Bought my dad's old Buick Funny Car...

Postsedan · #1 10-23-2009, 12:23 AM

John,

Congrats! Nice to see another Buick owner, Welcome! I have been telling everyone not to under estimate the power of a Buick! A few have been listening

Dan.

DarrenX33 · #2 10-23-2009, 01:14 AM

WOW!!!

**SuperNovaSS** · #3 10-23-2009, 02:07 AM

Fantastic. Congrats John!

musclecarjohn · #4 10-23-2009, 02:42 AM

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Thanks Jason...and thanks to everyone else for the kind words.
I'll post up some period-pictures ASAP...

John

**BillD** · #5 10-23-2009, 02:43 PM

John, That is fantastic. Congrat's. Did you just find the car recently?

**flyingn** · #6 10-23-2009, 03:51 PM

fantastic news John!!! Do your Dad proud!!

**CC Rider** · #7 10-23-2009, 04:13 PM

Wow, very cool.

musclecarjohn · #8 10-23-2009, 09:12 PM

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No Bill,it kinda found me,lol.
I've known about it for about 2 years now and have been trying to buy it ever since.Owner finally relented and decided to offer it on eBay and it ran it's course w/o meeting the reserve last Sunday,I struck a deal with the seller after that.

As promised,here are some pictures that were scanned then mailed to me then I have taken pictures of scanned pictures (lol,I know...buy a damn scanner

) but you must admit the quality and steady hands produce pretty good quality.

First up is a still from NY National Speedway in 1968:

Just completed and sitting in front of my dad's shop Brooklyn Speed & Machine probably 1967.
Shop looks to be smack dab in the middle of a residential neighborhood,huh?

Magazine stills shot by noted east coast photog Bob Beattie:

Motor is pretty much stock looking except for the 8:71 blower & injector.Chassis is my dad's version of a Logghe,from chrome moly tubing,rear is a Buick Wildcat piece w/3:90 gears.Weight of the car was 2,005#'s:

Car is considered to be one of the best constructed in terms of safety...imagine strapping in and going 7.79 @ 191

Magazine articles:

Strictly Buick is right,even the tow car was usually some big Buick boat,typically an Estate wagon:

This article was missing a page...car got shortened,lol:

Display in a Chevrolet dealer I believe...

Action shots...first up a pass @ Englishtown (our home track),love the way it's twisting the chassis a bit:

This shot is available on line from NY National Speedway facing Malcom Durham in his Strip Blazer stretched Camaro.
The DC Lip always ran hard-charging all-Chevy powered Chevrolet's:

I remember this day clear as a bell,I was 10 yrs old,we beat Doug Nash first round in his "Bronco Buster" Bronco II,I think he broke,lol.
Dyno Don & Mr. Norm were also there...what a show

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Later it it's life when "Rapid" Red Lang drove it:

Whatcha guys think...?

**mockingbird812** · #9 10-23-2009, 09:16 PM

Over the TOP!! What a score. Great photographic history. More - More!!!

musclecarjohn · #10 11-23-2009, 11:01 PM

Wifey was the only one who fit,lol...

Dad on the right,gentleman on the left picked up the body in the dead of winter in Chicago in 1967:

More pics to follow later....

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