Drag Racing HISTORY: The WILD Combinations that Led to Funny Cars

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Drag racing history wouldn't be complete without Funny Cars and funny cars wouldn't exist without the OUTLAWS of drag racing. The earliest forms of funny cars were illegal Factory Experimental cars that didn't fit the rules of NHRA or AHRA classes. These cars previously ran in the A/FX class, but would later become a sensation that deserved its own classification. Funny Car racing wasn't official until 1967, but there were lots of great cars between 1964 and 1967 that led to this class formation. In this video, we're diving deep into the history of several early funny cars, including Jack Chrisman's famous nitro-burning Mercury Comet, the Tiger II '65 Chevelle, the Dixie Twister, and MANY more. We'll even throw in a few clips of the Southeast Gassers Association A/FX class, which pays tribute to the early days of match racing and funny cars. Then, at the very end we have a couple examples of late '60s and early '70s funny cars to show how far these cars evolved in such a short amount of time. Check out my other compilation videos here: 1960's Gassers: https://youtu.be/-1oug2Yxt-Y 1960's Dragsters: https://youtu.be/Pz2FH9OaKAM #dragracing #history #funnycars 00:00 Altered Wheelbase 409 Nova 01:49 Jack Chrisman Comet(s) 12:31 Doug Thorley AWB Nova 12:45 Tiger II AWB Chevelle 17:35 Mr Plymouth AFX 19:53 Fiberglass '66 Falcon 22:34 Early Camaro Funny Car 31:26 Georgia Shaker Falcon 32:43 Dixie Twister Nova 33:33 SEGA AFX Features 35:57 SEGA AFX Action 39:51 Arnie Beswick GTO 47:00 Doug Thorley Corvair Funny Car 48:36 Dick Harrell Camaro Funny Car 50:27 Dixie Twister Camaro Funny Car