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The Car That Would Be Kite: Don Garlits Spills The Beans On Swamp Rat 17 And Its Star-Crossed History
If you are going to make an omelette, you have to break a couple of eggs, right? Such is the nature of being an innovator and leader in motorsports technology. Don Garlits knows all about that life...
Fame And Terror At 200mph: This 1964 Sports Illustrated Profile Of Don Garlits Is Incredible
(Photo and excerpt from Sports Illustrated) – As a guy who like to read, there are few things out there that spin my crank harder than checking our old features in Sports Illustrated their...
Historic Video: Don Garlits’ Other Blow Over Came Out Of Nowhere In Spokane, Washington Circa 1987
It was June 12th 1986 when Don Garlits first experienced a top fuel blow over. That iconic moment and the images/videos that flowed from it are well documented in the annals of drag racing. Far fewer...
Don Garlits Museum Of Drag Racing Photos: Our Final Gallery Of Great Racing And Classic Car History Is Right Here, Plus Links To All Our Previous Photos
Stacey and Joe Grippo are awesome, and while I don’t get to see them in person very often, we have been friends for years. They are drag racers, true automotive enthusiasts, and are the dynamic...
Don Garlits Museum Of Drag Racing Photos: One More Gallery Of History From One Of The Best Car Guy Museums In The Country
We’ve got one more gallery after this one! There are some pretty cool automotive museums around the world, and I’ve been lucky enough to visit several of them. They are all filled with...
Don Garlits Museum Of Drag Racing Photos: One Of The Best Car Guy Museums In The Country
There are some pretty cool automotive museums around the world, and I’ve been lucky enough to visit several of them. They are all filled with automotive examples that inspire, awe, and excite...
Don Garlits Museum Of Drag Racing Photos: Historic Drag Cars Like No Place Else!
If you haven’t ever been to Don Garlits’ Museum of Drag Racing, you are missing out. This place is jam packed with cool stuff. Thanks to our dude Joe Grippo, we’ve got another great...
Don Garlits Museum Of Drag Racing Photos: Epic Drag Racing History On Display
(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) I guess it was early February, on a freezing afternoon and I was just going through my day working and minding my own business and my wife Stacey turns to me says....
Don Garlits Museum Of Drag Racing Photos: Grippo Made A Visit And Shot All The Cool Stuff!
(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) I guess it was early February, on a freezing afternoon and I was just going through my day working and minding my own business and my wife Stacey turns to me says....
Great Read: The Man Who Would Be Greyhound: A 1986 Sports Illustrated Profile Of Big Daddy Don Garlits
In my preparation for the NHRA Amalie Oil Gatornationals next weekend, I have been doing my normal deal of compiling notes and information to use while announcing the event over the course of the...
Vice Grip Garage Does Sick Week: Day 4 – South Georgia Motorsports Park, Overheating, And Don Garlits Museum!
I swear these cars kind of don’t like Derek. Not a hate thing, but more a “I want you to make sure you understand you aren’t my favorite person and that I can do bad things to you...
Big On Big: This Video Featuring Seven Iconic Moments Involving Dave “Big Mac” McClelland and Big Daddy Don Garlits Is Fun
One of the most fun things about my work with NHRA is the access I have in the company’s digital archive, which continues to grow and more and more races are digitized. Anyway, as Don...
Money No Object: “Big Daddy” Don Garlits’ 1967 Dodge Hemi Coronet Sedan
Mopar fans pride themselves on the rarity of their cars. Most musclecar-era fans do, but for some reason the gravitas that a super-rare piece of Chrysler Corporation history seems to hold more...
Watch Don Garlits Cackle A Car Inside His Shop And Tell AMAZING 1960s Racing Stories – MUST WATCH
Geoff Stunkard gets all the credit in the world for this amazing video of Don Garlits which was shot less at Big’s shop on the grounds of the drag racing museum in Ocala, Florida. In this...