This image comes from a scrapbook that we had. Shows the 1965 Comet Cyclone named the ‘Chargin’ Cyclone’ launching off the line at the old Detroit Dragway. Pretty cool shot of the car.
Charging indeed…
This image comes from a scrapbook that we had. Shows the 1965 Comet Cyclone named the ‘Chargin’ Cyclone’ launching off the line at the old Detroit Dragway. Pretty cool shot of the car.
Charging indeed…
Tom Tate sent me this picture of the Chargin’ Cyclone at Detroit Dragway in 1965. 427 SOHC power.
Here’s a pretty cool bit of history. A certificate of performance from the NHRA for a class record.
Both certificates are from the NHRA, one is Class and the other is Divisional.
Tom Bonner has taken some great pics and is posting the images and stories behind them (that’s the part I like) over at the Vintage Nitro site. Check out the site here.
It also happens that he posted another image of the Hi-Riser’s Comet Cyclone.
Check that article out here.
Head on over and wander around the site.
Been awhile since we’ve seen this car here. Lookin’ good.
Here is some information from the 1968 Super Stock Nationals program.
First the cover and then WG’s Cougar which was highlighted inside.
The image below is from the interior of the program.
A semifinalist in last year’s funny car action, Wayne Gapp’s gas Cougar is capable of mid-9’s, 150 mph
Engineering review and objectives of the 427 SOHC.
Good read. I’ll post some more later…
Sure like to find something like this for the Boss 429.
AHRA Gas Funny car action from Super Stock Magazine, September 1968
Wayne Gapp’s Michigan Cougar won the S/SI money when “Buckeye” fouled.
…Then it was time for AHRA’s biggest attraction, the gas funny cars. The 2400-pounders would go at it heads up for a $1500 prize kitty.The circuit, which is overwhelmingly hemi-dominated had just completed a hectic ten-day racing schedule all over the eastern half of the country; the men and machines were tired, but they put on a great show.
First round action included the elimination of George Weiler’s “Mr. Violent” Camaro by Tom Sneden in the Bob Banning Dodge Charger, currentl the quickest and fastest car of the lot. Pee Wee Wallace dropped Al Joniec’s tired SOHC Mustang, 9.94 to 9.93, Tom Smith, in the “Virginia Twister” gasser lost to Buck Phillips ’68 ‘Cuda and Wayne Gapp’s Cougar SOHC nailed the second Buckeye car. Dan Smoker dropped Jim Lake’s Barracuda, and the “Flintstone Flyer” of Dave Koffel drew a bye run.
Then it was Sneden over Wallace, 9.74 to 9.86, Gapp over Buckeye at 9.89. Dan Smoke and Dave Koffel diced the whole way down, with the Virginia car of Smoker coming out on top at 9.87.
To make a complete semifinal, the Buckeye Barracuda, Earl Phillips driving, was reinstated for having the lowest ET of the second round losers. With this done, Smoker and Phillips met and the “Baltimore Bandit” won out, 9.80-139 to Smoker’s losing 9.82-141.50. In the other match, Tom Sneden fouled out against Gapp with the strongest run of the event, 9.68-142.40 to winner Gapp’s much slower 9.88 and 139.10. In the final for the money, the Inkster, Michigan, cammer ran a 9.91-138.24 against the Baltimore Barracuda’s red light 9.89-139.10.
Here’s the cover from the Issue.
Found this in files. This is the cover of the program for the 1967 Super Stock Nationals. I dig the artwork
The Super Cat Cougar was one of the featured cars in the program.