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One of funny cars "founding fathers," Lew Arrington moved to PA in the late 60s to set up shop with his popular series of "Brutus" funny cars. Pictured is Arrington's 72 Mustang. Car started the season a brilliant orange but due to a paint problem faded as the season continued. Arrington's last nitro ride was at the wheel of the Brutus Charger (ex-Nichols & Oxner) that ran out the Fred Forkner's Delaware stables. Arrington later sold the "Brutus" name to Roy Harris who carried it into the 80s. Arrington became one of the charter Rocket F/C pilots with his swoopy "Capt America" Mustang in the mid-70's and was joined in the RF/C ranks by former F/C drivers Fred Goeske and Sam Miller. (JW Last Photo) | |||||||||||||||||
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Jim Dunn ventured East with his killer "budget" F/C for the first time in the summer of 71 using bookings for the car to pay for a family vacation. Dunn later campaigned the most successful of the limited number of rear engine funny cars that cropped up in the early 70s, a 'Cuda bodied car that sometimes doubled as a T/F car with a different body and was the only rear engined flopper to win a NHRA national event; the 72 Supernationals. Dunn closed out the decade at the wheel of the "Fireman's Quickie" Firebird. (Maple Grove Raceway, 1971, Frank Thomas photo) | |||||||||||||||||
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go to travel The man who really ignited the "big transporter truck" phenomena (started by Dick Harrell), F/C eliminator runner-up Billy Meyer is shown burning pistons at the NHRA Summernationals, 1977. Pictured car was destroyed several weeks after this photo in a finish line fire at Sanair. Meyer burst on to the scene from "nowhere" (had been racing in TX with ex-"Brand X" Camaro) at 18 in 72 by winning the OCIR Manufacturers Race in his "Motivation" Mustang over the Chi-Town Hustler. First NHRA national event win came at the 77 Fallnationals at Seattle where Meyer became youngest F/C national event winner. Showing no favorites to any manufacturer, Meyer closed out the decade wheeling an Arrow bodied flopper. (JW Last photo) The man who really ignited the "big transporter truck" phenomena (started by Dick Harrell), F/C eliminator runner-up Billy Meyer is shown burning pistons at the NHRA Summernationals, 1977. Pictured car was destroyed several weeks after this photo in a finish line fire at Sanair. Meyer burst on to the scene from "nowhere" (had been racing in TX with ex-"Brand X" Camaro) at 18 in 72 by winning the OCIR Manufacturers Race in his "Motivation" Mustang over the Chi-Town Hustler. First NHRA national event win came at the 77 Fallnationals at Seattle where Meyer became youngest F/C national event winner. Showing no favorites to any manufacturer, Meyer closed out the decade wheeling an Arrow bodied flopper. (JW Last photo) From the "land of ten thousand lakes" came Jerry Boldenow and the Moby Dick Corvette. This car was one of the first 'Vette bodied cars that appeared to overcome the "Corvette" jinx that had racers shying away from the seemingly aerodynamic body due to the "demolition derby" reputation that seemed to follow the breed (notable exception was So Cal's Gene Conway in the early 70s). Boldenow ran Top Fuel cars from 1964 through 1972, then return in 1976 | |||||||||||||||||
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