (previously known as the Hot Rod Reunion) is a great place to see historic drag cars, hot rods and wild creations. It's always held on Father's Day weekend and my dad and I love to go. While the event has diminished drastically since we first started going in 2008, it's still one of the greatest collections of nostalgia drag cars East of the Mississippi. We were only there for a day, but let's take a walk through and see some of the things that caught my attention. If you want more content from the Wally Parks Nostalgia Nationals, check out Throttle Power here: / @throttlepower

[@lancesteele9719]

Thanks for another fantastic trip down memory lane ! It always make me smile to see so many vintage drag cars and hot rods still looking good, running fast, and making noise !

[@zerrohalfcup]

Ricky Neal is the man that deserves the credit for the paint and lettering work on that Super Duster. He helped with the recreation of that out of the Memphis area where the original one was campaigned out of.

[@robertgrant4501]

Was the Super Duster in 2 Lane Blacktop?

[@zerrohalfcup]

@robertgrant4501 yes but that was prior to Grooms taking over as the driver. Gary Henderson was still driving when Two-Lane Blacktop was filmed

[@robertgrant4501]

@@zerrohalfcup Thanks for the information

[@groomsracing2309]

Ricky is the man

[@joshuagibson2520]

Couldn't be a better video to watch while I roll one. Thanks for the upload Mr. Byrd.

[@mikedaugharty5544]

Thank you very much for the video and the time that went into it and all the photographing and putting the video together editing look like a lot of fun

[@davida.p.9911]

Lots of awesome cars!! I'm really glad there are so many keeping our racing history alive. And automotive history in general as well. Thanks for sharing!! 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

[@terryeustice5399]

Great video of these old dragsters and gasser’s. Thanks for sharing. 💯👊☔️

[@jamesbalke9981]

I am impressed with the vid. The quality of videography and narration is very very good ! I own the blue Willys truck @ the 9:00 min. Mark

[@mikeyt3940]

Truly excellent coverage, I plan on doing this event with my brothers on the HAMB with my 1930 ford altered drag car from the 60's. Thanks again for the video. Mike

[@simonevans343]

I love and appreciate this channel. So good for all us that dont live in America

[@larrytucker2938]

Great cars, takes me back to my youth.

[@yamarider6199]

thanks for the coverage at this event. definitely gonna have to go next year!

[@Leadfootkurtis]

Fantastic, my favorite era of racing! 😎

[@tonyt8805]

Another great video Tommy Lee! 😎 We have the California Hot Rod Reunion October 25 - 27 in Bakersfield. The March Meet, first week of March in Bakersfield. It would been amazing to see you there! 🔥 🤓 😎 🤓 🔥

[@lyndwood1]

Thanks for the footage...great to watch... Lyndwood rails Rock

[@groomsracing2309]

Awesome, thanks for the humbling comments on the Super Duster!

[@dannybenfield1164]

Very cool old school hot rod

[@muscle_cars]

good history, clean footage 🔥

[@stayhappy9893]

Was there. My Favorite 3 day event.Thanks for sharing your videos. 🥰

[@Biokemist-o3k]

You always do a fantastic job with your videos. Thank you for sending me over to throttle power. Eventually I am going to put together an old drag car that my Grandfather used to work on....You have the connections to have some of the best writing on your Gassser...Looking forward to it...

[@richardsmith-qy6vl]

What a great video I am nut about 60s and 70s drag racing and gassers are my favorite

[@asimplehorseman4648]

Nice production work. Cool cars, thanks.

[@mick_1949]

Very nice. Thanks champion 👍🇦🇺

[@ronstiles2681]

Thanks for sharing

[@austindewalt3769]

Yeah, Throttle Power is a good channel. He also does videos on model cars.

[@dustymojave]

Yup. I follow his model car KZbin.

[@austindewalt3769]

@@dustymojave yeah sometimes I watch his model related stuff.

[@calvincooley1074]

Great stuff as usual! Thx!!

[@granddad-mv5ef]

I keep hoping to see a car I remember racing against even though the odds are slim. I REALLY need to attend this event!

[@toddclark332]

Great show thanks bud

[@myretirementlife8731]

Wow, good video, some really great hot rods. That Street Roadster sure looks like a Travis "Tuki" Hess paint job.

[@brandonbowling524]

Jim Boitnott owns it and painted it

[@myretirementlife8731]

@@brandonbowling524 Thanks

[@stephenhayden2712]

I love the video, thank you !!!!

[@artcardenas9613]

Awesome vid !!!!!!

[@SpatchcockRat]

Love the closeup at 5:42. I'm in Britain and building a blown 354 hemi with a 4 port Hilborn. Curious how it's plumbed because my hat only has the above blower metering block with no provision for port nozzles.

[@RandallSoong-pp7ih]

Cool Man!!

[@MichaelGuziak]

Back at The Beginning of Funny Cars,, We Watched this car at LIONS DRAG STRIP IN WILMINGTON, CA.. MANY SATURDAY NIGHTS, SInce Dougs Headers was only miles away in SoCal back then...

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

👍🏁🏁👍

[@marcosfernandeznanita7150]

Great video man, i would love to build some replicas out of this video, especially the lyndwood dragster, pretty cool stuff, lot of parts to scratch build there and make a show piece, if you can, i like to pursuit that project, hope you can help me

[@Wayfarer001]

There's a Super Duster in the final drag race scene in Two lane blacktop.

[@jimmccauley9099]

I enjoy the older cars myself. What l really miss is surface rust. Surface rust wasn't always a good thing but l thought it looked cool. Shame it's been forgotten.

[@MichaelGuziak]

>>*AT TIME STAMP (5:03) You mentioned Chute Pack Body.. The cars that had that Look. THEY Were Referred to As A Tail.. Just Sayin. Very Popular on The West Coast. Hanna Created Some..

[@jamesbalke9981]

Is there Anyway you can edit the part with my blue Willys gasser pickup at the 9 minute mark and make a “Short” out of it?

[@hyperluminalreality1]

Right lane clock display is all goofy. Decimal in the wrong place and a blank space between hundredths and thousandths. On runs over 10 seconds the 1 is off the board like at 16:17 where it looks like they went 10.190 on a 10.00 breakout. I think I am able to read the time at least....

[@MichaelGuziak]

>> At (6:09) TIME Stamp.. That Front Engine car has What is Called A Shorty Body...

[@alexander1485]

My phone is a supplement to my cameras (2 cameras complementing themselves with zoom and night/low light), ill use it if I don't have the cameras with me but not to video.

[@JJBblitzball]

Do you think you can do a video on Dover drag strip

[@johnstickel5252]

Where are pictures of Walt’s Puffer ? 1961/62 NHRA NATIONALS

[@BenSymington]

[@michaelpelham5079]

Do you have an email I can contact you.Have a few old parts you might be interested in.

[@Sleeperdude]

Race car

[@pamdunn8454]

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