Louis Chevrolet died in 1941, fourteen years before the introduction of the landmark 1955 Chevy and the 265 Chevy small-block V-8. The ’55 introduced the modern V-8 Chevy engine, but Chevrolet offered a V-8 engine as early as 1914! The ’55 “Shoebox” design was an immediate hit and remains an ageless classic. Story by Jim […]

More than 30,000 car enthusiasts jammed the one-mile stretch of downtown Henderson, NC for the 2015 East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Saturday car show. In 2015 the show drew over 1,500 entries ranging from famous drag race cars to street rods, musclecars, restored antiques, and trucks. Story and Photos by Jim Hill If […]

Jack Merkel’s small-block Chevy with Hilborn fuel injection powers the perfectly replicated ’48 Anglia B/Gasser of “Coney Island Ralph” Landolfi. Ralph, seated behind the car, watches over the flawlessly recreated “Eastwind III” during the York U.S. 30 nostalgia event in 2004.   Story by Jim Hill East Coast drag racing fans and in particular, Gasser fans recently lost a […]

Lined up and ready to race for Little Eliminator Sunday afternoon at Newton County Dragstrip, near Covington, GA. Hubert Platt’s potent and much-feared Terminal Transport ’37 Chevy B/Gasser and ’57 Chevy C/Gasser are shown at far-left. Newton County hosted many NHRA Southeast Division 2 points events in the late 50’s and early 60’s. Story by Jim […]

George “Pappa Kook” Kryssing (front row, second from right) was honored as a 2012 East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame inductee in Henderson, NC.   “Papa Kook” Kryssing came from a hands-on, drag racing background. He retained a love of all types of racing and going fast and was a familiar figure at the Kooks […]

Lamar Walden helped to create the rebirth of the Chevrolet 348-409-427 Z-11, V-8 engine. Shown here with his highly modified, improved and strengthened “409”, Lamar’s engine included new aluminum heads from Edelbrock, and the new aluminum BMP block. These Lamar Walden-influenced components produced 409-based engines easily capable of 1,000+ hp.   Lamar Walden’s knowledge and experience […]

During her early Funny Car career Della Woods drove this Dodge Charger named “Bernella’s Funny Honey”. Della’s brother Bernie Woods tuned the blown, 426 nitro hemi to 200 mph speeds. Together, their combined names formed the team name, “Bernella”. Here Della smokes ‘em on a burn-out in California. (Tom West photo) Della Woods poses with […]

Smoke, flames and thunder, Ray Price’s Top Fuel Harley-Davidson motorcycles were amazing for their craftsmanship as well as their brute power. Ray’s skills as a racer were known and respected across the drag racing world. Ray Price and his wife of 57 years, Jean pose with Ray’s plaque after being inducted into the 2012 East […]

2015 East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame inductee Larry Lombardo’s career as a winning race driver spanned three decades. Today Larry is successful, respected race engine builder for drag racing and circle track clients in an area covering several Northeastern and North Central states. Larry Lombardo’s national event career began at the age of […]