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Brutus (Funny Car)
''Brutus'' is a pioneering funny car driven by Jim Liberman and prepared by Pit stop#NASCAR pit crew roles, crew chief Lew Arrington in the middle 1960s. Liberman and Arrington made a deal with Pontiac (automobile), Pontiac to supply Drarare Pontiac V8 engine#427 Hemi SOHC, hemis (remnants of Mickey Thompson's Top Gas, gas dragster (car), dragster program). ''Brutus'' was sponsored by Larry Hopkins Pontiac in Sunnyvale, California, Sunnyvale, California, and Goodies Speed Shop, and ran a 6-71 GMC (automobile), Jimmy Hot rod#Language, blower, Venolia (company), Venolia pistons, Crane Cams, Crane camshaft, cam, and Mondello connecting rod, conrods.Wallace, Dave. “50 Years of Funny Cars” in ''Drag Racer'', November 2016, pp.20-21. Notes Sources *Wallace, Dave. “50 Years of Funny Cars” in ''Drag Racer'', November 2016, pp.20-21. Drag racing cars 1960s cars Rear-wheel-drive vehicles {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Brutus'' (Funny Car) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funny Car
Funny Car is a type of drag racing vehicle and a specific racing class in organized drag racing. Funny cars are characterized by having tilt-up fiberglass or carbon fiber automotive bodies over a custom-fabricated chassis, giving them an appearance vaguely approximating manufacturers' showroom models. They also have the engine placed in front of the driver, as opposed to dragsters, which place it behind the driver. Funny car bodies typically reflect the models of newly available cars in the time period that the funny car was built. For example, in the 1970s, then current models such as the Chevrolet Vega or Plymouth Barracuda were often represented as funny cars, and the bodies represented the Big Three of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. Currently, four manufacturers are represented in National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Funny Car — Chevrolet with the Camaro, Dodge with the Charger, Ford with the Mustang, and Toyota with the Supra. Worldwide, however, many different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |