Do your legs really go there???

sgtpontiac · Dec 4, 2014

Good gosh fella's....

I was merely being funny..Ha Ha...... would I drive it....He!! yea....would I consider the diff going south....NO.....Would I be smiling the whole way?....YEP!! I've done some stupid crap (or so people thought) in my life...but would NEVER turn down a chance to put my big butt into that seat and take a ride....hasn't anyone here ever blew a clutch? Scatter Shields and blow proof bell housings were not part of my early racing days...

Stroker McGurk · Dec 4, 2014

bob w said:
I agree with BED. I was around drag racing in the late 50's and 60's. Never saw or heard of a rear end exploding and destroying the driver's tender bits.

The story exists about the Bud, Don & John's Guzzler dragster from Chicago that had the rear axle housing break loose and spin thereby seriously injuring the driver in his nether region. I can't verify this story however.

There was lots of other ways to get hurt or die in early slingshots, however.

Most dangerous thing with those was fire coming back in your face from a blower explosion.

kenny c · Dec 5, 2014

wasn't Don Garlits losing part of a foot to a clutch failure the reason for him going too a rear engined set up?

8literbeater · Dec 5, 2014

kenny c said:
wasn't Don Garlits losing part of a foot to a clutch failure the reason for him going too a rear engined set up?

yup

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/feb/23/sports/la-sp-nhra-don-garlits-20110224

Dr Crankenstein · Dec 5, 2014

kenny c said:
wasn't Don Garlits losing part of a foot to a clutch failure the reason for him going too a rear engined set up?

8liter beat me to it, but yeah. Garlits used to write a column and according to that, his wife (Pat) forced the issue.

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christcrusader13 · Dec 9, 2014

I just want to sit in it and make engine noises.....

Skip · Dec 12, 2014

I wouldn't fit in it, but I wish I could. My 2nd ex's daddy used used to drive a black beauty called the Black Widow. I saw the 80s incarnation. Beautiful new rear engine slingshot. I only saw pics of him in the original front engine ride. Yup, I'd do it! In a heartbeat.

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