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.
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Tag Archives: Detroit Autorama
Wayne Gapp and the Super Cat Ultra-Stock Cougar
Posted in 1968 Also tagged Autorama, Cougar, 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 Autorama, big block Chevy, Chevelle, Chevrolet, Dennett Brothers, drag racing, Gas Coupe, Gasser, historical photos, Psycho 1 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 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 Autorama, Buckpasser, Detroit Autorama.Car Show, drag racing, Gas Coupe, Gasser, racing history, Tinney and Tignanelli, Willys Coupe 1 Comment
Dave Zackary’s Cadillac Eldorado Funny Car
Dave Zackary’s experiment with a steel body, flip-top Cadillac funny car was great match-race draw, but ended in tragedy.
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 Autorama, Boss Hoss, Detroit Autorama.Car Show, Ford, Funny Car, Paul Stefansky, SOHC Leave a comment
Old-Skool Willys Gasser | 1967 Detroit Autorama
This Willys coupe appeared at the 1967 Detroit Autorama, looking like a throwback to more colorful drag racing era.
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 [...]
