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Mine would be one that ran before I was born: Spirit of America Sonic I. Sort of an earthbound F-16....
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I always had a fondness for The Blue Flame.
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Under the hood...Originally posted by Jim Wilke View Post
some more great pics of Challenger I at http://thegearheadskeptic.com/2011/0...-challenger-i/Comment
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Outstanding Pics
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I stopped by Bonneville in 1960: the Mickey Thompson crew was pretty much "outta my way, boy, we've got IMPORTANT things to do", but the Summers brothers were really cool. They were running a mid-engine '27T at the time, and Bill was telling about how he had flipped it the day before, but the car sat so low that all they did was tear off the mag.REAL race cars have kingpins. :pComment
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The Railton. Held the record for a long, long time.You've worked so hard on the kidney. Very special -- the kidney has a very special place in the heart. It's an incredible thing. Donald John Trump
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The Sunbeams. Built near where I was born. Anyone know where the one that was in the Daytona museum has gone?"An emphasis was placed on drivers with road racing backgrounds which meant drivers from open wheel, oval track racing were at a disadvantage. That led Tony George to create the IRL." -Indy Review 1996Comment
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Anything Breedlove showed up with to run against Arfons!
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That would be my favorite as well. If I recall correctly, the Challenger I is currently at the NHRA Museum in Pomona. Additionally, there are other Mickey Thompson cars on display as well. If you ever get out to LA the museum is well worth a visit. A word of caution though, the goodies shop will likely drain your wallet. I was lucky to escape last time with spending under $100.Originally posted by hikari View PostUnder the hood...
some more great pics of Challenger I at http://thegearheadskeptic.com/2011/0...-challenger-i/Comment
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>>>While the jet and rocket powered vehicles are interesting (and look amazing), unless its 'wheel driven' then IMHO it's not a 'car'.
I sure agree with the above. I think it also needs four wheels to be a car.Comment
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George Poteet's Blowfish Barracuda...built by Troy Trepannier and powered by a Mopar Performance 175 CI midget engine modified to produce over 1,000 HP at 35" of boost. It holds the BFCC/F record at 255 MPH. Gotta be the most HP from a four cylinder engine since the turbo Offy days.
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They do - I think Breedlove got caught out with that one, he's technically the world motorcyclist speed record via one of the Spirits of America.Originally posted by JimInSoCalif View Post
Incidentally, model company Bizarre has just come out with a Blue Flame model, if you're into that sort of thing worth keeping an eye out."An emphasis was placed on drivers with road racing backgrounds which meant drivers from open wheel, oval track racing were at a disadvantage. That led Tony George to create the IRL." -Indy Review 1996Comment
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