This is Wes Jerde from Kansas City. Thanks to Steve DeTar for identifying it for me.

"Seaton's Super Shaker" was a big name funny car.

I know it's not a funny car, but this bike was there the same day. The tow car says it's class is "B/Gas Open Bike." Notice the rear tire isn't what you would expect on a modern drag bike. Motor cycle slicks weren't very easy to come by in those days. I think Avon in England was the only manufacturer so they were pretty few and far between. When I first posted this picture, I didn't have a clue about who owned the bike, but Jim Henry sent me an email letting me know that it was built by a friend of his, Jim Every, who is now deceased. The email said that the frame came straight from England and cost $1,500 bare back when $1,500 was a lot of money.

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