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Nye Frank
Nye Frank is an American dragster builder in the 1960s and 1970s. Among others, Frank worked on the twin-engined dragsters ''Freight Train'' and ''Pulsator'' (as designer) the Setzer streamliner (designing and positioning the wings), ''Flying Wedge'' (building the body, along with Quin Epperly), and ''Spirit II'' (collaborating in building her with Craig Breedlove Craig Breedlove (born March 23, 1937) is an American professional race car driver and a five-time world land speed record holder. He was the first person in history to reach , and , using several turbojet-powered vehicles, all named '' Spirit o ...Taylor, Thom. "Breedlove Spirit II", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.34.). Notes Sources *Taylor, Thom. "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone" in ''Hot Rod'', April 2017, pp.30-43. {{DEFAULTSORT:Frank, Nye American automobile designers drag racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragster (car)
A dragster is a specialized competition automobile used in drag racing. Dragsters, also commonly called "diggers", can be broadly placed in three categories, based on the fuel they use: gasoline, methanol, and nitromethane. They are most commonly single-engined, though twin-engined and quad-engined designs did race in the 1950s and 1960s. The design of dragsters evolved from the front-engined rail (named for the exposed frame rails) of the earliest days of drag racing, into the "slingshot" (with the driver between or behind the rear tires, or "slicks") of the early to middle 1960s, to the "modern" type common in the 1970s. Depending on the class they run in, dragsters can be injected or supercharged (or turbocharged), with a variety of possible engines. The engines are most often derived from automobiles'; some early examples used surplus aircraft engines. Today, they may also be electric. Dragsters are distinct from "bodied" cars such as funny cars and gassers, as well as fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freight Train (dragster)
''Freight Train'' is a historic slingshot dragster. Designed by Nye Frank, it used twin supercharged engines and had an aluminum body. When owned by John Peters, running in Top Gas (driven by Bob Muravez) at the 1971 Supernationals, it was painted black and powered by a pair of Chrysler hemis. ''Freight Train''s best result (driven by Walt Rhodes) was a win at the Gatornationals The Gatornationals is an annual National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) national drag racing event held each March at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Florida. The event was held for the first time in 1970. The traditional East Coast opener and ... in 1971.Taylor, p. 11. Notes Sources * Taylor, Thom. "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone" in ''Hot Rod'', April 2017, pp. 30–43. * Taylor, Thom. "Duel of the Duals" in ''Hot Rod'', April 2017, p. 11. External links ''The Freight Train''(homepage] Twotogo(''Freight Train'' page) 1960s cars Drag racing cars Rear-wheel-drive vehicles< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulsator (dragster)
Nye Frank is an American dragster builder in the 1960s and 1970s. Among others, Frank worked on the twin-engined dragsters ''Freight Train'' and ''Pulsator'' (as designer) the Setzer streamliner (designing and positioning the wings), ''Flying Wedge'' (building the body, along with Quin Epperly), and ''Spirit II'' (collaborating in building her with Craig Breedlove Craig Breedlove (born March 23, 1937) is an American professional race car driver and a five-time world land speed record holder. He was the first person in history to reach , and , using several turbojet-powered vehicles, all named '' Spirit o ...Taylor, Thom. "Breedlove Spirit II", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.34.). Notes Sources *Taylor, Thom. "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone" in ''Hot Rod'', April 2017, pp.30-43. {{DEFAULTSORT:Frank, Nye American automobile designers drag racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Setzer Streamliner Dragster
