Greatest drag racing museum-Don Garlits Part I 

I visited them back in the early 1987 The best of the best It’s here a lot of automotive history

Hi 👋, I have met Don at Santa Pod Raceway UK , back in the early 70s I used to go watch drag racing at pod , I was there when the first run of 200 MPH , and it was great to watch the FIREWORKS, SPECTACULAR at night they would light up the rear tires like a Catherine Wheel, I had a chopped Mini black metal flake, then Pontiac Parisienne red and silver metal flake, If I remember the last time I was there must of been. A round mid 80s , as I was married in 78 , then my son was born, my wife all read had 3 children, now 4 little ones, so I could not afford to go, I had just started my Jointer Business it was hard work, in those days, I am now 71 years young retired and now living in France. By my self, It was great looking at Don,s Museum, going back through time, Stay Safe, Phil from the moulin France.

The GOAT of Top Fuel dragster

Yes, the gatehuard is an A-7 but that makes it a Corsair II, mothe latger and supersonic F-8 Crusader, from which the A-7 was serived.

Went there many summers ago. One of the most enjoyable racing museums I have ever been to.

Big is the greatest of all time!!!

If you love motor sports this museum (right off I-75) is a MUST SEE. Tons of Drag Racing stuff and a vintage car museum right next door as part of the exhibit.

Thanks for posting this for us all to see!!!

Wish I could go there

Met Don in 2004 at Knoxvill Tenn. great guy

Went there about 9 years ago and actually got to meet the man himself. Fantastic!

I live close. This is my SMITHSONIAN. Thanks Don and Pat.

Yeah the museum is awesome

I've been here several times, sorry the little Red Wagon isn't there at the frt to great you doing it's famous wheelie as you walk in, but if you haven't been here, whether you like drag racing or not, this is a must see, it's eye popping, jaw dropping display of engineering and innovation, BTW, Big Daddy, I first saw you run at Masters Field in Miami, and followed you to PBIR, Columbus and Bradenton you'll always Be the Man and everyone knows it.

We went two years ago and the man himself was walking around. Got to meet him. So much to see and so worth it.

a lot of drag history. cool walk through

Fantastic video THANKS!!!

I was attending a 6 car, FC vs. TF match race in 1971 at YORK U.S. 30 DRAGWAY along with three buddies. We had pit passes and when the last round was just getting underway, we slowly made our way behind the starting line ( it was easy back then) in the vicinity of the burnout area. I was standing about 20 ft. to the rear, left of Garlits' car, a member of his crew poured a liquid in front of both rear slicks (I assumed it was 'bleach') but he then struck a match and both rear tires were sitting in a flaming liquid, Garlits immediately hit the throttle and I witnessed my first "Fire Burnout". I just turned 14 at the time, one of our parents dropped us off at the track that night. If I'm not mistaken, the two other Top Fuelers were "TV" Tommy Ivo and Shirley Muldowney. I can't be sure of the Funny Cars in attendance that night because I attended a few FC match races that same year. Good times, indeed.

When I was there his first dragster was a modal A chassis with a Ford inline 6 cylinder engine that did 120 quarter mile, in the second building his Don's mother over 100 years old at the time sat in a old wooden chair at the door would greet you at the door too the right was Don's dad's shop set up just exactly as it was when he died, his mom told me Don's dad was fanatical over detail and cleanliness as is Don, a testament to that, the transmission that exploded into a thousand pieces on display completely back to gather showing the $2 part that cost him the end of his foot. His mom said he refused to go to the hospital until every piece was located to make sure it didn't happen again

Great vid, love visiting the Garlits Museum!!!!!! 👍👍

The one you described looking like a shoe that was run by A man named Chuck Jones he was A neighbor of mine he lived in Tustin CA . Don Garlits wanted that car because that was the very first rear engine car ever built for drag racing . If you look closely it was driven by a chain , Chuck Jones was a very good innovator in drag racing , he was very good friends with Don Garlits that's why it's in Don Garlits Museum .

That was awesome

Passed this museum 4 times on vacation to Florida. Begging my parents to stop! I always looked forward to going here.

One of my former NHRA AA/FFC cars is in that museum. I/we sold it to Jim Lieberman in 1974.

A car I painted was/is in here. 1968 AHRA Middle Stock Eliminator, Sloan McCauley's Dallas County Hudson Dealers, 1953 Hudson Jet with the Hornet flathead 6. Beat a 427 Corvette for all the money. $6800 in those days. Bristol Tennessee.

Greatest drag racing museum there is. Big Daddy still rules

The car cut in half used to be in there

That is the A7 Corsair

Enjoyed the video

The movie"Snake vs.Mongoose" actually was a good movie and wasn't cheesy.😮

The 1st blue Max funny cars all were using Mustang bodies.

I believe it was Joe Amato who first used a taller rear wing, angled to the rear to take advantage of 'cleaner' air and the longer, angled struts increased down force due to increased leverage. Unfortunately, this also meant a front wing was necessary to 'counter' the tendency for the rear wing to lift the front end at speed, as what happened to Garlits' "Swamp Rat 30" at Englishtown in 1986. Amato would also experiment with a 'Wingless' front aerodynamic nose on his dragster (I attended a Funny Car match race at Maple Grove in 1986 where Amato was testing his design) he complained of loss of steering control after mid-track.

In the late 60s when I was a little kid I got to sit in big Daddys dragster. The only reason I got to do that was he used to stay at my grandmothers motel every year.

I got hung up in there and wouldn't leave until I was done

I believe Kyle Busch is going to win today. Let’s go rowdy!

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5:39 Smokey Yunick in black cowboy hat?

Don Garlits is a legend in drag racing... the least you can do is Spell his name correctly in the YT title