Tag Archives: Mr. Unswitchable

Detroit Dragway Action: Mr. Unswitchable versus Hemi-Hunter

By Tom Bonner | Published: September 14, 2010

In April of 1967, I attended the Midwest Championships at Detroit Dragway. The event included eliminations for both nitro and gas burning funny cars. Most of the cars were part of the UDRA circuit out of Chicago, and they ran the gamut from steel bodied match racers to the latest all-fiberglass missiles. This is my [...]

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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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