Bushwacker (dragster)

Bushwacker is a pioneering streamliner slingshot dragster.[1]

Bushwacker
Overview
DesignerPete Ogden
Body and chassis
ClassTop Fuel
Body styleFront-engined streamliner dragster
RelatedNone
Powertrain
Enginesupercharged 392 cu in (6,420 cc) hemi
Dimensions
Wheelbase156 in (4,000 mm)
Chronology
PredecessorNone
SuccessorGoldfinger

Originally built by Pete Ogden as Goldfinger, the car had a 156 in (4,000 mm) wheelbase with dropped front axle and bicycle wheels, and an aluminum body (hammered by Arnie Roberts) which left the engine exposed but fendered the slicks.[1]

The car was acquired by Don Honstein in 1965, repainted, and renamed Bushwacker.[1] Driven by Ron Welty, who built the car's supercharged 392 cu in (6,420 cc) Chrysler hemi, Bushwacker competed at three NHRA March Meets (at Bakersfield, California[2]) and at local races before being sold again.[1]

In 2006, it was restored.[1]

Goldfinger

Goldfinger was a pioneering streamliner slingshot dragster.[1]

Built by Pete Ogden to promote Tognotti's Speed Shop (Sacramento, California), the car debuted at the NHRA March Meet in 1964.[1] It had a 156 in (4,000 mm) wheelbase, with dropped front axle and bicycle wheels, and a gold-painted aluminum body (hammered by Arnie Roberts) which left the engine exposed but fendered the slicks.[1]

Power came from a supercharged 392 cu in (6,420 cc) Chrysler hemi built by Ron Welty.[1] The car was driven by Lyle Kelly, and turned in low-8s e.t.s at over 196 mph (315 km/h).[1]

References
  1. Taylor, Thom. "Tognotti's Goldfinger/Bushwacker", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.31.
  2. Taylor, Thom. "Roddin' @Random: Take 5 with Shirley Shahan" in Hot Rod, April 2017, p. 16.
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