One question I’ve been asked over and over during the past few years is whether I have any favorite photos from my 60 years of going to drag races with
As you know, the sport of drag racing has seen plenty of innovations over the last 50-plus years. Tires, clutches, chassis and engine development have made Top Fuel dragsters the
If Part 1 proved anything, it was that Chevrolet’s little Vega sure got popular in a hurry with the Funny Car crowd. By the early 1970s, you could travel from
Okay, so I have shown you some of the best examples of Funny Car paint schemes and lettering from back in the day. You know the type of racer who
I guess my first “Reyes on Tour” column featuring great-looking Funny Cars was a smash hit, so why not do Part 2? First off, I must admit that I’m sorry
In my mind, some of the best-looking and most appealing race cars to grace the quarter mile were Funny Cars of the late 1960s through the 1980s. During that time
It was 1963, and I was a wide-eyed 15-year-old kid who had discovered the sport of drag racing at Northern California’s Fremont drag strip. The wonderful world of drag racing
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REYES ON TOUR: INVASION OF THE CHEVROLET VEGA — PART 1
From 1970 to 1977, Funny Car owners seemed to have a love affair with the Chevrolet Vega body style. To be honest, I lost count of the number of Funny