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driven by

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and prepared by crew chief Lew Arrington in the middle 1960s. Liberman and Arrington made a deal with

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to supply Drarare

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s (remnants of

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dragster program). ''Brutus'' was sponsored by Larry Hopkins Pontiac in

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, California, and Goodies Speed Shop, and ran a 6-71

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blower, Venolia pistons, Crane

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, and

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s.Wallace, Dave. “50 Years of Funny Cars” in ''Drag Racer'', November 2016, pp.20-21.

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*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)