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In 1964, Thorley match raced an altered-wheelbase (pre-Funny Car) 396 cu in (6,490 cc) injected big-block 1964 Chevy II he called Chevy Too Much. [ 5 ] Thorley's Doug's Headers Corvair was the first seven-second Funny Car, [ 6 ] and it was in this car he won the NHRA supercharged A Funny Car (AA/FC) class at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 1967 ...
Funny Car is a type of drag racing vehicle and a specific racing class in organized drag racing. Funny cars are characterized by having tilt-up fiberglass or carbon fiber automotive bodies over a custom-fabricated chassis, giving them an appearance vaguely approximating manufacturers' showroom models.
Rambunctious is a historic funny car. Debuting in 1969, Rambunctious is a reproduction 1969 Dodge Charger on a Logghe Stamping Company chassis. It became one of the most famous (and popular) funny cars in NHRA history. [1] It would record NHRA's first official 200 mph (320 km/h) pass, driven by Gene Snow and powered by a Keith Black-prepared ...
Al Hofmann (November 28, 1947 – March 20, 2008) was an American dragracer and drag car owner in the funny car division from Umatilla, Florida. He raced in the National Hot Rod Association . He was the second of only two funny cars to join the 300 MPH club 301.10 (Feb 19, 1994) and the thirteenth overall.
It purchased the Matchbox brand of scale model cars, in 1992. [5] [6] In 1984 Tyco produced its own interlocking brick product, "Super Blocks". Super Blocks were compatible with Lego, and were made following the basic Lego patent's expiry in 1978. Lego attempted to halt the production of Super Blocks in a lawsuit, which was later won by Tyco in ...
Video shows a woman on a car's hood as it picks up speed in downtown L.A. She said she thought 'they wouldn't drive if I was on the car.' They did.
The Trojan Horse was a world champion funny car owned by Larry Fullerton from the late 1960s until his death in 1981. Larry Fullerton and the Trojan Horse won the 1972 NHRA world championship setting a then world record.
Real Wheels, also known as There Goes A..., and formerly known as Live Action Video for Kids, is a series of children's educational videos for aged 3–8 that features a specified vehicle and the different jobs that it has along with real people who work the job which requires the vehicle.