Hot Rod Racing with Belly Tankers

Hot Rods were hot after WWII and returning GI's had a need for speed. These largely self taught enthusiasts were determined to build cars that would go fast. What they lacked in financial resources they made up for in inventiveness.
They understood that wind resistance kept their converted Model As and Model Ts from going much faster. They need to streamline their designs. Inspired by German land speed record setters from the 1930s they came up with an original way to build streamlined racers.
They bought surplus external aviation fuel tanks from junkyards and turned them into screaming machines.

[@NatureRecycleFlorida]

thanks for posting this awesome video :)

[@KingRoseArchives]

+NatureRecycleFlorida Thanks for watching. Will try to do more of these. Right now working on just getting all the raw footage up and then will cut short pieces like this. Taking longer than I thought. But really appreciate your support.

[@NatureRecycleFlorida]

+King Rose Archives
looks good I have followed your channel for a couple of years watching your vintage films .
good job :)

[@KingRoseArchives]

+NatureRecycleFlorida Thank you.

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

"Unchanged for over 14,000 years"?

[@KingRoseArchives]

Well might be an overstatement now that you point that out. But it's been that long since Lake Bonneville disappeared.

[@mr.actiongal1017]

neat