29 Drag Cars From The 50th Winternationals - Back To The Future

Even sitting still, the most interesting vehicles participating in the NHRA's 50th annual Winternationals might've been the 80 or so parked just outside of Pomona Raceway's jam-packed pit area.Even sitting still, the most interesting vehicles participating in the NHRA's 50th annual Winternationals might've been the 80 or so parked just outside of Pomona Raceway's jam-packed pit area. Although nothing on display in this Golden 50 Corral ever rivaled a modern, 8,000hp Top Fuel car for sheer shock and awesomeness, the cookie-cutter conformity of today's 1,000-foot spec racers becomes sadly apparent whenever they share space with the diverse creations that pounded pavement in the '60s, '70s, and even the '80s.inline_mediumwraptextright00Here's the Stone, Woods, and Cook Swindler II today. In the '60s, it was traded to a fiberglass maker, then sold to Joe Troilo in 1972. He made a street rod out of it, then swapped it to Mike Wale in the late '70s. Mike returned it to Joe in 2003, and a restoration to 1962 specs ensued. The car won the Preservation Award at Detroit Autorama in 2007.27614573/eventcoverage/hrdp_1006_29_drag_cars_from_the_50th_winternationa lshrdp_1006_01_o+29_drag_cars_from_the_50th_winter nationals+stone_wood_and_cooks_swindler_ii.jpgtrue


Photo Gallery: 29 Drag Cars From The 50th Winternationals - Hot Rod Magazine

Photo Gallery: 29 Drag Cars From The 50th Winternationals - Hot Rod Magazine


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