Drag Racing - Historic Cars

Historic Cars

  • 1954 — first slingshot, built by Mickey Thompson.
  • 1962 — the Greer-Black–Prudhomme digger, with the best win record in NHRA history.
  • 1966 — Eliminator I, the first true Funny Car, built by the Logge brothers
  • 1971 — Swamp Rat XIV, first rear-engined dragster, built by Don Garlits; Ed Donovan introduces the 417 Donovan hemi, an aluminum copy of the Chrysler
  • 1974 — first tube chassis Pro Stock car, Bill Jenkins' '72 Vega.
  • 1986 — Swamp Rat XXX, first streamlined dragster, built by Don Garlits.

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