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Woody Gilmore (2 February 1933 – 3 July 2020) was a dragster and funny car chassis builder in the 1960s and 1970s. [1] Gilmore built the chassis for the top fuel streamliner Hustler VI in 1965. [2] In 1968, Doug Thorley bought a rear-engined Javelin funny car from Gilmore, powered by an AMC 401. [3]
Powered by a Ramchargers-built engine, Pawnbroker ran 10–11 in (250–280 mm)-wide M&H slicks on 12 in (300 mm)-wide rims, rather than the usual 12 in (300 mm) and 16 in (410 mm) widths. [ 1 ] Sponsored by Hastings Manufacturing 's oil additive, Torque, it debuted in Las Vegas, Nevada , in 1970, and wore livery of white overall with red and ...
The Tony Nancy Wedge was the name given to two streamliner dragsters (also referred to as Wedge I and Wedge II) built for drag racer Tony Nancy. [1]Designed by Steve Swaja in 1963, they were built to race in the NHRA's AA/Gas (A/Gas supercharged) class.
The Dodge Little Red Wagon is an exhibition drag racing truck introduced in 1965. It was the first wheelstanding truck and was the world's fastest truck at that time.. Builders Jim Schaeffer and John Collier performed extensive modifications to the Dodge A100 in order to fit a 426 Hemi engine and TorqueFlite automatic transmission.
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a governing body which sets rules in drag racing and hosts events all over the United States and Canada.With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA claims to be the largest motorsport sanctioning body in the world.
An ISMA supermodified. Note the extreme weight offset and the engine mounted outside of the central frame rails. Supermodifieds are a class of open wheel race car that compete on paved short tracks throughout North America. The class was founded in the 1950s and is especially popular in the Western, Northeast, and Great Lakes regions ...
Ronnie Scrima is an American dragster and funny car chassis builder.. He was responsible for the streamliner slingshot dragster Scrimaliner in 1964. [1]After Logghe Bros. (based in Detroit [2]) proved unable to keep up with demand, a funny car chassis-building industry developed.
Chuck Beal Racing is a drag racing company owned by professional drag racer Chuck Beal. [2] The company is located in San Diego, California. [1] Chuck Beal started as a racer of front- and rear-engine vehicles until he changed to the alcohol funny car class and then nitro-class vehicles. [2]