Tag Archives: Autorama

Yet another variation on the Super Shaker name

By Tom Bonner | Published: August 13, 2010
The Super Shaker as it appeared at the Detroit Autorama in 1967. How many drag cars raced under the Super Shaker name?
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Dick Jesse’s Mr. Unswitchable Pontiac GTO Funny Car

By Tom Bonner | Published: August 3, 2010
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.
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The mystery of the Competition + Mustang funny car

By Tom Bonner | Published: July 20, 2010
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
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Al Bergler’s More Aggravation dragster

By Tom Bonner | Published: June 9, 2010
Like all of Bergler's machinery, everything on More Aggravation was first class. And like the earlier version, it was also very fast.
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Detroit Autorama: Oasis in the Snow

By Tom Bonner | Published: June 3, 2010
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.
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Re-Entry Rear Engine Streamlined Dragster

By Tom Bonner | Published: February 4, 2010
The Re-Entry's supercharged engine was housed behind the driver in a tightly fitting cowl that also enclosed the driver and the rear tires.
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Somethin Wild B/G dragster

By Tom Bonner | Published: February 2, 2010
Somethin Wild is a square back front engine rail, featuring an injected small-block Chevy for power. The car competed in the B/G ranks in the mid 1960s.
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Blown Chevy front-engine Dragster

By Tom Bonner | Published: February 1, 2010
There was a lot of competition in the NHRA gas dragster classes in 1966, so with out some indicator there is no way to know what was in this car's fuel tank.
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Willys Gasser: The Caboose

By Tom Bonner | Published: January 30, 2010
I've always liked the old Willys Gassers, and the Caboose is typical of the breed. 1940s era Willys coupe, supercharged Chrysler Hemi, flip-open front clip, small front tires on a straight axle.
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A/A Cadilliac V-8 Buick V-6

By Tom Bonner | Published: January 28, 2010
Today a V6 powered race car wouldn't be exceptional, but there weren't very many American V6s to choose from in 1966. I assume the engine is a Buick 3800 V6.
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