Hot Rods Guess what has resurfaced!! The Super Shaker will live again

Shes a little neglected but has now landed in good hands!!!

 

nice......tell us more

 

Not much to tell at the moment other than Ive been enjoying reading about the history behind this amazing car. Shes a true piece of drag racing history!! And is now on a journey back to her former glory.

 

Disassembly is starting this weekend, and the task of sourcing the correct parts to put it back as it was when Jay dropped the first Blower motor in her.

 

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Like his Avatar......when he showed up they just gave him the car...

Seriously though looks like a pretty serious Corvair...have fun with it...

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Lots of Aluminum...very nice...It had all those Nader problems upgraded...

 

Even found an article from the Feb 1967 car craft magazine about the build.


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Winner winner, chicken dinner.
When I opened this thread, I thought, who will be the first to say.... Nader.

 

It's definitely seen better days and is somewhat neglected. I can see it finished with some polished aluminum sheets.
7.34 @ 198.79 in a Corvair. Did it start as this and then morph into the current configuration?




Here's the HR magazine as a Funny Car pioneer.

 

Great piece of history. Looking forward to seeing it come together.

 

I saw that car race at Long island National --- guessing 1970. It was ahead of its time.
Joe

 

How bout the story of how you found it? Or did it just pop out of the ground in front of you?

 

This car had two configurations, the first was with the injected engine with no stripes and a flat deck lid like in your first photo know as "Seatons Shaker" and the second as it was found currently with the stripes, a supercharged engine, and the deck lid with a spoiler then renamed "Seatons Super Shaker".

First configuration


Second configuration


This was for the 67 season. It was a steel quarter/roof car with doors.

For the 68 season they built a completely new chassis and moved to a full fiberglass flip top body as seen on the cover of the 1968 car craft magazine



Sadly this car was crashed beyond repair shortly after it was sold and renamed "The Super Twister"




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It was impounded as an abandoned vehicle from a closed down shop here local and was rescued from the towing yard a couple days before it was to go to the crusher.


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Ralph Nader eat your heart out! Subscribed!

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Cool find. Good on you for saving it. Ah, Corvairs, they take me back... sometimes kicking and screaming.

 

keep the pics coming, looking forward to seeing this restored

 

Here's the article that was found on the build of this car in the February 1967 Car Craft magazine. Thought you guys would enjoy it.


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English Leather is the bomb.

 

Thats My Dad's stuff...I was playing with Tonka toys making engine sounds with my flapping lips...

 

I saw that car run at. Fremont Cal 1967 East West Big Funny Car Tour . Also got to see Doug's Headers Corvair when it came back from its. Indy Win . Not the same car different time zone.

 

Very Cool

 

Way cool!!
What's the end game plan for it?

 

If that truly is the Dougs Headers Corvair and you want info on it when it was in that configuration, I can get you in contact with Doug Thorley

 

Was it ever raced after being rebuilt from the Super Twister crash? A very special piece of early Funny Car history was nearly lost. Wow!!!!! Now it will join many other restored examples for Funny Car fans of that era to enjoy. These cars are really special to those of us who were there to see them when they were new.

 

It would great if we could get in touch with Doug, he built the headers for Seatons cars back then. with the task of trying to keep the restoration period correct and trying to source as many original parts as possible and or specs to remake the parts it would make the job a lot easier if we can get as much information as possible from the people that were involved with the build.


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