National Hot Rod Association Top Fuel Competition Drag Racing Car, Driven by Gary Ormsby in the 1989 and 1990 NHRA Seasons, 1989
THF188688 / National Hot Rod Association Top Fuel Competition Drag Racing Car, Driven by Gary Ormsby in the 1989 and 1990 NHRA Seasons, 1989
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Artifact Overview
Top Fuel dragsters are the fastest cars approved for NHRA drag racing. Their nitromethane fuel requires less oxygen during combustion, so their engines produce more horsepower than with gasoline. Gary Ormsby drove this car to an NHRA Top Fuel championship in 1989. He used it again in 1990 -- racing at speeds near 300 miles per hour.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Dragster
Date Made
1989
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2021.46.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Rubber (Material)
Cloth
Color
White (Color)
Red
Green
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7.33 ft
Width: 5 ft
Length: 32 ft
Wheelbase: 25 ft
Inscriptions
on top metal plate, near front wheels:
Castrol / VINTAGE DESIGN / INCORPORATED / Castrol / VINTAGE DESIGN / INCORPORATED
on top near front wheels:
Castrol / GTX
on top near windshield:
Castrol / GTX / Carter & Stanford / '89 / Ghetti DESIGN
on sides:
G.O. / Gary Ormsby Racing / CHAMPIONSHIP / NHRA / DRAG RACING (R) / ITF / Winston / Castrol GTX / VINTAGE DESIGN / INCORPORATION
on sides of fin:
Castrol
sticker on back:
Strange Engineering Inc. / Strange SERIAL NO. / Evanston, Illinois 60201
on back:
Strange
on tires:
GOODYEAR
on engine:
Keith Black
top of tranmission:
Lenco
Specifications
Maker: Chassis Components Corporation, Tacoma, Washington
Engine: V-8, overhead valves, supercharged, 498 cubic inches
Transmission: direct drive
Height: 88 inches
Wheelbase: 300 inches
Width: 60 inches
Overall length: 384 inches
Weight: 1800 pounds
Horsepower: 3000
Pounds per horsepower: 1.7
Competition History: Winner of National Hot Rod Association Chief Auto Parts Nationals in 1989. Winner of Top Fuel class championship in 1989. Winner of six additional national events in 1990.
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