''Scuderia'' is a

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dragster. In 1963, Jack Williams'

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–based

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team (Williams-Devine-McDougall) rebuilt Williams' old

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with a new aluminum body (painted in blue metalflake), with a very long, pointed nose, faired-in engine, and blue-tinted

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canopy over the cockpit. The car's front wheels were spoked motorcycle wheels, the exhausts long "weed cutter"-style pipes (exiting horizontally, rather than vertically). The engine was a

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with a front-driven Potvin

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. Ron Lowe replaced Devine and McDougall. ''Scuderia'' made her debut at the 1963

NHRA Winternationals The NHRA Winternationals (commonly called the Winternats) are an annual drag racing event held by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California. In 1962, under pressure from Peggy Hart (wife of track owner "P ...

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, recording a best pass of 8.83 seconds at before mechanical trouble sidelined her. She also won the "Best Appearing" award. At Arlington, ''Scuderia'' set a Top Gas record (average of two passes) at . The car was retired in 1967. In the 1980s, ''Scuderia'' made a comeback when Williams entered her in West Coast nostalgia drag races, crashing at Fremont. He restored the car and returned to racing in the early 1990s.Taylor, p. 42.

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*Taylor, Thom. "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone" in ''Hot Rod'', April 2017, pp.30–43. 1960s cars 1980s cars Drag racing cars Rear-wheel-drive vehicles {{automobile-stub