We bought this old chassis because of the wheels, but found out that it had CRAZY history in Illinois. Believe it or not WE SOLD THIS CAR! But it went to a great home. We sold it to one of the car's previous owners, and his history with the car goes back to when he was a teenager. He had the opportunity to buy a turn-key nitro burning funny car when he was only 16. Nope, he wasn't a rich kid...just happened to be at the right place at the right time to buy a beautiful, candy apple red Camaro funny car with a blown and injected big block Chevy engine. Sure, he was in WAY over his head, but this car sparked his obsession with funny cars. He went on to own 88 funny cars later in life, but this is the first (and last) one.
This car was SELDOM SEEN. It did not run at very many national events and wasn't photographed very much. Thanks to lots of digging, we were able to find pictures and videos of the car's original configuration when it was called the "Panasonic Playmate". Then, it was sold and renamed the "Intruder", then sold to Mandy Holder who completely rebuilt the car and renamed it "Old Iron Sides". This car had a distinct chassis and body setup. It had rectangular frame rails (outlawed by NHRA), a steel rear body section that tilted rearward like regular funny car, and a stretched fiberglass front end that tipped forward. The car evolved through the years and was eventually shortened to a stock-ish wheelbase. The car somehow made its way from Chicago to North Georgia where it sat in a junkyard for many years. Luckily, the historic funny car chassis will now live on.
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8 апр 2021
