Dick Landy's full race Coronet... way cool, I've never seen this car before

back when the legends were showing up with a SET of cars (I don't know if it was for racing in different classes, or in case one broke)

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=406526512000200&set=a.185776640741856

On May 24, Paula Murphy will be celebrated at the Petersen, 1st with a film, then with a panel discussion with her.

Paula Murphy: Undaunted, a film from the Left Behind documentary series created by Pam Miller and Cindy Sisson. The series about women in the automobile and motorsports world, who didn't create the household names that Petty, Knievel, and Breedlove did. 

Her family came to Southern California in the 1950s, where she soon won her class in an Alfa Romeo in 1959. Shortly after, she went on to teach at Dan Gurney’s racing school, and caught the attention of marketing genius Andy Granatelli.

She soon became known as “Miss STP”, and driving for Granatelli’s then ubiquitous STP oil-additive brand, she set 365 new stock-car records for Granatelli and Studebaker at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1963. 

Her success made her the first woman to compete in the Indianapolis 500, behind the wheel of the Novi, Granatelli’s challenging Studebaker Indy race car. Back to Bonneville in 1965, she piloted Avenger, the STP jet car—despite four inches of water on the ground—to 243.33 mph.

She drove a Studebaker Avanti coast-to-coast for the Ford Transcontinental Speed record and set four transcontinental speed records. 

Her first drag racing was in 1965 driving an Olds 4-4-2 prepared by Dick Landy. Her competitive best was 12.46 at 110 mph. 

She was licensed in a Funny Car when Tom ‘The Mongoose’ McEwen, then president of the United Drag Racers Association, welcomed her and presided over her licensing at Lions and Don ‘Big Daddy’ Garlits signed off. The NHRA nixed her license, and Grantelli didn't like that, and got it reinstated. The following year saw her dip into the sevens and break 200 mph. 

For the 1969 season, Paula purchased a Barracuda Funny Car built by Don Hardy and spent most of the year match racing around the Midwest—where the money was. 

She went to England in 1973, along with Don Schumacher, as part of a three-weekend trip organized by Tony Nancy.

Murphy went on to Grand Prix racing, where she was the only American selected to represent the United States in the first Women’s Grand Prix Race in 1974.

https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/petersen-automotive-museum-honors-racer-paula-murphy-1234842078

https://www.gregwapling.com/hotrod/land-speed-racing-history/land-speed-racing-paula-murphy.html

https://ahrf.com/paula-murphy

4 decades ago a 10 year old kid dreamed of owning a 1969 Dodge Charger, and he bought it in 1982 - and this year celebrates 40 years of ownership

His walls were lined with pictures of his favorite driver who drove a 69 Charger - Dick Landy. 

At age 14, the kid bought his first 69 Charger and restored it just in time to drive it to high school. 

Years later, his boyhood driving hero, Dick Landy was giving a reminiscent Performance Clinic and talk at an event, and the guy attended with his Charger. After the event, he met Landy, who couldn’t believe the collection of Landy items acquired by the kid. 

Landy signed every piece of memorabilia including the trunk deck of the Charger, and after signing it, he said, “Ok, now that I’ve signed your car...Can I drive it?” 

Dick Landy not only drove the car he'd inspired the guy to get as a kid, but personally gave instructions IN IT on doing burnouts and drag racing. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/996045710517424?multi_permalinks=4953559208099368&hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen

I was born to late to see anyone actually rosin a track,

it was a part of the show, and probably because tires weren't yet as highly developed as they would soon become after the golden age of drag racing. 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/altered-wheelbase-picture-thread.393460/page-84#post-13886074

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/dixie-sticky-and-the-dawn-of-big-tire-traction/#:~:text=In%201%2C320%20vernacular%2C%20rosin%20helps,by%20limiting%20the%20wheelspin%20variable.

Einstein worked our that Energy is matter at the speed of light - e=mc squared.... well, air under the front tires is power plus traction A=Hp+T

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-shots-from-days-gone-by.428585/page-6519

I don't think I've posted this photo of Landy's Super Bee before

https://www.mopar-forum.eu/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=9064&start=2880

Some extremely expensive collection cars are going to auction this July 31 through August 3. Some for probably the dozenth time; Sox and Martin and Landy drag racers, but there are some cars you might not have seen before

there are a half dozen or more Landy dragsters

and a couple Baldwin Motion Phase 3 cars

https://www.mecum.com/auctions/harrisburg-2019/collections/todd-werner-collection/

a van that hauled a lot of horsepower

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1978083725560260&set=a.515663735135607&type=3

rosin, also known as gold dust, and here are two of the greats using a liberal amount.

Boundary Bay Raceway, Vancouver, B.C., in 1975

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/dragstrip-rosin-hydro-motive-hydromatic.1042975/

I wonder what he powered his van with?

a look at a couple mods that Dick Landy did to his 68 Charger

1st time I've seen header tubes unbolt so they could be fit around the torsion bar

that K frame has been whacked hard, and then boxed, to try and keep some strength

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/discovered-never-before-seen-photos-of-landys-1968-charger/

must have been cool to be Dick Landy's kid

In mid-1969, even Ms. Gean Landy was involved in promoting the Dodge product. She is seen here with groceries, getting ready to cruise in the family Charger, which featured wide tires, a 440 Six Pack engine (and accompanying scoop), and modest silver paint

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1686223568321025
https://www.facebook.com/landysdodges/

testing the wheelie bars

https://www.facebook.com/If-It-Has-Wheels-Then-RACE-It-973755609342695/?fref=photo

car haulers on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/groups/getting.there/
Found on http://www.thegentlemanracer.com/2013/12/cool-car-haulers.html