Jack Thorton competed in both the UDRA and NASCAR circuits with Southern Style Dodge Funny Car during the 1967 season,
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Jack Thorton and the Southern Style Dodge Funny Car
Posted in 1967 Tagged Detroit Dragway, Dodge Charger, Funny Car, historical photos, Jack Thorton, NASCAR, Southern Style Dodge, UDRA 3 Comments
Ron Pellegrini’s Superbird Buick Funny Car
There were only a handful of Buick funny cars in the 1960s, and Ron Pellegrini raced two of them. The first was a fiberglass 1967 Gran Sport known as SuperBird.
Posted in 1967 Tagged Buick, Buick Gran Sport, Detroit Dragway, Don Schumacher, drag racing, Funny Car, Logghe Chassis, nitro, Ron Pellegrini, Super Bird Leave a comment
Funny car showdown: Jerry Harvey against Wayne Gapp
In a battle of SOHC powered Fords, Wayne Gapp defeated Jerry Harvey at Detroit Dragway’s 1967 Midwest Championshps.
Posted in 1967 Tagged Detroit Dragway, Funny Car, Hi-Risers, Jerry Harvey, motorsports, Mustang, Quiet One, racing history, SOHC, Wayne Gapp 3 Comments
Don Schumacher and the Stardust Charger Funny Car
Don Schumacher’s Stardust Charger funny car wasn’t a flip top. Instead it featured an extreme altered wheelbase with both the rear and front wheels moved radically forward.
Posted in 1967 Tagged Detroit Dragway, Dodge Charger, Don Schumacher, Funny Car, historical photos, Mopar, motorsports, nitro, Stardust Leave a comment
Bernella Dodge Polara Funny Car: Della and Bernie Woods
Della Woods needs no introduction, as she established herself as a first-class funny car driver over the decades she competed. She got her start with the Bernella Polara funny car.
Posted in 1967 Tagged Bernella Dodge Polara, Bernie Woods, Della Woods, Detroit Dragway, Funny Car, historical photos 1 Comment
Bonnie Anderson and the That Girl Chevelle Funny Car
That Girl was a true altered-wheelbase match-bash funny car. Bonnie Anderson was one of the pioneer women funny car pliots and she was a regular on the UDRA circuit,.
Posted in 1967 Tagged Bonnie Anderson, Chevelle, Detroit Dragway, Funny Car, That Girl, UDRA 3 Comments
Gray Ghost GTO Funny Car: Extreme Altered Wheelbase
Larry Swiatek and the 1966 Gray Ghost GTO: an exercise in extreme funny car wheelbase modification. Swiatek brought his ultimate AWB match-bash A/FX car to Detroit Dragway for the 1967 Midwest Championships.
Posted in 1967 Tagged Detroit Dragway, drag racing, Funny Car, Gray Ghost, Larry Swiatek, motorsports, Pontiac GTO, racing history 1 Comment
Ced’s Muffler Bubble Top Nova Funny Car
Although there were a number of roadster funny cars in 1967, the Ced’s Muffler Nova set itself apart by enclosing the driver inside a bubble top canopy
Posted in 1967 Tagged Chevy II, Detroit Dragway, drag racing, Funny Car, historical photos, motorsports, Nova 3 Comments
Stone, Woods and Cook at Detroit Dragway
Even though the Dark Horse 2 funny car never left the trailer, the Stone, Woods and Cook Mustang still made a big impression on the fans at Detroit Dragway.
Posted in 1967 Tagged Corvette, Detroit Dragway, drag racing, Funny Car, match racing, Mustang, Stone, Woods and Cook 4 Comments
Detroit Dragway Action: Mr. Unswitchable versus Hemi-Hunter
In April of 1967, I attended the Midwest Championships at Detroit Dragway. The event included eliminations for both nitro and gas burning funny cars. Most of the cars were part of the UDRA circuit out of Chicago, and they ran the gamut from steel bodied match racers to the latest all-fiberglass missiles. This is my [...]
