Could this be the first Firebird funny car? With a roll bar extending through the roof, the Banshee Firebird was a last minute entry for the 1968 Autorama in Detroit.
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Tag Archives: Autorama
Wayne Gapp and the Super Cat Ultra-Stock Cougar
When nearly all his contemporaries were embracing nitro and superchargers, Wayne Gapp bucked the system with a new, gasoline Cougar funny car he called The Super Cat.
Posted in 1968 Also tagged Cougar, Detroit Autorama, Funny Car, NASCAR, Super Cat, Ultra-Stock, Wayne Gapp 1 Comment
The Dennett Brothers B/G Chevelle Psycho
The Dennett Brothers took a different approach to the Gas Coupe class, choosing a modern Chevelle over the more common Willys and Anglia body shells.
Posted in 1968 Also tagged big block Chevy, Chevelle, Chevrolet, Dennett Brothers, Detroit Autorama, drag racing, Gas Coupe, Gasser, historical photos, Psycho 1 Comment
The Porcupine, Semi-Hemi, Mystery Rat Motor
The big block Chevrolet V8 is known by a variety of names, but for most Chevrolet racers and hot rodders, it will always be simply the rat motor. How did such a popular engine come to be labeled as a rat?
Posted in 1968 Also tagged Big, big block V8, Chevrolet, Detroit Autorama.Car Show, engine, Rat Motor Leave a comment
Dick Jesse’s Extreme Slant-Roof GTO Funny Car
Mr. Unswitchable was a Pontiac GTO funny car with the roof slammed so low that driver Dick Jesse had to drive with his head punched through the top. Car Craft magazine quickly dubbed the car the Slant Roof GTO in 1967.
Posted in 1968 Also tagged Detroit Autorama, Detroit Autorama.Car Show, Dick Jesse, drag racing, Funny Car, Pontiac GTO Leave a comment
The Buckpasser: B/G Willys Coupe
The Buckpasser Willys coupe was campaigned by Tinney and Tignanelli and competed in the B/Gas Coupe and Sedan class
Posted in 1968 Also tagged Buckpasser, Detroit Autorama, Detroit Autorama.Car Show, drag racing, Gas Coupe, Gasser, racing history, Tinney and Tignanelli, Willys Coupe 1 Comment
Connie Kalitta’s SOHC Ford Bounty Hunter Top Fuel Dragster
Connie Kalitta had his Ford SOHC Top Fuel car on display at the 1968 Autorama. It’s amazing how simple this rig looks. Slingshot dragster chassis, with a minimum of body work and a huge Ford V-8 mounted in front of the driver. This isn’t some cut-away display car, it is the complete dragster, ready to [...]
Posted in 1968 Also tagged Bounty Hunter, Connie Kalitta, drag racing, dragster, Ford, NASCAR, SOHC, Top Fuel Dragster Leave a comment
Paul Stefansky’s Boss Hoss Mustang Funny Car
The Boss Hoss was Paul Stefansky’s entry for the 1968 drag racing season. The rare notchback Mustang funny car relied on an injected
Ford SOHC for power.
Posted in 1968 Also tagged Boss Hoss, Detroit Autorama, Detroit Autorama.Car Show, Ford, Funny Car, Paul Stefansky, SOHC 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?
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 Also tagged Dick Jesse, Funny Car, historical photos, motorsports, Mr. Unswitchable, Pontiac GTO 6 Comments
