The Seaton’s Shaker Chevelle nitro funny car could carry the left front tire three feet in the air, while the right tire was still trundling on the asphalt.
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Tag Archives: Detroit Dragway
Seaton’s Shaker 1966 Chevelle Funny Car
Posted in 1966 Also tagged Chevelle, drag racing, Funny Car, historical photos, motorsports, Seaton's Shaker, Tom Bonner 1 Comment
The Ramchargers Dodge Dart funny car at Detroit Dragway
1966 was a pivotal year in funny car development. Mercury unveiled the first flip-top funny cars, selecting Don Nicholoson, Steffey & Schartman, and Kenz & Leslie to campaign flip-top Comets. (Art Chrisman ran a fourth factory Comet, but by this time, his machine was a supercharged roadster) Powered by injected Ford SOHC engines, the new [...]
Posted in 1966 Also tagged drag racing, Funny Car, historical photos, Mopar, motorsports, racing history, Ramchargers, Tom Bonner 2 Comments
Detroit Dragway: August 1966 Funny Car Show
The show at Detroit Dragway that night was made up of three “old school” match bash racers and three tube-framed “intermediate” funny cars.
Posted in 1966 Also tagged drag racing, Funny Car, motorsports, racing history, Tom Bonner 2 Comments
427 Dynamite Chevelle Funny Car
The Dynamic Speed Shop Chevelle notched at least one victory at the 1966 Detroit Dragway gas funny car invitational.
Posted in 1966 Also tagged Chevelle, drag racing, historical photos, motorsports, racing history, Tom Bonner 5 Comments
Wayne Gapp and the Chargin’ Cyclone
Wayne Gapp and the Hi-Risers were strong contenders at the 1966 Detroit Dragway Invitational. The Chargin’ Cyclone gave Ford fans plenty to cheer about.
Posted in 1966 Also tagged Chargin' Cyclone, drag racing, Funny Car, Hi-Risers, historical photos, motorsports, racing history, Tom Bonner, Wayne Gapp 1 Comment
Super Shaker Chevelle; Canadian Funny Car
The Super Shaker Chevelle is representative of early funny car technology. The front wheels are shifted forward, but the wheel wells are in the stock position.
Posted in 1966 Also tagged Chevelle, drag racing, historical photos, nostalgia racing, racing history, Tom Bonner 2 Comments
Firebrewed Dodge Funny Car: Detroit Dragway
Think funny cars on pump gas weren’t electrifying? Dick Smith and his injected Firebrewed Dodge A/FX will convince you otherwise.
Posted in 1966 Also tagged Dick Smith, drag racing, Firebrewed, Funny Car, historical photos, motorsports, nostalgia racing, Tom Bonner 1 Comment
Bill Shirey “The Professor” funny car | Detroit Dragway
Despite the stock wheelbase, Bill Shirey’s Plymouth was a funny car with an injected Hemi under the hood and a drag chute on the rear bumper.
Posted in 1966 Also tagged drag racing, Funny Car, historical photos, motorsports, nostalgia racing, racing history, Tom Bonner 4 Comments
Detroit Dragway: remembering “the Ditch”
Thanks to the famous radio spots, anyone in Detroit in that era could tell you that Detroit Dragway was at Sibley and Dix; even if they had never been there.
The Ghosts at Sibley and Dix
It was an ordinary looking industrial park, similar to countless others you might find across the country. I drove my rental car into the driveway, then stepped out and looked around me. That’s when I saw the ghosts. The people working in the buildings couldn’t see them, but I could. As a raw breeze brushed [...]
Posted in Looking Back Also tagged drag racing, historical photos, motorsports, nostalgia racing, racing history, Tom Bonner 2 Comments
