Old School Front Engine Dragster | TomEighty

Talk about a gearhead from the start! Jeff Woods' very first car was this 1967 Slingshot Dragster. Jeff's 1967 front-engine dragster is nicknamed 'Spare Parts.' He purchased this car when he was only 15 years old using money he earned from mowing lawns. It took him three years to get it running, and it started with a small block Chevy engine. However, after a friendly challenge at a Dyno event, it underwent an LS engine swap. In the process, they threw in some spare parts they had lying around,

Front engine dragsters: the wild pioneers of drag racing's 'Wild West' era. Beautiful, unruly, always exciting. Dominating mid-century dragstrips, they paved the way for today's Top Fuel dragsters. But what made them dangerous, and why did they give way to rear engine dragsters? #DragRacingHistory #dragracing #dragster #topfuel | Speedway Motors

Vintage Front-Engine Top Fuel Dragster • #nitromethane