So while on a shop visit recently, the owner of the shop went digging around in the backroom for something to show me. Naturally, I followed, and found something much cooler than what he ended up showing me: a short-wheelbase front-engine dragster that dates back to 1961.
The good: It’s a FED! And it’s all there. The bad: The shop owner, who owns the FED, said he doesn’t know much about its history. He knows that Woody Gilmore built it and he’s been told that it once ran a Hemi instead of the small-block  Chevrolet V-8 in it now. Then again, just about any FED that ran in the 1960s used a Hemi at some point.
Just imagine slinging your nads over that.
The latest chassis certification sticker from NHRA is stamped May 2002, and the owner said the chassis is currently out of certification. He believes a couple simple cross tubes on the roll bar would be enough to certify it again.
The owner did media blast all the original body panels, which show signs of repair over the years.
And dig those upswept headers! Look to me like they came straight off a boat, but they work here. That FEDA sticker on the scoop comes from the Front Engine Dragsters of America club.
Oh, and there is another good part to this dragster: The owner’s grown tired of it and wants to sell it. Anybody interested, get in line right behind me and hope that Vermont won’t allow me to run this thing on the street…
Siehe auch: chromjuwelen: Event Coverage 2002 11th NHRA Hot Rod Reunion - Pics http://ff.im/-8sDm2
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