Dale Pulde sommerset buick 85

[Al smith]

Why do I laugh everytime I hear that said... The three Floppers in this thread look no more like their stock counterparts than today's floppers look like the blobs you see on the street today...

I have problems telling Pro Stocks apart... but then, I can't tell one street car from another. The only exceptions being the Mustang and the Challenger.

One More Time... Funny Cars have Never looked like street cars, but that's why they are called Funny Cars.

d'kid

you need cateract surgury "d'kid'

85 buick somerset

85 buick somerset funny car version

04 mustang
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/99-04_Ford_Mustang_coupe.jpg

funny car "mustang"

not even close. No semblance whatsoever,

 

[Just Paul]

08 Mustang does not show up, and Johns pic is not the new body style.

 

[Al smith]

08 Mustang does not show up, and Johns pic is not the new body style.

changed to an 04 mustang link, (image is too large)

 

[the shoe]

The barn doors on the rear are there for safety on the newer style cars, no they are there to go faster with more downforce. If they what to slow the cars down take the doors off the rear and put on a roof that would cover more than a small dog house!Go back to the 85 style of car.Fast cars cost more and more and more and more.If some of the racers did not price themself out of the game,there would be more cars to race next year!!!!!GOOD SHOW is what I want to see, not a race to the moon.Back when this all started the car had to be with 25% of the real car cast from.We now have flying door stop shape cars.Vent,vent,vent breath and stop.By the way anymore pictures of the 85 Pulde car???James

 

[Just Paul]

In my opinion, 93-94 was the last era of cars that looked ok before things got out of hand. Several new bodies came out during that span, and It was the last of the real true looking bodies.

Pontiac came out with the new Firebird in 93
The Avenger came out in 94
The Mustang (Smokin Joes) came out in 94
Oldmobile/Lumina was still around, and re-done.

Plus they were still running the Daytonas and stuff also.

Just my .02

 

[Just Paul]

93 Firebird (they ran the same mold 'till 97)

94 Avenger

94 Mustang

Olds

 

[Just Paul]

Daytona

Anyway, more Pulde pics!

 

[Marchboom]

Wish they would go back to funny cars that looked like real cars.

I agree. If they could just eliminate those HUGE rear spoilers the cars would look much better. But then there is the safety issue.

 

[FC138fan]

funny car "mustang"

IMO, that Force car is the ugliest funnycar in history.

Wouldn't you rather see a car like this driving the quarter, even if it were only goin 250? Creativity, originality, entertainment.

 

[the shoe]

Craig Eagle check your messages!!!

 

[Nitrohaulic]

Was that the car that the rock band RATT sponsored for a while? I remember being at Indy with Della Woods and those guys were there. That was a pretty bold move for back then, for a band to want to get involved in racing like that. I wonder what kind of money was involved with that deal. But I whole- heartedly agree about the older styles vs. todays cookie-cutter molds. Funny Cars had thier own unique identity and look.

I remember Joan Jett and the Blackhearts sponsoring one, too. Also one by the wrestler Dusty Rhodes (spelling?)

 

[Nitrohaulic]

How far do you folks want to go with funny cars looking like the vehicles they represent?

The Jeremy Cookson Collection - page 1

Ahem. That's not a wing. That's a bug deflector. Perfectly legal.

 

[Just Paul]

Speaking of cool 80's early 90's funnys, anybody have a pic of Tim Grose's Cam2/Milestone Grand Prix???

 

[Mooseman]

Before you comment on the look of funny car bodies I advise reading this article Hairy Glass - Hairy's History by the look of it there is a reason funny cars look the way they do and it all comes down to science and physics .