Nickolas Smith (Chris Gans)

I have known Chris since his shop was on Darby Rd, Havertown when I was a teen in the late 1960s working at a Esso station up the street. I didn't know back then he was into trains also. 

thanks for posting this. it was great to see this type of racing as i spent 3 days a week doing this when i lived in Chicago in the 60's. i knew nicholas smith was is the automotive business but i didn't know they were drag racers as well. no wonder he has such fast service!!!!

Cool video. I always enjoyed racing at Atco

Do you guy's ever go to the "nostalgia" races?

Here's my picture's of some of the events

https://www.facebook.com/pages...-Ade/374146136100498

I haven't been to Atco in probably 10 years, looks like they have made alot of improvements.

sure have a friend of mine runs a 61 Pontiac Ventura super duty called the War Chief. nothing like it as its like the good old days when you "run what u brung" 4 speeds and a full 1320. not like todays 1000 feet rails and funny cars with the politically correct drag and nascar racing where everyone needs to be equal. long gone are the days of Grumpy Jenkins, Smokey Yunick and even when Roger Penske did the trans am racing when there was innovation(??cheating in todays terms"???). my son and i are building a 71 Vega clone of the car that grumpy won the Winternationals in that started the Pro Stock revolution .

if you are into cars you got to go to one of those events! 

The nostalgia events at dragstrips are the old style race cars and funnycars.

Atco has the Phila modifies events,one in the spring and one in the fall,on Sundays

Maple Groves is called Glory Days, its in June

Thanks for posting this takes me way back 40yrs or more to the Pocono Drag Lodge where I was a little pain in the *** to my oldest brother and his Hawk The Smells O the Smells its in my nose after watching the video. O'Yea he did have a couple of trains too....

Jeff

Hey old timers, my cousin has a lightweight, factory job that was sent to Reedmans, in Langhorne, he lives in fla right now, been trying to track the original owner for the last couple of years, any one out there have any ideas? Original paper work from Pa. Turns up nothing year 61-64, any assistance would be welcome.

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Please define lightweight factory job in more detail. Aluminum front end Pontiac, Thunderbolt, etc. I was a tech inspector at York US 30 and Capitol Raceway in the 63-68 time frame and remember a lot of the cars. Might be able to give insight with a better description.

I didn't see any trains.

Rick