brent396
08-17-2012, 10:17 PM
Got this off the hamb site good info The Cragar Timeline
1930: Cragar founded by Crane Gartz and Harlan Fengler to make automotive cylinder heads. The name Cragar is derived from the first three letters of "Crane" and the first three letters of "Gartz"
1955: Cragar assets are acquired by Roy Richter's Bell Auto Parts Company.
1964: Cragar Equipment Company founded by Roy Richter.
1964: Cragar S/S? Super Sport Wheel introduced and quickly gains a prominent position in the custom wheel industry.
1965: Car with Cragar S/S? wheels wins the Sports Car Division of the annual Pikes Peak Hill Climb Race.
1967: Cragar introduces their new Cragar Wheel Care cleaning product, designed to help keep your "Mag" wheels in top shape.
1969: Cragar, Dodge Motor Company and Car Craft Magazine introduce yearlong nationwide contest where a new Dodge automobile with Cragar's Swinger Wheels is to be given away.
1969: Ground is broken on 90,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Compton, CA.
1969: Cragar introduces their new "Cool Blue" Headers. Designed by racers and engineers, these new headers set the standard for maximum performance from a custom exhaust system. The top names in racing including Prudhomme, McEwen, Snow, Nancy, Johnston and Burkhart all turned to Blue Power for maximum horsepower.
1970: Cragar establishes S.A.E. guidelines and specifications for one and two-piece aluminum wheels.
1970: New Super Trick Wheel is introduced.
1970: Cragar S/S? Wheels are used by pace car at the inaugural California 500 at the new Ontario Motor Speedway.
1970: Cragar shocks the competition with the introduction of the new Cragar Super Power Package. This new high performance Distributor and Capacitive Discharge Ignition combination is designed for the strip or street.
1970: A new world land speed record of 622.407 miles per hour is set by Gary Gabelich with his rocket engine powered Blue Flame outfitted with specially designed Cragar wheels.
1971: Tom Shedden succeeds Roy Richter as President of Cragar Equipment Company.
1971: Cragar voted Pro-Stock Sponsor of the Year.
1972: Cragar Five-Second Club founded for first sixteen 'Top Fuel' dragsters that take the 1/4 mile strip in less than six seconds.1972: Tommy Ivo becomes first member of the Five-Second Club.
1972: Cragar is voted Manufacturer of the Year by Car Craft Magazine.
1974: Frank Bradley becomes last of sixteen members of the Five-Second Club.
1974: Cragar equipped cars win 302 of 377 eliminator victories in major NHRA, IHRA and AHRA sanctioned events.
1974: Cragar S/S? Wheels are now used by many amateur and professional custom car exhibitors.
1975: Roy Richter announces semi-retirement.
1975: Cragar founds new Five-Second Club for the 'Funny Car' drivers running the 1/4 mile in under five seconds.
1975: Don Prudhomme becomes first member of the 'Funny Car' Five-Second Club.
1975: Cragar equipped drivers win 22 of 24 drag race World Championships in NHRA, IHRA and AHRA.1978Roy Richter announces retirement.
1981: Tripp Schumake becomes last member of 'Funny Car' Five-Second Club.1984Kenny Bernstein first Funny Car driver to break 260 MPH barrier.
1989: Cragar celebrates its 25th anniversary
1992: Kenny Bernstein becomes first Professional Drag Racer to exceed 300 MPH (at 301.70) in a sanctioned 1/4 mile run.
1996: Kenny Bernstein sets elapsed time record of 4.598 seconds in a 1/4 mile run.
1996: Kenny Bernstein wins Top Fuel Points Championship on Cragar wheels. Is the first person to win both Top Fuel and Funny Car Overall Championships. Both were won on Cragar wheels.
1999: Cragar celebrates its 35th anniversary.
1999: Cragar licenses Weld Racing the rights to produce and distribute Cragar forged aluminum wheels.
1999: Cragar licenses Carlisle Tire and Wheel Co. to produce and distribute Cragar steel wheels including the nostalgia line and wire wheel line.
2000: Cragar finalizes a license with Performance Wheel Outlet to design, develop, market and distribute Cragar one-piece cast aluminum wheels.
2001: Cragar licenses Playing Mantis the rights to include Cragar wheels on a new Cragar series of Johnny Lightning die cast replicas.
2001: Cragar licenses Racing Champions/Ertl to produce a line of Cragar branded 1/18th scale replicas and 1/18th to 1/25th scale model kits, all featuring Cragar wheels.
2002: Cragar licenses Model Rectifier to produce a replacement wheel kit for replica vehicles.
2002: Cragar licenses Georgia Marketing and Promotions to produce replacement wheels for 1/10th through 1/43rd scale die-cast replicas, as well as 1/24 and 1/43rd scale die-cast vehicles with Cragar wheels.
