The Marty McDonough Photo Collection

Two coupes ready to race at Charlestown Dragway in Charleston, Rhode Island in 1957. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

A photo of Buck and Bohls' 1929 Ford Model A roadster at the 1957 NHRA Nationals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Buck and Bohls Roadster was an old dry lakes roadster that Strokers member Art Tremaine raced in California in the 1940s. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

Another photo of the Buck and Bohls roadster at the 1957 NHRA Nationals. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

Busted! A photo of Don C. Breithaupt's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe from the pit area at the 1957 NHRA Nationals. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

A photo from the tech line at the 1957 NHRA Nationals in Oklahoma City. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

Two altered coupes at the 1957 NHRA Nationals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Top Hat altered coupe hauled all the way from Longview, Texas. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

Chuck Porter's 1949 Ford Pickup at the 1957 NHRA Nats in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This photo was taken after Chuck had sold the truck. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

A photo from the 1957 NHRA Nationals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

A 1939 Ford coupe photographed at the 1959 Hartford Autorama. Named "The Ghost", the coupe featured a 4 inch chop, a Z'd frame, and a modified 1952 Oldsmobile engine. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

Custom cars at an indoor car show held at the NE Horticultural Hall in 1959. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

Hot Rods displayed at an indoor car show held at the NE Horticultural Hall in 1959. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

John North's 1957 Ford, The White Pearl, at a hot rod and custom show held at the NE Horticultural Hall in 1959. Features and modification include molded side pipes, rear nerf bars, custom taillights, a rolled and pleated upholstery and a scallop and pinstripe paint job. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

Members of the Hi-Winders of Lynn, Massachusetts running whitewall pie crust slicks on their "Little Mouse" A/Altered 1937 Fiat at the dragsrip in Sanford, Maine in 1959. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

A photo of a wild model a coupe taken at a 1959 drag race at Sanford. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

A photo Marty took of The Hollish Bros' Miscalculation A Competition Coupe at the 1959 NHRA Nationals in Detroit. The car won it's class and set a record at the event, and the Hollish Bros became runners up in Competition Eliminator. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

Don C. Breithaupt's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe B Altered champ, also known as The DCB Coupe, at the 1959 NHRA Nationals in Detroit. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

Don C. Breithaupt's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe B Altered champ, also known as The DCB Coupe, at the 1959 NHRA Nationals in Detroit. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

An interior photo of Arthur Bentas' Raven at the 1960 Flywheel Braintree Show. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

Dick Kalivoda and John Hamlin's 1925 Ford Model T Modified Roadster at the 6th Detroit NHRA Nationals in 1960. As Dick ran short of money during the build, his club mates in the Di-Gammas of Seattle hit the club treasury and gave him the money he needed for the fuel injectors. The trade-off was that Dick and his partner John Hamlin had to put the club name on the side of the car. The club voted the color as well, and the old roadster was painted in a 1957 Pontiac Lime Fire Green. Later on Dick paid the club back, and the car was repainted blue. Not long after the build was completed, in 1960, Dick won $500 and a Bulova watch with an award from the King County Youth Auto Council for the most outstanding performance, setting a new national record at the opening meet. That was a lot of money back then, and with the award money he was able to take the car to the Detroit NHRA Nationals in 1960. In Detroit they were beaten in the final round. Dick was hooked, and he wanted to go faster. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

The Jade Idol at the 1984 World of Wheels Boston. Billy Belmont of Belmont Rod and Custom was the current owner of the car. Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

John North's 1957 Ford, The White Pearl, at the 1993 Goodguys Rhinebeck show. According to the note on the deck, it seems like John had been "Rearended by a low flying Studebaker". Photo courtesy of Marty McDonough.

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Marty McDonough of Pathrump, Nevada was actively involved in drag racing in the 1957 - 1962 era, before it became too expensive. Marty knew how to use his camera, and his collection spans from the mid 1950s up until today.