Early Dragster

[gloozalot]

Have this back on the bench-----about the tenth time.  I am not sure if I want to do it as an early dragster or go with a Lakes car.  I started with an old Hawk Slinger from 1960.  The kit has NO detail so after seeing a rail type dragster from a 1959 car rag I decided to fab up a chassis to fit the old kit body.  I still have a long way to go and can't decide to leave the flat motor or go with an early Desoto Hemi.  


This is where I am right now.  I cut the body at the molded in seams to have removable body panels.  The Chassis is Evergreen .093 tube and sheet.  I don't remember what I jacked the flat motor from. I HAVE to finish this mess, I started this project around 1993 and I have gone too far for it to go in the dumpster.  Its ugly and I think that is the reason I keep putting it back in the box.  Reminds me of a lot of women I knew in the past.  I have been told no matter what color you paint a pig, you still have a pig.  I got a lot of paint, maybe I'll get lucky.   

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You can't go wrong with a flat head dragster. Can you?

[70sprostockfan]

That's what my wife says about me!! But to be honest I think yours has the look. Most of them weren't pretty back then, they just ran like the dickens.

[dogfish7]

Definitely something different. There were very few rear-drive Rails back then.

[Pete L]

George,

That's fantastic, it looks just like the photos in the old magazines ! lots of engineering going on here, cant wait to see this one done !!!