Thought your readers may be interested in what the drag racing scene looked like in Melbourne, Australia at about the mid 1960’s. In Melbourne there was an old airstrip that used to belong to the Government Aircraft Factories, situated in Fishermans Bend, on the Yarra River. It was called Riverside Drag Strip. None of this is there now; it’s now the approaches for the Westgate Bridge.

I’ve scanned my old black and white photos and it’s interesting to see just how rudimentary the cars and the whole set-up was back then. Looking at some of the images through a magnifying glass it can be seen some of the officials were dressed in suits with a collar and tie. Incredible!! How many rodders would be in outfits like this these days??

So have a look at what we were doing “down under” back in the 1960’s and thank you for such an excellent website that caters for every taste that comes under the heading of Rodding.

Regards from Clive Windley.