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The Vette Shop display at the 1967 Autorama
The Vette shop exhibited two injected, big-block drag racing Corvettes at the 1967 Detroit Autorama. Just the thing to get Corvette fans to stop and stare.
Posted in 1967 Tagged big block Chevy, Corvette, Detroit Autorama.Car Show, drag racing Leave a comment
Yet another variation on the Super Shaker name
The Super Shaker as it appeared at the Detroit Autorama in 1967. How many drag cars raced under the Super Shaker name?
Posted in 1967 Tagged Autorama, Chevelle, historical photos, Super Shaker, Tom Bonner Leave a comment
When Funny Cars had Names
Once, a catchy name was every bit as important to a funny car driver as a supercharger and nitro. A look back at some of the exciting names from yesteryear.
Posted in Looking Back Tagged drag racing, Funny Car, historical photos, motorsports, nostalgia racing, racing history 1 Comment
Chevy Also Funny Car Match Racer
This was a difficult post to write, because I didn’t want to sensationalize a tragedy, yet I wanted to recognize a neglected car and driver. Today, sanctioning bodies and track officials are fairly transparent when a fatal accident occurs at the race track. No one likes to see a racing calamity, but the leaders of [...]
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Dick Jesse’s Mr. Unswitchable Pontiac GTO Funny Car
By 1967, most Pontiac funny cars had moved to Chevy or Chrysler engines to remain competitive. Dick Jesse bucked that trend with a blown Pontiac 421 in a steel GTO.
Posted in 1967 Tagged Autorama, Dick Jesse, Funny Car, historical photos, motorsports, Mr. Unswitchable, Pontiac GTO 1 Comment
The mystery of the Competition + Mustang funny car
Known as Competition +, this was likely the first flip-top Mustang funny car in existence. Who drove it and why is it so difficult to learn more about the car
Posted in 1967 Tagged Autorama, Competition +, Funny Car, historical photos, Mustang, racing history, SOHC 3 Comments
Hemi Hunter Camaro Funny Car
The Hemi Hunter funny car featured a fiberglass Camaro shell over a big block Chevy and square frame rails.
Posted in 1967 2 Comments
Al Bergler’s More Aggravation dragster
Like all of Bergler's machinery, everything on More Aggravation was first class. And like the earlier version, it was also very fast.
Posted in 1967 Tagged Al Bergler, Autorama, drag racing, historical photos, More Aggravation, racing history, Tom Bonner Leave a comment
Detroit Autorama: Oasis in the Snow
Then someone would open a door to the auditorium and we would catch a glimpse of summer. The weather outside did not matter, inside Autorama it was high performance heaven.
Posted in 1967 Tagged Autorama, custom car, historical photos, Milk Truck, show car, Tom Bonner Leave a comment
Old-Skool Willys Gasser | 1967 Detroit Autorama