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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The Banshee Firebird at the 1968 Autorama
Posted in 1968 Also tagged Autorama, Banshee, car show, Cobo Hall, drag racing, Firebird, Pontiac Leave a comment
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 Autorama, Cougar, Detroit Autorama, NASCAR, Super Cat, Ultra-Stock, Wayne Gapp 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, drag racing, Pontiac GTO 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.
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, Detroit Autorama.Car Show, Ford, Paul Stefansky, SOHC Leave a comment
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 drag racing, 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, drag racing, historical photos, Larry Arnold, nitro, Penetration, racing history Leave a comment
Dick Mack’s Satisfaction Chevelle versus Bob DuBrock’s Mustang
Dick Mack ran a full bodied Chevelle funny car with a shortened wheelbase approaching that of a fuel altered. The Satisfaction, running out of Ohio, garnered runner-up honors in the fuel category.
Posted in 1967 Also tagged Bob DuBrock, Chevelle, Detroit Dragway, Dick Mack, Satisfaction Leave a comment
Limelight Dodge: the Jack-Knife Funny Car
The front clip tilted forward, gasser style. The rest of the Limelight’s body however, was hinged at the rear and could be titlted up like a typical funny car.
Posted in 1967 Also tagged Bill McKesson, Detroit Dragway, Dodge Charger, Limelight, Logghe Chassis, racing history 4 Comments
The Saga of the Competition + Mustang Funny Car
The story of Competition + and how a collection of drivers, car owners and fuel funny cars lead to a sad event at the 1967 Nationals at Indianapolis
Posted in 1967 Also tagged Competition +, Del Heinelt, Detroit Dragway, McKesson, Mustang, nitro, SOHC, Steve, US Nationals 1 Comment
