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Yet another variation on the Super Shaker name

By Tom Bonner | Published: August 13, 2010
The Super Shaker as it appeared at the Detroit Autorama in 1967. How many drag cars raced under the Super Shaker name?
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When Funny Cars had Names

By Tom Bonner | Published: August 10, 2010
Once, a catchy name was every bit as important to a funny car driver as a supercharger and nitro. A look back at some of the exciting names from yesteryear.
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Dick Jesse’s Mr. Unswitchable Pontiac GTO Funny Car

By Tom Bonner | Published: August 3, 2010
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.
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The mystery of the Competition + Mustang funny car

By Tom Bonner | Published: July 20, 2010
Known as Competition +, this was likely the first flip-top Mustang funny car in existence. Who drove it and why is it so difficult to learn more about the car
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Al Bergler’s More Aggravation dragster

By Tom Bonner | Published: June 9, 2010
Like all of Bergler's machinery, everything on More Aggravation was first class. And like the earlier version, it was also very fast.
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Detroit Autorama: Oasis in the Snow

By Tom Bonner | Published: June 3, 2010
Then someone would open a door to the auditorium and we would catch a glimpse of summer. The weather outside did not matter, inside Autorama it was high performance heaven.
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Part 2 of Ingenuity in Action at Detroit Dragway

By Tom Bonner | Published: May 31, 2010
Part 2 of the film focuses on the 1959 NHRA Nationals at Detroit. Watch for Ohio George Montgomery, the Ramchargers C/A and future NASCAR great Bernie Partridge.
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Ingenuity in Action: Detroit Dragway in 1959

By Tom Bonner | Published: May 24, 2010
Part 1 of Ingenuity in Action, a 1959 film about the NHRA Nationals at Detroit Dragway
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Muskrat Experimental Mustang at Detroit Dragway

By Tom Bonner | Published: April 30, 2010
The Muskrat was campaigned by J.D. Collins of Taylor, Michigan. Fastback Mustang carried a Ford 427 wedge for under the hood.
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Seaton’s Shaker 1966 Chevelle Funny Car

By Tom Bonner | Published: April 19, 2010
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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