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Mike Boyd preps for a match race encounter against Randy Bradford at Indy

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Randy Bradford stages his AA/FA for the race against Winged Express

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The "Drag Safari" wagon/trailer used by the "Safety Safari" Team on their 1954 countrywide tour

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Steve Gibbs (orange hat) and Art Chrisman (red hat) with visitors at the Chrisman dragster display

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Melvin Heath's dragster, winner of the 1956 Nationals, at the "Golden 50" display

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The Albertson Olds, Top Eliminator at the 1960 NHRA Nationals

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Connie Kalitta's 1962 version of "The Bounty Hunter" ran as a AA/D Gas Dragster

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Dave Huber's "Standard Oil Special" ran Top Gas in the 1960-65 timeframe

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"Sallis Mink" driven by Gabby Bleeker was probably the best known AA/FA in the midwest circa 1960

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"Brief Encounter" was driven by Garlits at the 1963 Nationals, won AA/D but lost Top Eliminator

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John Loukas' Fuel Comp in its "Golden 50" showplace appears shunned by hungry visitors

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Indy Winners: Russo and Santo C/G (owner John Olcott) and Vergil Cates' C/G (owner Ron Malmsten)

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Willys, a pair: Barb Hamilton-Advey's C/GS and Dave Hales' S&S Racing Team C/G - D/G

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Another Indy Winner, Jack Ditmars' "L'il Screamer" from the mid-'60s

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Bob Lee's "Thunder Shifter" C/A as run 1967-69 was another of the Golden 50

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The Moody-Jones '37 Chevy C/GS car as Sam Jones drove it from 1962-65

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Hugh Tucker's "Ventura Motors" AA/SR, several times an Indy Class and Eliminator champ

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Jeg Coughlin Sr.'s A/GS Austin as campaigned 1962-67

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From the west coast, the "Reath Automotive" Fiat AA/A of Ratican, Jackson & Stearns (1960-61)

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The "Chicken Hawk" Studey ran from 1961-72 and won class at Indy as a K/S

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Top Fuel Bike was a long-running Nationals exhibition class. T.C. Christensen's 1976 "Hog Slayer" ran Indy

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The Barnes & Gladstone Logghe-chassied "Michigander" AA/FD appears at many eastern events

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The "Snake" Hot Wheels 'Cuda Funny Car of Don Prudhomme as run through the 1970 season

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Sy Sidebotham brought the King & Marshall AA/FD to the Golden 50 display and Cacklefest

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The Over the Hill Gang pose with the 1979 TF Indy winning car. Driver Kelly Brown is 3rd from the right.

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A closer look at the Arias-engined "Over the Hill Gang" Top Fueler

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The famous Chrisman-Cannon "Hustler" as driven by Art Chrisman in 1958 (body mid-section removed)

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Ray Godman's "Tennessee Bo-Weevil" won Indy Class and Eliminator titles several times as A/MR, AA/C

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The Albertson Olds on its way to the Cacklefest staging area

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The "Howard Cams Rattler" and original driver Larry Dixon, Sr. were both at Indy for Cacklefest

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Buttoning up the "Swamp Fox," Ralph Kitron and Dave Hoyh's 1968-vintage Buttera-chassied Top Fueler

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Ed Cortopassi's gorgeous,1956-vintage "Glass Slipper" dragster in final prep for Cacklefest

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"Brief Encounter" pulls into the staging area as Cacklefest nears

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Driver Tom Steed brings the King and Marshall Top Fueler into Cacklefest staging.

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Some last minute details are attended and the K&M car is ready for Cacklefest

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Makin' a list and checkin' it twice, Steve Gibbs co-ordinated the Cacklefest and much else

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Cacklefest begins! Barb Hamilton's Blown Gasser and Hugh Tucker's Street Roadster are the lead cars

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The Tennessee Bo-Weevil arrives with Ray Godman in hot pursuit to join his baby

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Next down, the "Glass Slipper" cackles past Godman and toward it's slot in the line-up

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"Brief Encounter" passes by on its way up the track during Cacklefest

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"Swamp Fox" cackles by next with the Ratican, Jackson and Stearns Altered close behind

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The Albertson Olds motors past. It's getting pretty noisy out there now! The fans are rapt.

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Looking super-long compared to the earlier-vintage cars, the "Jade Grenade" joins the Cacklefest

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Things are well along now as the Loukas-Preising Fuel Comp and King & Marshall fueler come by

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Tom Steed pulls the King & Marshall car into the next spot in the lineup. Thunderous din now!

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Larry Dixon, Sr. in "The Rattler" is one of the later cars to join the conflagration.

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Meanwhile, the Kuhl & Olsen Top Fueler has taken up the tail gunner position at the downtrack end.

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The Kuhl and Olsen fueler adds its nitro cackle to the symphony of race engine racket.

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Mike Boyd in the Winged Express "parks it and barks it" to the delight of all.

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The last man down is Art Chrisman in the "Hustler" and he moves to the head of the pack.

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Cacklefest at its peak with all the cars in final position and most still lit.

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As the cars spend the last of their fuel supply the drivers begin to emerge from the cockpit.

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Mike Chrisman and "Hustler" on the Indy starting line at the conclusion of Cacklefest.

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The Glass Slipper and the Freight Train enjoying the cheers and applause of the appreciative fans.

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Mike Kuhl's Cackle-ride cools off after a long runtime.

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The Over the Hill Gang participated from the turnout in front of the Top Eliminator Club grandstand.

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Indy's first Cacklefest is a tremendous success as the cars file off the track and Final Elim's begin.