1930: Cragar founded by Crane Gartz and Harlan Fengler to make automotive cylinder heads. The name Cragar is derived from the first three letters of "Crane" and the first three letters of "Gartz"
1955: Cragar assets are acquired by Roy Richter's Bell Auto Parts Company.
1964: Cragar Equipment Company founded by Roy Richter.
1964: Cragar S/S? Super Sport Wheel introduced and quickly gains a prominent position in the custom wheel industry.
1965: Car with Cragar S/S? wheels wins the Sports Car Division of the annual Pikes Peak Hill Climb Race.
1967: Cragar introduces their new Cragar Wheel Care cleaning product, designed to help keep your "Mag" wheels in top shape.
1969: Cragar, Dodge Motor Company and Car Craft Magazine introduce yearlong nationwide contest where a new Dodge automobile with Cragar's Swinger Wheels is to be given away.
1969: Ground is broken on 90,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Compton, CA.
1969: Cragar introduces their new "Cool Blue" Headers. Designed by racers and engineers, these new headers set the standard for maximum performance from a custom exhaust system. The top names in racing including Prudhomme, McEwen, Snow, Nancy, Johnston and Burkhart all turned to Blue Power for maximum horsepower.
1970: Cragar establishes S.A.E. guidelines and specifications for one and two-piece aluminum wheels.
1970: New Super Trick Wheel is introduced.
1970: Cragar S/S? Wheels are used by pace car at the inaugural California 500 at the new Ontario Motor Speedway.
1970: Cragar shocks the competition with the introduction of the new Cragar Super Power Package. This new high performance Distributor and Capacitive Discharge Ignition combination is designed for the strip or street.
1970: A new world land speed record of 622.407 miles per hour is set by Gary Gabelich with his rocket engine powered Blue Flame outfitted with specially designed Cragar wheels.
1971: Tom Shedden succeeds Roy Richter as President of Cragar Equipment Company.
1971: Cragar voted Pro-Stock Sponsor of the Year.
1972: Cragar Five-Second Club founded for first sixteen 'Top Fuel' dragsters that take the 1/4 mile strip in less than six seconds.1972: Tommy Ivo becomes first member of the Five-Second Club.
1972: Cragar is voted Manufacturer of the Year by Car Craft Magazine.
1974: Frank Bradley becomes last of sixteen members of the Five-Second Club.
1974: Cragar equipped cars win 302 of 377 eliminator victories in major NHRA, IHRA and AHRA sanctioned events.
1974: Cragar S/S? Wheels are now used by many amateur and professional custom car exhibitors.
1975: Roy Richter announces semi-retirement.
1975: Cragar founds new Five-Second Club for the 'Funny Car' drivers running the 1/4 mile in under five seconds.
1975: Don Prudhomme becomes first member of the 'Funny Car' Five-Second Club.
1975: Cragar equipped drivers win 22 of 24 drag race World Championships in NHRA, IHRA and AHRA.1978Roy Richter announces retirement.
1981: Tripp Schumake becomes last member of 'Funny Car' Five-Second Club.1984Kenny Bernstein first Funny Car driver to break 260 MPH barrier.
1989: Cragar celebrates its 25th anniversary
1992: Kenny Bernstein becomes first Professional Drag Racer to exceed 300 MPH (at 301.70) in a sanctioned 1/4 mile run.
1996: Kenny Bernstein sets elapsed time record of 4.598 seconds in a 1/4 mile run.
1996: Kenny Bernstein wins Top Fuel Points Championship on Cragar wheels. Is the first person to win both Top Fuel and Funny Car Overall Championships. Both were won on Cragar wheels.
1999: Cragar celebrates its 35th anniversary.
1999: Cragar licenses Weld Racing the rights to produce and distribute Cragar forged aluminum wheels.
1999: Cragar licenses Carlisle Tire and Wheel Co. to produce and distribute Cragar steel wheels including the nostalgia line and wire wheel line.
2000: Cragar finalizes a license with Performance Wheel Outlet to design, develop, market and distribute Cragar one-piece cast aluminum wheels.
2001: Cragar licenses Playing Mantis the rights to include Cragar wheels on a new Cragar series of Johnny Lightning die cast replicas.
2001: Cragar licenses Racing Champions/Ertl to produce a line of Cragar branded 1/18th scale replicas and 1/18th to 1/25th scale model kits, all featuring Cragar wheels.
2002: Cragar licenses Model Rectifier to produce a replacement wheel kit for replica vehicles.
2002: Cragar licenses Georgia Marketing and Promotions to produce replacement wheels for 1/10th through 1/43rd scale die-cast replicas, as well as 1/24 and 1/43rd scale die-cast vehicles with Cragar wheels.