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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Seaton’s Shaker 1966 Chevelle Funny Car
Posted in 1966 Also tagged Chevelle, Detroit Dragway, drag racing, Funny Car, 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 Detroit Dragway, drag racing, Funny Car, Mopar, motorsports, racing history, Ramchargers, 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, Detroit Dragway, drag racing, 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, Detroit Dragway, drag racing, Funny Car, Hi-Risers, 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, Detroit Dragway, drag racing, 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 Detroit Dragway, Dick Smith, drag racing, Firebrewed, Funny Car, 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 Detroit Dragway, drag racing, Funny Car, motorsports, nostalgia racing, racing history, Tom Bonner 4 Comments
Re-Entry Rear Engine Streamlined Dragster
The Re-Entry’s supercharged engine was housed behind the driver in a tightly fitting cowl that also enclosed the driver and the rear tires.
Posted in 1966 Also tagged Autorama, drag racing, dragster, nostalgia racing, racing history, Tom Bonner 4 Comments
Somethin Wild B/G dragster
Somethin Wild is a square back front engine rail, featuring an injected small-block Chevy for power. The car competed in the B/G ranks in the mid 1960s.
Posted in 1966 Also tagged Autorama, drag racing, motorsports, nostalgia racing, racing history, Tom Bonner Leave a comment
Blown Chevy front-engine Dragster
There was a lot of competition in the NHRA gas dragster classes in 1966, so with out some indicator there is no way to know what was in this car’s fuel tank.
Posted in 1966 Also tagged Autorama, drag racing, nostalgia racing, racing history, Tom Bonner Leave a comment
