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Narrowed Charger dragster??

Devilbrad

Devilbrad

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I seem to remember as a kid a Revell model of a narrowed and lenghtened 69ish Dodge Charger body over a dragster chassis. I dont think there was ever an actual race car like that, but cant find anything on the internet about the model. Anyone know what I am talking about?
 
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Don Garlits / Emory Cook
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This is all I could find for Don Garlits/Emory Cook. Not the car I am thinking of. The Charger was very narrow, same width as the top fuel chassis.

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I seem to remember as a kid a Revell model of a narrowed and lenghtened 69ish Dodge Charger body over a dragster chassis. I dont think there was ever an actual race car like that, but cant find anything on the internet about the model. Anyone know what I am talking about?
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The Jocko car maybe? The last time I say it, it was behind Glen Blackleys shop in Tampa, about 1974.
 
Junior Brogdon had a Mustang, about 1966, that I believe was called the 'Phony Pony'. If I remember correctly that was a very narrow car that was draped over a digger chassis. I remember seeing the car run at Lions shortly after the A/FX craze so it had to be a VERY early Funny Car.

Check the second picture under this link. I believe this is one of the later cars. 70s Funny Cars - Round 29
 
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Junior Brogdon had a Mustang, about 1966, that I believe was called the 'Phony Pony'. If I remember correctly that was a very narrow car that was draped over a digger chassis. I remember seeing the car run at Lions shortly after the A/FX craze so it had to be a VERY early Funny Car.

Check the second picture under this link. I believe this is one of the later cars. 70s Funny Cars - Round 29
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That is one of his later cars. The real skinny car(s) were set over a junior fuel type chassis with an injected small block Ford. I believe I saw him at San Fernando with two small block injected Fords in the skinny Mustang.

Jay
 
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I seem to remember as a kid a Revell model of a narrowed and lenghtened 69ish Dodge Charger body over a dragster chassis. I dont think there was ever an actual race car like that, but cant find anything on the internet about the model. Anyone know what I am talking about?
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I also seem to remember that. I think you are correct about it not being a replica of an actual car.
 
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Junior Brogdon had a Mustang, about 1966, that I believe was called the 'Phony Pony'. If I remember correctly that was a very narrow car that was draped over a digger chassis. I remember seeing the car run at Lions shortly after the A/FX craze so it had to be a VERY early Funny Car.

Check the second picture under this link. I believe this is one of the later cars. 70s Funny Cars - Round 29
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it was garlits in66 the car was ran later by dick branaster"polka dot dodge'
 
There was a kit with a 63 mopar body on a dragster chassis, came out at the same time as a 53 studie alt wheel base fliptop, kits came out sometime around 67/68. the digger/mopar had no interior tin and was a hardtop.

d'kid
 
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There was a kit with a 63 mopar body on a dragster chassis, came out at the same time as a 53 studie alt wheel base fliptop, kits came out sometime around 67/68. the digger/mopar had no interior tin and was a hardtop.

d'kid
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Was it a Cuda? This one? If so Retro Hobby will re-release it very soon...

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Dave
 
post #14 almost nails it.

Your subconscious may be percolating cobwebbed memories of a model car builder around 1966 won a model car science magazine build contest with a visionary front driver dragster that was a merger between a charger back half and a dragster front half.

guy really knew how to create awesome model cars!

-90% Jimmy
 
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post #14 almost nails it.

Your subconscious may be percolating cobwebbed memories of a model car builder around 1966 won a model car science magazine build contest with a visionary front driver dragster that was a merger between a charger back half and a dragster front half.

guy really knew how to create awesome model cars!

-90% Jimmy
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Thats what it was!!!!!!!!!!!! I now remember an article in a magazine about it! Yeah, very close to that Cuda model. Thanks guys!!
 
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