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- 1960 Buck & Thompson Slingshot Dragster - Sam Buck and Bob Thompson built this car in 1960. They bought the chassis as a kit, and the 1948 Ford engine was highly modified with special cylinder heads, crank, pistons, magneto, camshaft, and fuel injectors. In this style of dragster, popular from the mid-1950s through the early 1970s, the driver sat behind the rear wheels "like a rock in a slingshot."
- 1960
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1960 Buck & Thompson Slingshot Dragster
Sam Buck and Bob Thompson built this car in 1960. They bought the chassis as a kit, and the 1948 Ford engine was highly modified with special cylinder heads, crank, pistons, magneto, camshaft, and fuel injectors. In this style of dragster, popular from the mid-1950s through the early 1970s, the driver sat behind the rear wheels "like a rock in a slingshot."
- "Milan Dragway" T-Shirt, circa 1968 - Amateur competitors Barry Egen and Wayne Snyder of Monroe, Michigan, raced their custom-built motorcycle "Revolution" in the late 1960s. It was powered by a 350-cubic-centimeter, straight-twin Honda engine and posted race times in the low 12-second range. This T-shirt was a souvenir of Milan Dragway, where Egen and Snyder competed. The track, about 16 miles northwest of Monroe, opened in 1964.
- circa 1968
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"Milan Dragway" T-Shirt, circa 1968
Amateur competitors Barry Egen and Wayne Snyder of Monroe, Michigan, raced their custom-built motorcycle "Revolution" in the late 1960s. It was powered by a 350-cubic-centimeter, straight-twin Honda engine and posted race times in the low 12-second range. This T-shirt was a souvenir of Milan Dragway, where Egen and Snyder competed. The track, about 16 miles northwest of Monroe, opened in 1964.
- Hot Wheels Dragster, 1975-1980 - Mattel introduced its Hot Wheels line of diecast cars in 1968. Race cars were a source of design inspiration for these toys from the start. This Hot Wheels car was based on a drag racer from NHRA's Top Fuel competition class. "Top Fuel" refers to the special nitromethane fuel used by these dragsters.
- 1975-1980
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Hot Wheels Dragster, 1975-1980
Mattel introduced its Hot Wheels line of diecast cars in 1968. Race cars were a source of design inspiration for these toys from the start. This Hot Wheels car was based on a drag racer from NHRA's Top Fuel competition class. "Top Fuel" refers to the special nitromethane fuel used by these dragsters.
- National Hot Rod Association Top Fuel Competition Drag Racing Car, Driven by Gary Ormsby in the 1989 and 1990 NHRA Seasons, 1989 - 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.
- 1989
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National Hot Rod Association Top Fuel Competition Drag Racing Car, Driven by Gary Ormsby in the 1989 and 1990 NHRA Seasons, 1989
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.