Early Funny Cars 1964-1975 From Altered Wheelbase To Match Race Flip Tops CT683

Early Funny Cars 1964-1975\nA History Of Tech Evolution From Altered Wheel Base To Match Race Flip Tops \n\nBy Lou Hart\nForword By Dale Pulde\n\nBlast through the evolving early years of Funny Car drag racing when door slammers morphed into flip-top rail monsters. The era features historic mounts from Arnie \""the Farmer\"" Beswick, Al \u201Cthe Flying Dutchman\u201D Vanderwoude, \""Jungle\"" Jim Liberman, Don \u201Cthe Snake\u201D Prudhomme, and many more!\nThe metamorphosis from door slammers to fiberglass flip-top dragsters wasn\u2019t ever a cut and dry plan. As drag racers pushed the envelope for more speed, a series of innovations quickly evolved and refined the genre.\nFunny Cars cut their teeth in the A/Factory Experimental (A/FX) and Experimental Stock (X/S) classes in 1964 with the 2-percent Mopars that looked funny with their axles moved forward. However, it was Jack Chrisman\u2019s supercharged, nitro-fueled 427 Supercharged Factory Experimental (S/FX) Comet Caliente ths