
Wayne Gapp leaves on Jerry Harvey's Quiet One Mustang A/FX car at Detroit Dragway's 1967 Midwest Championships. 126mm Instamatic Photo by Tom Bonner
This one is for the Ford and Mercury lovers. Jerry Harvey, wheeling the Quiet One II SOHC Mustang takes on Wayne Gapp in the Chargin’ Cyclone at Detroit Dragway’s 1967 Midwest Championships.
I’ve discussed the Chargin’ Cyclone before, as Gapp ran the same car at the Detroit Invitational a year earlier. Gapp and the Hi-Risers returned in 1967 to again capture runner up honors in the gasoine funny car segment.
His opponent this round is Jerry Harvey. According to Dearborn Flashback, a site that seems to be an authority on Ford Racing History, the Mustang was originally built for Len Richer. It was updated by Holmon and Moody and turned over to Harvey for the ’66 and ’67 racing seasons. Harvey collected the A/FX crown at the 1966 Winternationals in the ‘Stang, and ran the car through 1967.
In later years, both Hubert Platt and Dyno Don Nicholson took turns running the Mustang at national events. A group of east coast racers then acquired it for street racing. According to the Dearbon Flashback article, the car still exists and has been restored to the ’66 configuration.
Although not as radical as the Gray Ghost or the Stardust Charger, the Quiet One II is indeed an altered wheelbase funny car, with the rear wheels moved forward three inches. The original Mustang chassis was heavily modified to accommodate the big 427ci Ford cammer powerplant. Read More










