Drag racing photograph collection
Scope and content
Black and white and also color photographs of women pioneers in drag racing, a wide variety of cars, and scenes from races. Drivers depicted include Linda Vaughn, Paula Murphy, Carol Burket, Della Woods, and Shirley Muldowney. Other racers are also included such as Connie Kalitta. Photographs show top fuel, funny car, pro stock and other racers from NHRA sanctioned events like Sumnernationals and other events that appear to be amateur. Places and events depicted include Dover Dragstrip (Wingdale, New York); the National Hot Rod Association Grand Nationals at the Sanair International Drag Strip (near Montreal, Quebec), and at New York National Speedway (Center Moriches, Long Island, New York); U.S. 30 Dragway (York, Pennsylvania); Raceway Park (Englishtown, New Jersey); Atco Dragway (Atco, New Jersey); and Suffolk County Raceway Park (Indianapolis, Indiana). the majority of the photographs were taken by Joseph Vasta.
Identifiable drivers and cars include: Bobby Lagana Chev-A-Moco, Doc Burgess The Black Arrow, Bardahl Bug Wheelstander, Breeze Bros. Liele Giant, Norwood Motors Chevelle, Prokop & Massaro Mixed Emotions, '55 Chevy D/Gasser, The Untouchable Jet Dragster, The New Yorker Chevy II; Hurst Hemi Under Glass Wheelstander, Coney Island Ralph B/Gas Anglia, Motion Performance Camaro; Andy Panda '55 Sedan Delivery, Jack Merkel '33 Willys A/GS, Motion Performance Shelby Cobra, Ohio George Montgomery Mustang A/GS, Super Jeep, John Mazmanian, Chopped Austin A/GS, the "Football" car; Stone Woods & Cook, Jersey Engineering 1941 Willy's pick-up A/GS and Hasse Bros '41 Willy's gasser. Bartlee's Super Shaker Corvair funny car, Tech Alloy '33 Willy's pick-up, gasser; Family Affair '55 Chevy Q/Stock, Paula Murphy funny car, Jim Oddy's chopped blue Austin B/GS, Tritak & Morgan Challenger, Phil Castronova Custom Body funny car, Apricot Brandy '53 'Veee, Funny Farmer B/A chopped '41 Willys pick-up, Jack Ditmar, Jegs funny car, the Moroso Performance F/MP Red Corveee, Arlen Vanke super stock Mopar, Don Schumacher funny car, Eastern Auto Opel, One Step Beyond Camaro, Fred Egloff Camaro, The Warlord funny car, Sox & Martin super stock, Winged Express Wild Willie Borsch fuel altered, Shroyer's Destroyer Anglia gasser, Grumpy's Toy Camaro, Fred Hurst Mopar gasser, Gene Cooper's Bite Me altered, Jungle Jim funny car, Triple Nickel 555 Mopar Super Stock Ron Ellis altered, Judy Lily Mopar Hemi-Cuda, Harry Luzader E/Gas Five Window Coupe, Ramchargers Funny Car, Dominci Santucci Gas Dragster, Hawaiian funny car, James Boys four door gasser, Raymond Godmon Tennessee Bo-Weevil dragster, Sandy Elliot Mustang and the Color Me Gone funny car and many others.
Dates
- 1960s-1980s-(bulk 1960s-1970s).
Creator
- Vasta, Joseph (Person)
Language of Material
In English.
Biographical / Historical
Joseph Vasta is the owner of New York based Vasta Images.
Extent
.1 cubic feet.
1 mapcase folders.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)