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Slingshot Dragsters of the 1960s Photo Archive,New
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In the early 60s, frontengine dragsters, or slingshots, featured tubular built chassis powered by a variety of power plants, consisting of smallblock Chevrolets, Chrysler Hemi's, Ford, Pontiac, Cadillac, Oldsmobile, and Lincoln motors either fueled on Nitro Methane or pump gas. Wheelbases varied from 110 inches in 1962 to over 200 inches in 1969. During the early sixties, racing legend 'Big Daddy' Don Garlits ran a series of 'Swamp Rat' dragsters which not only dominated the quartermile, but many of his creations were made by using experimental aerodynamic parts to give better traction and faster speeds. During a fuel ban from the late 50s to the early 60s, many chassis builders utilized a twoengine power plant to gain more power that was lost due to running pump gas instead of fuel. One of the most popular twinengine dragsters was the 'Fright Train', powered by twin smallblock Chevrolets. The dragster was driven by 16yearold Bob Muraviez who used the alias name of Floyd Lippencott, Jr. to fool his parents who did not approve of his racing. Near the end of the 60s, the Chrysler Hemi came to dominate Topfuel racing, as it produced tremendous torque and horsepower. These dragsters were the quickest accelerating vehicles in motorsports. Elapsed times in the quartermile were ranging from the 8second bracket in the early 60s to the low 7's late in the decade with speeds over 200 mph.In 1970 at the AHRA Nationals at Lion's Dragstrip (Long Beach, CA), Don Garlits experienced a violent clutch explosion that cut his dragster in two and severed a portion of Don's right foot. After being sidelined for several months, Don returned to racing with an innovative rearengine, topfuel dragster, which would eventually spell demise for the frontengine dragsters. Relive the 60s era of the frontengine dragster, nicknamed the slingshot for it's aerodynamic design in crisp high quality color and black and white photos. Enjoy memorable moments from some of the famed drivers that are highlighted throughout this book.
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