Top Fuel Dragsters of the 1970s Photo Archive

English

Series: Photo Archive Ser.

ISBN: 158388128X

EAN: 9781583881286

Category: Transportation / General/Sports & Recreation / Motor Sports/

Publisher: Iconografix, Incorporated

Release Date: 10/05/2011

Synopsis: The early 70s were a pivotal time for rear engine dragsters. Slingshots were front engine fire-breathing diggers where the driver sat just three feet behind the motor. This set-up proved to be very dangerous, so in 1970 at Lions Drag Strip Big Daddy Don Garlits vowed, after a horrific transmission explosion in his slingshot Wynns Charger, that he would formulate a design that would put the fuel motor behind him. The emergence of the rear-engine dragster rekindled the interest in Top Fuel Eliminator class. Legendary championship drivers like TV Tommy Ivo, Tony Nancy, Gary Beck, Don Prudhomme, Jerry Ruth, Carl Olson, Tom McEwen, Shirley Muldowney, James Warren, Jeb Allen, Herm Peterson, Steve Carbone and many more, are all portrayed in sensational fire-and-smoke belching action at the race track.

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Top Fuel Dragsters of the 1970s Photo Archive

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.37 inches

Width: 10.25 inches

Length: 8.5 inches

Weight: 18.13 oz

Pages: 128