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[Cliff]

Hemi-Powered "Tasmanian Devil" Drag Car Re-Creation

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I have seen this car run at the late Speedworld in Phoenix. Car was based out of Arizona for some years.

 

[TopFuel@Lions]

Cliff, ain't that thing sweet? Very cool.



TopFuel@Lions

 

[Cliff]

When they ran it here in Phx, had a different set of headers on it; never did run real straight. On alky only. I think this would be a hard car to drive.

 

[Butch]

When they ran it here in Phx, had a different set of headers on it; never did run real straight. On alky only. I think this would be a hard car to drive.

Cliff, I also saw this car at many Phoenix area car shows. I even helped start it around 2011 at the Central Ave. cruise.
It was owned by a retired Fireman I still have a shirt I got from him honoring the loss of the 911 Fireman.

 

[twostep]

Sold, $30,000. Somebody named "Spitz", who either wants a museum piece or has stones bigger than most of us. That car would be hard to control with an Ecoboost 4-cylinder, let alone a 1500hp blown hemi.

 

[Nunz]

Sold, $30,000. Somebody named "Spitz", who either wants a museum piece or has stones bigger than most of us. That car would be hard to control with an Ecoboost 4-cylinder, let alone a 1500hp blown hemi.

I may be wrong, but with that roll bar, I’m thinking that’s a cackle car.

 

[Cliff]

I think they changed the headers & roll cage, cuz the car was legal to race.

 

[Lyle]

Hemi-Powered "Tasmanian Devil" Drag Car Re-Creation

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I have seen this car run at the late Speedworld in Phoenix. Car was based out of Arizona for some years.

Cliff -

I don't think that this is the same car that Jerry (brain fade on his last name) had in AZ. I recall that there was some drama between him and George Snizek as they both were doing repops of the car. Here is a picture I took of the AZ car in 2011 when J.D. St Cyr drove it.

Lyle Greenberg

Lyle Greenberg

 

[Cliff]

Lyle, you're right. I thought it was just the one car, but..... This IS the car I saw race. I remembered the headers cuz they were so different. So, I guess the question is, are both of these cars clones? I seem to remember the car in your photo was based on the original.

 

[Notch1320]

They're both re-pop clones.

 

[Nunz]

They're both re-pop clones.

Bob, someone does have the original though, correct? Or are the tribute cars all that exist now?

 

[Notch1320]

Couldn't tell you, I remember the Pacers racing at E'town many times in the 60s & early 70s.

 

[Butch]

Yep that's the car I was thinking of. Didn't know that two car existed.

 

[Cliff]

Harry, I didn't know either, & it fooled me.