![]() ![]() I can't make out the next Funny Car, but it feels like a Camaro or Firebird. Behind the Corvair is the Coleman Super Ford Torino, driven by Sid Foster. Behind Ray Alley is the Doug's Headers Corvair, campaigned by Bourgeois & Wade. “While I can't name every car in this photo, I can add several more to your list. Roger Lindamood's 'Color Me Gone' and Jess Tyree had completed their burnouts but were signaled to shut 'em down. 23, but halfway through round one of the 15 scheduled races, a tremendous fog rolled in to halt the action. I blew up the photo to help illustrate his findings. Ibusuki wrote to tell me that the photo was not from the 1969 race - known officially as the OCIR Manufacturers Funny Car Team Championships - but from 1968, and he was able to identify the vast majority of the cars. Besides his artistic skills, Ibusuki also is a true lover of our sport’s history and a treasure trove of information. James Ibusuki, one of drag racing’s premier illustrators well known for his exacting details and intensely researched artworks, was among those weighing in. ![]() Last week’s “lost photos” column inspired a ton of response from fans who remembered many of the subjects of the photos, but none drew more interest than the group photo of Funny Cars on the Orange County Int’l raceway track prior to the annual Manufacturers Meet.Ī lot of fans remembered those days when they rooted for cars that looked much more like the street-car versions than they do today as the team championships that were hotly contested (as were the annual East-West battles that also were popular at SoCal tracks). ![]()
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