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The first Green Monster appeared in 1952. It was a three-wheeled dragster powered by an Oldsmobile six-cylinder engine and painted with left-over green tractor paint. The name was applied on the car's first outing by the track announcer, Ed Piasczik (Paskey), who laughingly said, "Okay folks, here it comes: The Green Monster", and it stuck to all Arfons' creations.
Toyota Supra Mk II used in the 1985 British Saloon Car Championship by Team Toyota GB Group A Toyota Supra Mk III used in the Australian Touring Car Championship. During the Group A period, Toyota used the Mk II for Division 3 category touring car racing, especially in the JTCC (Japan), ETCC (Europe), BTCC Britain) and ATCC (Australia) with the AE86 competing in Division 1.
An early prototype MT900S, despite being up 177 kg (390 lb) and down 65 hp (48 kW) from the production version, posted a 0-60 mph time of 3.5 seconds and a quarter-mile time of 12 seconds flat. [citation needed] A newer edition with 600 bhp (447 kW) accelerated 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) in 3.1 seconds in a Car and Driver test in early 2006.
Ford Fairlane 500 Thunderbolt rear view Modified, street-driven, 1964 Fairlane Thunderbolt. Based on the standard two door post sedan Fairlane and named for a factory experimental Fairlane of 1963, the Thunderbolt combined the light weight of Ford's intermediate-sized body introduced in 1962 with a "high rise" 427 cu in (7.0 L) V8 engine with dual 4-barrel Holley carburetors intended for use ...
Along with race-spec sheetmetal and a big rear wing, the Gen3 Supercar has a 600-plus-hp version of the regular Mustang GT's new Coyote 5.0-liter V-8. The new Ford Mustang GT Gen3 Supercar is a ...
The rule changes for the 1972 Pro Stock season opened drag racing for smaller cars fitted with small-block engines and AMC was committed to fielding the Gremlin. [64] The first car Booth built was a Gremlin body-in-white, but it was wrecked in a towing accident. [64]
Two Top Fuel dragsters side by side during an NHRA event in 2012. Top Fuel is a type of drag racing whose dragsters are the quickest accelerating racing cars in the world and the fastest sanctioned category of drag racing, with the fastest competitors reaching speeds of 341.68 miles per hour (549.9 km/h) and finishing the 1,000 foot (304.8 m) runs in 3.61 seconds.
Shrewsberry is best known as the driver of the drag racing replica of the Barris-built Batmobile from the 1966 television series [1] [2] and of the "L.A. Dart," a series of wheelstanding funny cars each with a rear-mounted, supercharged Chrysler Hemi engine and each sponsored by the Dodge and Plymouth dealers of Los Angeles and Orange Counties ...