Great crowd and a sunny day. Got some fantastic shots of some ariel acrobatics, a jet school bus and a pirate wing walker. What more can you ask for!

Union Grove, Wisconsin
Back to the glory day's of drag racing!

I took over 500 photos of the new Chi-Town Hustler Funny Cars and Roland Leong's Hawaiian with my new Canon EOS 50d digital camera and came up with some fantastic results. These are not blow ups!! The original file size of the photo can be printed up to 66"x 44" print size without any loss of resolution. The print sizes available require no cropping or adjustment.

original file size of the photo can be printed up to 66"x 44" print size without any loss of resolution. The print sizes available require no cropping or adjustment.

Remember Roland Leong's Hawaiian has a bobble of a hula girl in the back deck visible from the pineapple cutout in the rear window.
I thought it made an interesting background for the nostlgia 40 years of funny car fans!
See the Chi-Town Husltler and the Hawaiian at the Cordova Dragway park's NostalgiaFest! June 26-27 2009

years of funny car fans!
See the Chi-Town Husltler and the Hawaiian at the Cordova Dragway park's NostalgiaFest! June 26-27 2009

What a great way to spend the day. I really like the old mahogany boats and the antique hydroplanes. The 50's fiberglass is wild.
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Both Roland Leong's Hawaiian and the Chi-Town Hustler will be featured at the Cordova Dragway Park NostalgiaFest! Watch for photos from the event!
June 26,27 2009
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Massive machines from the past. What a treat to see something this historic still in operation from the glory days of the industrial revolution!
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Pat Minick, son Wayne and grandson Mike come to the Mopar Museum to see the finished Chi Town Hustlers.
Three generations of drag racing blood inspect the final outcome of years of planning and hard work to immortalize the world's most famous funny car!
Thanks to Greg and Kathy Mosley for "Keeping the Legend Alive"
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work to immortalize the world's most famous funny car!
Thanks to Greg and Kathy Mosley for "Keeping the Legend Alive"
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Legendary drag racer Pat Minick and funny car designer John Farkonas, conspire with Greg and Kathy Mosley of the Mosley Mopar Museum to bring back not one but two of the historic 69-70 Chi Town Hustler funny cars!

The "original real deal" 1969-1970 Dodge Mini Charger driven by Pat Minick has been impeccably restored to it's full racing glory and will reside full time at the Mopar Museum.

The "exhibition" Chi Town Hustler is a perfect copy and a new build of the nitro burning Hemi powered funny car and was cast from a mold created off the original body.
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Hustler funny cars!

The "original real deal" 1969-1970 Dodge Mini Charger driven by Pat Minick has been impeccably restored to it's full racing glory and will reside full time at the Mopar Museum.

The "exhibition" Chi Town Hustler is a perfect copy and a new build of the nitro burning Hemi powered funny car and was cast from a mold created off the original body.
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John Farkonas revolutionized the art of drag racing with his innovative designs geared toward speed and safety. The driver/engine offset. The rear swing arm and escape hatch are all trademarks of his engineering skills. These are the kind of things that made the Chi Town Hustler an example for funny car builders for decades.
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engineering skills. These are the kind of things that made the Chi Town Hustler an example for funny car builders for decades.
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Photos of the brand new Chi Town Hustler twins fresh from the Paint Shop!. The cars are done but no pictures yet. You can get a sneak preview of the bodies right here at TommyDz.
Legendary racer Pat Minick and Greg Mosley of the Mosley Mopar Museum in Coal Valley, Il. Join forces to bring two of the famous Chi Town Hustler funny cars back to life.
Perfection!
Getz - Hot Rod Innovations did a perfect job on this set of identical twins!
Thanks to Gail and Dustin Getzelman of Hampsire Illinois!
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Minick and Greg Mosley of the Mosley Mopar Museum in Coal Valley, Il. Join forces to bring two of the famous Chi Town Hustler funny cars back to life.
Perfection!
Getz - Hot Rod Innovations did a perfect job on this set of identical twins!
Thanks to Gail and Dustin Getzelman of Hampsire Illinois!
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Larry Griffith drag racing legend from the 1960's has already stripped his brand new 2009 Challenger R/T Mopar Drag Pak to the bones to make it "Race Ready"!
Watch here to see its transformation.
He is "Keeping the Mopar Legend Alive"!
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transformation.
He is "Keeping the Mopar Legend Alive"!
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1969 U.D.R.A. Champion is still at it. Check the restore of this Hemi Dart. Many More Photos of the restoration here http://public.fotki.com/TommyDz/joe-hillger-and-lar/

"Keeping the Legend Alive" Racing legend Larry Griffith and Joe Hilger (Chrysler exec) conspire together and bring the original Hemi powered Dart back from the past.
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These shots are from Cordova Dragway world series of drag racing. First the younger racers then some burnouts. After that I hit the pits for some close ups.
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Taken at the World Series of Drag Racing 2007
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Chi-Town Hustler, Hawaiin, Sox and Maritn plus more!
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New cars. More racers. The racers reunion is a fantastic event commemorating the wild days of 60's drag racing. Pat Minick and John Farkonas attend the unveiling of the Chi-Town Hustler restoration and the Hawaiian nitro funny car joins the Mosley's Hemi powered collection!
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and the Hawaiian nitro funny car joins the Mosley's Hemi powered collection!
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Greg & Kathy Mosley put on their second event dedicated to the A/FX Super Stock Racers and Hemi powered cars of the 60's.
Commemorating the accomplishments of the drivers, designers and mechanics of the fantastic Hemi powered drag racers from the early days of the sport.
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the fantastic Hemi powered drag racers from the early days of the sport.
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This event is dedicated to "Keeping the Legend Alive" of the fantastic Mopar muscle cars and their drivers. These where the days of Hemi powered monsters that dominated drag racing in the 60's & 70's
This event is located in Coal Valley, Illinois and is hosted by Greg and Kathy Mosley at Mosley's Mopar Muscle Museum!
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70's
This event is located in Coal Valley, Illinois and is hosted by Greg and Kathy Mosley at Mosley's Mopar Muscle Museum!
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Just thought I'd put up some photos of summer time to chase away the winter. Some very old water craft in this album. Hope it brings on the warm weather.
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Taken at the Mississippi Fair Grounds in Dav. IA. Some fine examples of original Harley Davidson and Indian motorcycles. The English bikes are well represented. BSA, Triumph, Crocker and Vincent. Many you have probably never seen.
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you have probably never seen.
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All GMC truck lovers please sign the guest book. I'd love to hear from other GMC truck owners and invite you e-mail pics of your truck to add them to my web page at http://TommyDz.com

This is my numbers matching GMC inline to complete the restoration of My 1956 GMC pickup. Special thanks to inliner Andy Siechen! Without his help none of this would have been possible!
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The 56 GMC is headed back on the road and looking forward another year of hot rods and classic car shows! Check back often for some new car show photos and some drag racing shots this summer!
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summer!
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Bob Nolens high performance GMC Inline 6 cylinder. Sounds like thunder!
The GMC 6-Cylinder was the king of the inlines!
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Owned by John Peterson of Moline, Illinois
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Some shots from the Water Park Car Show
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Vintage Rods presents the Black Hawk College Car Show!
Moline, Illinois
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The old favorite custom paint job from the early days of hot rods. Always changing to fit the times.

Custom and Classic Bikes!
Some wild rides in here.
From the great Midwest.
Hog country!

Hog country!

Power Plants!
High Performance and Stock.