Famoso Raceway - Hot Rod Haulers At Famoso

Five-time U.S. Fuel & Gas Championships/March Meet winner "Big Daddy" Don Garlits rolled up with his supercharged Top Fueler, Swamp Rat III, which was pushstarted by Gar's fully restored, original '61 GMC Carry All. It was quite an act!

This little green Ford came from the Johnny Rotten custom shop in Long Beach. Truck and business owner John Robinson is the son of famed street rod builder Fat Jack, so you can see that skill not only runs in the family, it gets better down the line!

A popular addition to the Reunion is the gathering of vintage tin in the Grove (named for the orange trees planted along with the racers' commemorations), where we found this gorgeous powder blue '56 F-100.

Blair's Speed Shop owner Phil Lukens towed his Hemi-powered Fiat Topolino up to the line behind this first-generation Chevrolet Blazer.

Beebe & Mulligan AA/FD owner Dave West fired up his Chrysler-powered Top Fuel replica using a beautiful dark metallic green '69 Chevy pickup.

As mentioned, Kenny Safford's candy blue '59 El Camino is still out there doing its thing at both...

...the California and Kentucky installments of the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion events held each year.

Down at the far end of the grandstands, we found this unusual vintage hauler. The '57 Ford F-100 has been Bow Tie back-halved, which doesn't look too shabby.

The Radoumis and Moore big-block Chevrolet-engined '41 Willys pickup truck glimmered brightly beneath the early morning Saturday sunshine.