''Freight Train'' is a historic
slingshot
A slingshot is a small hand-powered projectile weapon. The classic form consists of a Y-shaped frame, with two natural rubber strips or tubes attached to the upper two ends. The other ends of the strips lead back to a pocket that holds the pro ...
dragster.
Designed by
Nye Frank, it used twin
supercharged engines and had an aluminum body. When owned by John Peters, running in
Top Gas Top Gas (T/G) is a former NHRA drag racing professional class.
Analogous to Top Fuel, Top Gas was a pro class, and allowed dragsters (T/GD) as well as bodied cars.
Several noteworthy cars ran in Top Gas. One of the early streamliners, ''Scuderi ...
(driven by Bob Muravez) at the 1971
Supernationals, it was painted black and powered by a pair of
Chrysler hemis.
''Freight Train''s best result (driven by Walt Rhodes) was a win at the
Gatornationals in 1971.
[Taylor, p. 11.]
Notes
Sources
* Taylor, Thom. "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone" in ''Hot Rod'', April 2017, pp. 30–43.
* Taylor, Thom. "Duel of the Duals" in ''Hot Rod'', April 2017, p. 11.
External links
''The Freight Train''(homepage]
Twotogo(''Freight Train'' page)
1960s cars
Drag racing cars
Rear-wheel-drive vehicles
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