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We had some rain and storms in the area early Saturday morning so my buddy Clifton and I decided to let things dry out a little before heading over to Grand Prairie to Yellow Belly Dragstrip. This allowed us to meet up at our favorite local burger joint, Del’s Charcoal Burgers in Richardson, Texas. My 7-year old son also decided he wanted to go with me to the drag races. As we enjoyed some awesome food at Del’s we had tons of people taking pictures of Clifton’s 1931 Chevrolet Tudor and my 1953 Chevrolet 3100 pickup. We got asked the familiar old questions of “Is there an old car show around here?” or “What year is it? I used to have one just like that…..”
We made the 23-mile cruise from Richardson over to Grand Prairie and took advantage of the new LBJ Express lanes of Highway 635. These are actually constructed down in the ground below the original Highway 635 and are a great place to open up the old 261 c.i. inline sixes that both Clifton and I run in our hot rods. I shut her down about 85 mph as Clifton was still pulling away from me thanks to my T5 overdrive and his Packard OD transmission.
We pulled into Yellow Belly to lots of drag racing cars, trailers, and “pit” setups. The grassy car show areas was still pretty muddy when we got there. We took a quick walk through the awning covered area to see what kinds of cars had shown up then headed for the bleachers to watch several of the cars make their test and tune runs down the track.
The weather was great and cool for mid-May in north Texas. But the attention span of a 7-year old and the loud drag cars vibrating your head as they pass between two tin awnings on each side of the track resulted in a short time sitting watching the test and tune. So we packed up and headed to Braums for some ice cream where Clifton and I were greeted with more “What year is it?” and “I used to have one just like that” stories.
So if you’re close to Dallas next mid-May check out the 8th Annual Texas Nostalgic Nationals and also remember to take a kid to a car show!
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Great pics, thanks !!!