Rain cancelled the spring funny car show at Detroit Dragway before
Dick Harrell had a chance to show Detroit fans how well his flip-top Camaro could run.
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Rain, Rain Go Away, Dick Harrell’s Camaro has Come to Play
Posted in 1968 Also tagged Chevrolet, Detroit Dragway, Dick Harrell, Funny Car, historical photos Leave a comment
The Banshee Firebird at the 1968 Autorama
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.
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, Detroit Autorama, 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, Detroit Autorama.Car Show, Dick Jesse, 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, Detroit Autorama.Car Show, 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 Autorama, Bounty Hunter, Connie Kalitta, dragster, Ford, NASCAR, SOHC, Top Fuel Dragster Leave a 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.
Another Mustang Funny Car Mystery
Who built the notch-back Mustang funny car that appeared briefly at North Brother’s Ford in 1967? What happened to it? Help solve a 44 year mystery.
Posted in 1967 Also tagged Funny Car, Garden City, historical photos, North Brothers Ford 4 Comments
Larry Arnold and the Penetration Dodge Funny Car
Before Larry Arnold established himself as a top funny car driver, he chased the UDRA circuit with his radical Penetration Dodge Charger.
Posted in 1967 Also tagged Dodge Charger, Funny Car, historical photos, Larry Arnold, nitro, Penetration, racing history Leave a comment
Ron Pellegrini’s Superbird Buick Funny Car
There were only a handful of Buick funny cars in the 1960s, and Ron Pellegrini raced two of them. The first was a fiberglass 1967 Gran Sport known as SuperBird.
Posted in 1967 Also tagged Buick, Buick Gran Sport, Detroit Dragway, Don Schumacher, Funny Car, Logghe Chassis, nitro, Ron Pellegrini, Super Bird Leave a comment
