Pickup Funny Car?

That's pretty cool.

 

It was hemi powered and it ran B/Altered. I have in my head that it was from the west coast, Washington? Im not sure. Unknown photographer.

 

Thats awesome! Rarely do you ever see any trucks.

 

I know one thing. Thats f**king cool!!!! I've never seen a truck, always cars. I'd love to know more myself!

 

http://www.dragracingonline.com/features/fannings_1.html

 

Judging from the bearclaw wheels and the square chassis that looks like a logghie,got to be from the early 70s equimpment.
Axleamanda,where at in nothville are you from?
Im at goddfordson and territorial in Salem.

 

I've never seen either one of those.
I think this is probably the first pickup funnycar.
Larry T

 

That f100 is really cool.

 

I wonder how much of it is fiberglass?

 

The "Bronco Buster" was a loosely aligned Ford project for Doug Nash. Nash had previously raced an A/FX Comet for Mercury. The wild "Bronco Buster" featured a scary thin aluminum tube chassis that enabled the car and driver to weigh in the 1700-pound range. An injected 289 Ford small block was run at first in 1966. A supercharger was added by the end of 1966 season. The "Bronco Buster" was sometimes erratic, but it did run a few low 8-second runs. In fact Draglist.com records show that the car ran 8.68 with injectors, but 8.33 181.45 with the supercharger. In 1967, Doug Nash received a death notice for the "Bronco Buster" from NHRA, which outlawed both pickup truck funny cars and aluminum frames. Doug left the driver’s seat to build his famed 5-speed transmission used by many sportsman racers.

(Photo courtesy of Bob Plumer and Drag Racing Memories)

 

Bronco Buster...

 

All the businesses advertised on the truck are in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. All the maple leaves on the cab are also a bit of a hint. When I searched "Beauchemin Brothers", I found this.

http://nitroimage.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=SKIR&action=display&thread=165

And that would be a 1953-55, not a 56.

 

Hard to tell from the angle but it looks like an all glass body that has had the front and rear fenders raised and the hood sectioned.Wild car!

 

I want one!

 

Now, that is bizarre - and I want to know more!

 

Here's a few more I found, thanks to the link Motorsports One provided.

 

This truck as I remember was a 1953 Mercury and I believe it was for the most part steel bodied. The guys ran a 427 Ford motor in it. This was back in the early 1970's and they were from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The picture here was taken it looks like at the old Edmonton International Speedway. I was racing back then myself and was acquainted with the brothers but never raced them. The truck was well built and a crowd pleaser. Later on the Beauchemin brothers got into tractor pulling and had a very competitive rig. It seems old age has crept up on me and I can't remember their first names. Vern.

 

Here is a link to a picture of the truck with the body up. Check out the twin engined dragster to the right also.

http://www.pbase.com/nitroimage/image/73328534

This site has a bunch of neat old photos.

http://www.pbase.com/nitroimage/sir_archives&page=1

 

I agree, I don't think a fiberglass body would have a drip rail around the front of the cab or the seam between the top and the rear of the cab, so at least that part of the body would have been steel.

 

That thing is beyond cool.

 

those are badass I love oddball stuff

 

too cool!

 

Never saw that one before. It gets the WAY COOL thumbs up award,

 

Bring back pick-up funny cars!

 

I wonder where it is now. Sitting in someones shop?

 

I love it! I've always liked fast trucks. Wonder what ever happened to it?

Kevin

 

Those are ET III wheels not bearpaws but it still looks early 70's and there is a 67-72 Ford pick up next to it.