Big Al II
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| Big Al II | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Production | 1963 |
| Designer | Jim Lytle |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | Funny Car |
| Layout | Rear-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Ford Tudor |
| Related | All funny cars |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Allison V-1710 |
Big Al II is a pioneering funny car built in 1963 by Jim Lytle. It started the trend to flip-top fiberglass 'flopper' bodies.[1]
Lytle's chopped '34 Tudor project cost US$2000, and was powered by an Allison V-1710.[1] The body was hand made.[2]
Big Al II ran three times, all in 1964 at Lion's Dragway, setting a record for full-bodied drag racers, before being retired.[2]
The idea was copied by Ford and Mercury for their Mercury Comet Cyclones.[2] It would inspire "every flopper body ever formed".[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Wallace (2016), pp. 24, 26.
- ^ a b c d Wallace (2016), p. 26.
Sources
[edit]- Wallace, Dave (November 2016). "50 Years of Funny Cars". Drag Racer. pp. 24, 26.
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