BangShift.com 1960s Drag Strip Radio Ads From Indiana’s Chandler Raceway Park [Video]

Now this is some magically awesome stuff. You are about to listen to a collection of several drag strip ads from Indiana’s Chandler Raceway Park. These were made back in the early and middle 1960s and they capture the era perfectly and they capture the marketing methodology that as employed at the time as well. Being that most of you have either attended or continue to attend drag racing events, you understand the feel and gravity that certain cars and people have. Imagine amplifying that by 1,000% on the radio because that’s exactly what you are going to hear…here.

We love that the audio is so crisp and clear on these. The fact that the first ad is completely based around EJ Potter and his motorcycle, then called Bloody Mary. The guy’s tone and the whole way they speak about the machine is perfect and if you were a kid …