Do you?

Before my time....

I do I do!

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You can't condemn the bad if you don't commend the good

Did not TV Tommy Ivo have a car like dat?

Arguably more beautiful than some of Tommy Ivo's stuff, so no, it ain't TV Tommy. Don't spill the beans Rick, I'm droppin' 'em some crumbs here...

I never saw it personally but it was in lots of magazines. I think it made a lot of indoor "Rod and Custom" shows. 1966 or 67.

Sure looks different than the last time I saw it.

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Ok, hint time. Some may remember the owner more by his association with a certain "Don".

(a little more effort guys)

1965 Galaxie 500
2007 Shelby GT500
2004 Marauder
1994 Aerostar

Isn't that Don Prudhomme's car?

Joe
3-'63 Fairlanes
'72 Gran Torino Sport (Q code)
'79 F-150 4X4

Sorry, I didn't know this was a quiz.....

It's TOM McEwen's Super Mustang.

This car and other vintage dragsters will be displayed at the Meadowbrook Concours this weekend. I'll take some pics if anyone is interested.

http://www.mbhconcours.org/

Yes, and I know for a fact you didn't even have to google it. And, yes, pics from the show, please. IMHO, the Super Mustang is near the top of the list of my most beautiful dragsters from the 60's. It didn't garner the respect cuz it didn't have a blower, but it was just gorgeous.

The fact that it says Tom McEwen on the side was a clue......

Well, at least SOMEBODY noticed it...lol!

It has very much a Mickey Thompson look to it though!

I saw the name, but couldn't read it, too small. After the clue I didn't think of McEwen. Who is the Don you mentioned?

Oh, Don "the Snake" Prudhomme.

Mustang? I thought the back end looked kinda like a Daytona Coupe but can't see a Mustang from that angle.

Yea, this looks like a Mustang:

yes, there was a time when dragsters had seemed to hit a platau. Every few years some engineer would come out with some calculation that "proved" the there was limit on how fast a car (dragster) could go. For a long time 200 mph was the "limit" - then they re-calculated and it was broken again.

Along the way, someone decided to look into aerodynamics. As mentioned that huge blower sitting tall in the air stream just Had to be a big drag, same with those huge slicks and all those exposed beams and chassis components.

So we went through a period where some really beautiful dragsters were made - unfortunately, more muscle was still King when it came to moving from point "A" to point "B" in the quickest/fastest time. It was stagnate for a while - then Don Garlits came up with the rear engine dragster (following the lead of Indy cars, F1, etc). Then the Slider Clutch, better tire compounds, better / bigger blowers - and teh race was on again.

Eventually, they did find a way to use aerodynamics - the rear wings on todays dragsters are the result ( I think Don Garlits has a little something to do with that too. Must be something about all these "Don's" and dragracing?) The few times when a wing as come off during a run - proves that they are needed to  run the speeds and times that are needed today. "Course, full bodied, streamlined, unlimited motor size, aero-funny cars are seriously nibbling on the supremacy of Double "AA" fuel dragsters. It ain't over yet!

The plexiglass nose of that car is awesome.