| Bushwacker | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Designer | Pete Ogden |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Top Fuel |
| Body style | Front-engined streamliner dragster |
| Related | None |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | supercharged 392 cu in (6,420 cc) hemi |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 156 in (4,000 mm) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Goldfinger |
Bushwacker is a pioneering streamliner slingshot dragster.[1]
Originally built by Pete Ogden as Goldfinger, the car had a 156 in (4,000 mm) wheelbase with dropped front axle and bicycle wheels, and an aluminum body (hammered by Arnie Roberts) which left the engine exposed but fendered the slicks.[1]
The car was acquired by Don Honstein in 1965, repainted, and renamed Bushwacker.[1] Driven by Ron Welty, who built the car's supercharged 392 cu in (6,420 cc) Chrysler hemi, Bushwacker competed at three NHRA March Meets (at Bakersfield, California[2]) and at local races before being sold again.[1]
In 2006, it was restored.[1]
Goldfinger
Goldfinger was a pioneering streamliner slingshot dragster.[1]
Built by Pete Ogden to promote Tognotti's Speed Shop (Sacramento, California), the car debuted at the NHRA March Meet in 1964.[1] It had a 156 in (4,000 mm) wheelbase, with dropped front axle and bicycle wheels, and a gold-painted aluminum body (hammered by Arnie Roberts) which left the engine exposed but fendered the slicks.[1]
Power came from a supercharged 392 cu in (6,420 cc) Chrysler hemi built by Ron Welty.[1] The car was driven by Lyle Kelly, and turned in low-8s e.t.s at over 196 mph (315 km/h).[1]