I don't recall why this wasn't classed as a Street Roadster, but no doubt there was something in the construction that kept it out of A/SR. It's WAY too long since I had the conversation with the crew member to remember. With that, I DO remember that sadly this car crashed on its first pass of the day. The driver was badly injured, but at least not life-threatening. That is one of those visuals that has stuck for 40+ years.
It may just have had to do with a more favorable class index, nothing to do with car mods. Or even who else showed up at a particular race. Street Roadsters could run as altereds, but traditional altereds couldn't fit into a Street Roadster class, because of the extensive body and chassis mods allowed in Altered. Its kinda like if your kid had major league talent he could play in the majors, but a major leaguer most certainly couldn't play on a little league team.
Reaching out, saw this car on another site at US 60 nostalgia drags, would love to see more pics, anyone know this car?
I ran my Last Logghe altered at the Thompson Gasser Reunion last weekend and will be at the Detroit Dragway Reunion next Friday and Saturday June 10 and 11. Then my avatar S/P at Milan on Sunday June 12. Stop by - say 'hi'.
OK I'm back and you guys have been keeping this alive so I have a big batch to start thing off. Bowers, Paris & Reeds "Mother-In-Law" might have been just one of the many fuel altereds, but it was one of the first to run 200 MPH. Dunn-Merritt-Velasco Fiat Topolino. The car originally ran blown on gas but switched to nitro in mid-1963. Early AA/FA Lee Lebaron "Easyrider" Hits the tree GREAT shot of GAB "Jewel" T "JS" altered Can't read it too good looks like Davis & Ingram Mike Hall began racing fuel altereds with the purchase of Freddie Whittle’s "Shutdown" AA/FA NaNook
A few More Nick Ottos "Warlock" AA/FA Oties roadster AA/A Pure Hell Look at that cigar tank on the front. Racing Pure Heaven Once again Pure Hell without the tank. Pure Heaven II For the story of Pure Heaven II from the man himself Go here it's a good read. https://www.hotrodhotline.com/content/origin-pure-heaven-ii-aa-fuel-altered Sush Matsubara was well-known for his wheelwork on the Mondello & Matsubara Fiat Fuel Altered with car owner Joe Mondello. The original "Bad News" fuel altered "The Beaver Hunter II" fuel altered of Nolan Pritchard Again
And yet a few more. This should keep you guys busy for awhile. "The Grape" At Irwindale The "Gretchko Bros." were one of the toughest AA/Fuel Altereds in the Midwest. The Horchar Brothers "Super Thief" AA/FA The late Lefty Mudersbach tried his hand at driving a fuel altered in the Warden & Cole 23 Ford T in 1963. The team of Warden & Cole was from Santa Ana, California The Magic Muffler Fuel Altered squirts up into the air THREE wheels off the ground. Photo by Tom West "The MOB on fire The Pipins & Green AA/FA was the first fuel altered for a man who made his name in fuel altereds Don Green. The little Ford T Bucket was driven by partner Butch Pipins There was a junior and there was a senior "Groundshaker" and junior was the Fuel Altered "Thurmond Brothers" ALL METAL FA roadster Tocco, Harper and Garten AA/FA at Irwindale "Warlock" AA/Fuel Altered "Wells Fargo" A/A Willy loosing a cylinder Willie again "Wilson & Haight" AA/FA one of the few from from Arizona
Only a couple today. Westland, Michigan's Dan Parker bought this outdated Logghe Funny Car chassis for a dollar-store price and then repurposed it as a record-holding B/Altered. Dan's homebuilt, injected 426 Hemi had plenty of power and was a force in NHRA Division 3 Comp Eliminator. UFO B/A coupe
The above Winged Express pictures were Willie..."in spirit"...right ?! MUCH too late in the calendar for Willie to be driving much of anything. Still very cool though. Mike
Nice pics. A wad of foam rubber in the chute pack will make it look "complete". I use one because the original ribbon chute on my Logghe car is now a collectors item. Its pink and orange - it may have once been Shirley Muldowney's, but that's another story.
Thanks good idea, foam from chair i never liked sacrficed this morning looks great, are you coming to Beaver Springs next week?
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