Hot Rods The ALTERED thread

Gabby Olds powered.

 

Early Joe Arrigo out of Joliet, IL. Not sure about this car but he later ran an R & B built Fiat with an injected big block on gas and then nitro before modifying the car to funny car configuration with a 70 Camaro body. He also drove Jack Ditmars' Mini Brute Opel when Jack was running his Vega panel.

Roo

 

Dave Powers and John Riley's 426 Mopar wedge powered T which replaced a Fiat bodied car that driver Tom Roshek crashed at Cordova. When Tom retired in 1965 Powers took over the driving chores as the team switched to a top fuel car.

Roo

 

I was at Cordova the night the Fiat barrel rolled about 200 feet off the starting line - they had this car at Cordova the following Saturday night. View attachment 4049792 View attachment 4049792 View attachment 4049792

 

Rockford Drag Way

 

ttwomotor, interesting, so jack retired and went to florida? good for him! is body shop still open he had? really smart guy. where are you from in Illinois?

 

Ron Pelligrini bought this car and created the Super Mustang.

 

What this one??? LOL Looks like the same wheels front and back.

 

Burkholder Bros.



From Bangkok Dean

The Trip

 

Yes - it has been restored, maybe that is the restored one in the picture.

 

The rear wheels appear to be the same but the fronts on the Mustang version were/are 15" as opposed to the 18's that were on the altered.

Roo

 

C & H Automotive



Dynamic Engine Service

 

Hawkins Enmark & Webster 11oz

 

Lyle Webster drove and Les Hawkins tuned. Hawkins and Webster also teamed with Martinez on the Bad News Fiat and with Bartlett and McLeod on the early version of the 34 Ford 15oz coupe

Roo

 

What was the significance of the "...oz" designation? Heavy drinkers?

 

I think somebody in here said it was the size of their favorite brand beer cans.

 

Not "brand" but "size".

Mike

 

A few from some of my old magazine's...

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Great stuff guys. I find the altered coups interesting. I also like that some of the altereds later morphed into other creations, a great example is the Super Mustang

 

Yea Yea I know some have been posted before but these open up HUGE

From here:http://www.atomicpinup.com/Aquasco_Speedway.html







Cooper driver Dave Cook with lady, beer bottle, and his car. Gene Cooper at rear

 

That is kinda what I figured.

But if that be the case shouldn't it have been labeled

11 fl oz
&
15 fl oz
?

Ounces and fluid ounces are not the same thing.

OK, I'll shut up now.

 

From strip car ...to show car during the off season...

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I`ve read this article a few times: http://cacklefest.com/Outcast.shtml
And if i understand correct, it is set up with no suspension in the front (... in the rebuild it was decided to make the axle a no suspension unit). How will that actually work? I have never seen alteredes without front suspension...

My old 180" wb slingshot didnt have suspension at all, and it was a dream to drive and worked perfect. But i guess its another thing in a short wheelbase car?