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The Bradford family's AA/FA Fiat... Photo © Drew Hierwarter
Horchar Bros. get ready to push their "Super Thief" AA/FA to life... Photo © Drew Hierwarter
These
next two photos of the Strip Teaser...I'll be honest, I'm baffled! But, I do know who's car is in the background of this first picture... Photo © Drew Hierwarter
Photo © Drew Hierwarter
Dennis Geisler's Instant T... Photo © Jim Phillipson
Mitch King, from Galveston TX... Photo © Jim Phillipson
Jim West in the "Plan A" (formerly Joe Boone's Warpath) Photo © Jim Phillipson
Quality
Auto was the family Part Store in Livermore and Pleasanton California
just east of Oakland.
1957 "My old friend Jim Gray at the old Lodi, CA strip with 1936 Ford Coupe / 6 cylinders GMC on fuel." Who are those handsome guys?
This is an old steel body Fiat with a 530 c.i. Lincoln on gas about 1963. about 133 mph. My dad's notes state this engine was better for a dump truck than racing. Chevs always beat this combo. This car went from an unblown 100% nitro noisy 292 c.i. Desoto to the Lincoln. This shot was taken at Fresno. My dad called this car a "stump puller". The team was Cerruti, Mooney and Zunio. One article had this car at 10.14 and 141 mph.
"High engine of the times and lots of tire smoke". Jerry Mason Photo - Whittier, CA
This is a cover from a program for the Lion's Sight Saver Foundation race of champions in Fremont Raceway. This was my Dad's second AA/FA. It went 180 mph. The shot was taken waiting in line to run at Fremont. The date scribbled on the cover is Sept 1968.
1963, Fremont Raceway "Old Days Smoke Up to the Lights". Fiat-DeSoto Engine 142 MPH / 10.50. In 1965 this car ran 9.87 / 164.18. It ran a 292 DeSoto on 98% nitro. You have a picture of this car on your "Outside the West" page. I have the same picture. In December 1963 they won second eliminator with the Cerruti, Mooney, Zunio, Grey car in Fremont with a 160.73 / 9.58. K. R. Welch Speed Photography (his brother is Les Welch, NHRA photographer)
Green
Car - 1969, 7.68, August 1969 Top Speed 206.42 July 1970.
"New
car tryout, Sacramento.
"Just
off the line at Fremont - Notice the tire wrapup. Used very low pressure
/ inner liner for safety." Steve Reyes Photography, Long Beach, CA. No date.
April
1969 "Trials of the new car in Sacramento". The fuel tank was off center. Steve Reyes Speed Photos - Newark, Calif.
Fremont, CA - November 1969. Fotos by TJ, Belmont CA.
"Burnout at Fremont a little sideways" . I'm in the black Ford pick up. 1969 Steve Reyes Speed Photos, Newark, CA
Fred Cerruti's Bantam with a 'FOR SALE' sign, at Lions. Rod Hynes photo © 2001
Bob captured the Cerruti Quality Auto Bantam here in the pits at what I believe to be Lions...if I'm off here, please let me know...as I'm not familiar with the look of the pits at the SoCal tracks of old. Bob Plumer photo © 2001
Bob Plumer photo © 2001
Fred's last Fuel Altered, the name was a dig at the MOB. Rod Hynes photo © 2001
My (Michael Cerruti's) boys and Ray Higley. This would be the 1998 Winternationals. The drag racing connection moves to a new generation...thanks to Michael Cerruti for the pics and the commentary, and thanks to Fred Cerruti for DOIN' IT!!!
Awful
Awful Fuel Altereds © 1999-2009 Jim Sorenson All text is either copyright 1999-2009, Jim Sorenson or used by permission.
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