The Setzer streamliner dragster is an unusual streamliner dragster built in 1972.Taylor, Thom. "Barry Setzer Monocoque Streamliner", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p. 40. Built at John Buttera's shop, and conceived by Buttera and body man Louie Teckenoff, the car was an unusual magnesium monocoque (rather than the more commonplace tube chassis). The body panels were -thick sheet, fastened with adhesives and over 5,000 rivets; the inner and outer skins were separated by high-density foam. It had full-enclosed front wheels, cockpit, and engine, with a winglet ahead of the front axle and a low wing, just above the rollbar, in back.Taylor, p. 40 photo. (The wings were designed and positioned by Nye Frank.) The car took six months to build. It was sold to Barry Setzer for US$15,000 in 1972. In test runs at OCIR, driver Pat Foster experienced a sudden, unexpected wheelstand. Buttera tried to solve the problem, some reporting the engine was moved, and other changes made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Wedge (dragster)
Nye Frank is an American dragster builder in the 1960s and 1970s. Among others, Frank worked on the twin-engined dragsters ''Freight Train'' and ''Pulsator'' (as designer) the Setzer streamliner (designing and positioning the wings), ''Flying Wedge'' (building the body, along with Quin Epperly), and ''Spirit II'' (collaborating in building her with Craig Breedlove Craig Breedlove (born March 23, 1937) is an American professional race car driver and a five-time world land speed record holder. He was the first person in history to reach , and , using several turbojet-powered vehicles, all named '' Spirit o ...Taylor, Thom. "Breedlove Spirit II", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.34.). Notes Sources *Taylor, Thom. "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone" in ''Hot Rod'', April 2017, pp.30-43. {{DEFAULTSORT:Frank, Nye American automobile designers drag racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quin Epperly
Quincy David "Quin" Epperly (March 3, 1913 – January 7, 2001) was an American racing car constructor. He was born in Floyd, Virginia, to John Wesley and Iowa Texas Epperly. After completing a correspondence course in "Theory of Aircraft Construction", Epperly moved to Southern California in 1940 to work for Lockheed and Pacific Airmotive. During the war, he joined the Coast Guard Reserve to spend evenings after work on watch at the Wilmington Coast Guard Patrol Base. In the late 1940s, he went to work for Frank Kurtis building racing car bodies; this led to a lifelong career in the racing business. During the mid-1950s Epperly opened his own shop in Lawndale, CA, where he came up with a radical approach in racing car design, by placing the four-cylinder Offenhauser engine on its side, rather than in the upright position, as was the usual custom for the Indy roadsters of that era. Called the "laydown Offy", it allowed for better high-speed aerodynamics and oval-track weight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirit II (dragster)
Nye Frank is an American dragster builder in the 1960s and 1970s. Among others, Frank worked on the twin-engined dragsters ''Freight Train'' and ''Pulsator'' (as designer) the Setzer streamliner (designing and positioning the wings), ''Flying Wedge'' (building the body, along with Quin Epperly), and ''Spirit II'' (collaborating in building her with Craig Breedlove Craig Breedlove (born March 23, 1937) is an American professional race car driver and a five-time world land speed record holder. He was the first person in history to reach , and , using several turbojet-powered vehicles, all named '' Spirit o ...Taylor, Thom. "Breedlove Spirit II", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.34.). Notes Sources *Taylor, Thom. "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone" in ''Hot Rod'', April 2017, pp.30-43. {{DEFAULTSORT:Frank, Nye American automobile designers drag racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Breedlove
Craig Breedlove (born March 23, 1937) is an American professional race car driver and a five-time world land speed record holder. He was the first person in history to reach , and , using several turbojet-powered vehicles, all named '' Spirit of America''. Land vehicle speed records In 1962, he made his first attempt, in a freewheeling tricycle (ignoring FIA rules requiring four wheels, at least two driven; in the event, FIM happily accepted it) powered by a General Electric J47 turbojet engine. On August 5, 1963, this first ''Spirit'' made its first record attempt, using just 90% of available thrust to reach over the measured mile. The return pass, on 95% power, turned up a two-way average of . ''Spirit of America'' was so light on the ground that it did not even need to change tires afterward. For 1964, Breedlove faced competition from Walt Arfons' ''Wingfoot Express'' (piloted by Tom Green), as well as from brother Art Arfons in his four-wheel, FIA-legal ''Green Monster''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Automobile Designers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the " United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
