History Streamliner Dragsters

Tom McEwen teamed up with Ford Motor Company to present this fuel-injected 427 SOHC powered dragster called the Super dragster for exhibition runs on the national circuit.

 

That would actually be Super Mustang" as lettered on the car.

Roo

 

My old friend and competitor Ron Gorans, from Longview, Wa. Blown Olds powered. Taken at McMinnville,Or in 1960. Would be a great car to replicate.

 

DO IT, MARTY. In your spare time, of course

 

Great, This Wed around 11am Golden Corral 21st and Memorial Tulsa

 

TV Tommy sold this to Jerry Norton

 

A slightly cropped version of the photo that you posted not quite a year ago.

Roo

 

Tom McEwen teamed up with Ford Motor Company to present this fuel-injected 427 SOHC powered dragster called the Super Mustang

 

Tony Nancy

 

More Tony Nancy

 

This T.N. 22jr was on the back of Jan & Dean's Drag City album cover. My oldest sister got to pick a bunch of albums when she joined Columbia House record club (remember them?). She let me have one pick after a minor shit-fit. This was it. New every word to every song as I stared at that back cover...

 

NHRA Nationals Drag Races Indianapolis. The Re-Entry

 

Tony Nancy's Oldsmobile powered, rear-engine streamliner dragster with full body work burns rubber as it launched from the starting line.

 

7th Annual Winternational Motorama - Pan Pacific Auditorium - Los Angeles

Tony Nancy Streamliner powered by Oldsmobile.

 

Gratiot Auto Supply Dragster Al Bergler More Aggravation III.

 

Re-Entry before the crash

 

Craig Breedlove's Spirit II

 

New parts are experimented with too.
Notice the header location in the first picture vs. the other two shots. Actually I think the lower tube location was later, to ease the body removal for engine work.

Mike

 

With FC currently holding a higher speed record than TF and weighing 2575# vs. 2300# it may be time to bring back the streamliners.

 

Its not streamlining--its air management. Top speed does not win races-- ET wins races unless its on a hole shot and TF is still quicker then FC

 

Formerly TV's Videoliner.

Roo

 

Ron Scrima’s dragster, known as the Scrima-Liner was driven by Goob Tuller.

 

Here's pic's of the Galt Strokers original streamliner dragster from about 1957 & 1958. I'm in the middle of restoring the original dragster which I found about 6 years back sitting a field for over 50 years. I'm hoping to have her fired up this summer......it's actually the oldest surviving streamliner designed dragster in Canada.

 

Thanks for posting it here don't know why I haven't added it before this.

 

Posted by 40ragtopdown in the Traditional Images thread:

 

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