Tag Archives: racing history

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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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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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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Updates to previous posts

By Tom Bonner | Published: May 5, 2010
Keeping everything up to date. As new information as surfaced, previous posts are added to or corrected.
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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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The Ramchargers Dodge Dart funny car at Detroit Dragway

By Tom Bonner | Published: March 23, 2010
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 [...]
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Detroit Dragway: August 1966 Funny Car Show

By Tom Bonner | Published: March 17, 2010
The show at Detroit Dragway that night was made up of three “old school” match bash racers and three tube-framed “intermediate” funny cars.
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427 Dynamite Chevelle Funny Car

By Tom Bonner | Published: March 12, 2010
The Dynamic Speed Shop Chevelle notched at least one victory at the 1966 Detroit Dragway gas funny car invitational.
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