Nye Frank is an American
dragster builder in the 1960s and 1970s.
Among others, Frank worked on the twin-engined dragsters
''Freight Train'' and
''Pulsator'' (as designer) the
Setzer streamliner (designing and positioning the wings),
''Flying Wedge'' (building the body, along with
Quin Epperly
Quincy David "Quin" Epperly (March 3, 1913 – January 7, 2001) was an American racing car constructor. He was born in Floyd, Virginia, to John Wesley and Iowa Texas Epperly. After completing a correspondence course in "Theory of Aircraft Const ...
), and
''Spirit II'' (collaborating in building her with
Craig Breedlove
Craig Breedlove (born March 23, 1937) is an American professional race car driver and a five-time world land speed record holder. He was the first person in history to reach , and , using several turbojet-powered vehicles, all named ''Spirit of ...
[Taylor, Thom. "Breedlove Spirit II", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.34.]).
Notes
Sources
*Taylor, Thom. "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone" in ''Hot Rod'', April 2017, pp.30-43.
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American automobile designers
drag racing