History Offbeat Funnycars

Dang, I never knew he raced a funny car...

 

The LTD is a 65

 

Al Graeber's Dodge Charger "Tickle Me Pink " and pink it was along with the ramp truck.

 

My favorite, Dale Pulde's 85 Buick Somerset.

 

How cool is that Skylark?!
I'm pretty sure the Peanuts car is just sporting 15" Astros......cool car, ugly, cheap wheels for a funny though.

I love Thorley's Corvair funny, the Dow7 Halibrands......yep, that's cool.

 

Im going to have to check with Pat, Wayne and the Chi Town conection, But Im pretty sure that 442 Olds body is sitting on the near twin - sister ch***is of the worlds most famous Flopper - The 1969 CHI - TOWN Hustler....only copy ever made back in the day.

Notice the offset driver & offset engine.
Swing axle rear
& unique front suspension.
Even the Lee Austin Aluminum dash.

Ausome Historical photo - way to go Hamb'Er-Z..!!!

 

Not sure how historic it is, but this is one of the nicest looking.

 

the Cad pic is cool!!

 

Ahhh, acetone mixed with tire goo..... those were the days!!!!

 

Another unusual body for a funnycar. The Coleman Grace & Foster Torino.

 

That's a bad ***ed Crown Vicky right there now !

 

Bruce Phillips built the 1st flip top funny car in Australia. A Holden powered Torana...

 

COOL more picture please.

 

Buick funny cars were rather rare, BITD

 

the Dunn & Reath car was REAR motored!

 

This car is just bad ***.(Kellison kit car) I would love to have something like this.
It just screams g***er..

 

Since this topic is "OFFBEAT", here is another "one-off" at the time, 1968 OCIR, MFG Meet.

 

Here is one I have in my back yard. Anybody know anything about it???

 

A guy here in town has one of the Buick funny cars. I think I heard it was one of only two. Its the same body stile as the one in your pic not sure if its the same car though.

 

Not trying to be a smart ***, the Dunn and Reath car was mid-engined. One of my favorite cars of the era, before NHRA made "different" or "innovative" illegal.

 

Freddy Neely from GA bought this car from Pulde, and Clayton Harris and I worked with Freddy in 1990. It was a cool body. JC

 

Here's our old Buick FC ..........

 

I was actually going to ask if all flip bodys were gl*** or did they ever weld metal ones together. At least I now know there was at least one! Thanks for clearing that up.

 

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theres one i'm thinking of it's a early 60's (?) pink jaguar that had a snoopy cartoon on the side, but no pics.

 

The Body from an old VW Funny is at the shop.
It orignally was ran by Peek Performance as "Becky's Joy"
We started a Bonneville project with plans to use the body, but later found it
to be modified beyond what the SCTA rules for Coump Coupe would allow.

It's a good conversation piece, but I thinks it's time for a new owner

 

Haven't noticed a post of Al Vander Woudes "Flying Dutchman" Charger III. Definitely different! Not a very good photo.