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Aug 3, 2010 · Here's the 1971 model offerings, including the Snake II and Mongoose II Funny Cars and their short-lived front-engine cars that worked in the Wild Wheelie set.
Don 'The Snake' Prudhomme & Tom 'The Mongoose' McEwen Funny Car Match Racing including Mid-America Dragway and Milan Dragway...
Mar 2, 2009 · In the mid-to-late 1970s, Prudhomme was nearly an unstoppable tsunami in funny car racing action, winning four straight NHRA Funny Car World Championships (1975, 1976, 1977, and 1978). “The Snake,” as he was called because of his quick reflexes on the starting line, won the prestigious NHRA U.S. Nationals an incredible seven times as a driver.
McEwen's 1975 funny car. McEwen won the race against Prudhomme at Lions Drag Strip on September 12, 1964. He beat overcame Prudhomme's bright-orange edition of the famed Greer-Black-Prudhomme car two outings in a row, inspiring what may be the most famous match-race pairing in the history of drag racing. [11]
Jun 15, 2018 · Although the Sunday death of Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen at age 81 reverberated throughout the sport of drag racing, it hit few harder than it did John Force, the 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion.
Feb 20, 2017 · 1972 Plymouth Barracuda “Snake II” Funny Car. This original restored Funny Car was made famous during the popular “Snake vs. Mongoose” match racing promotion, which occurred from 1970 through 1972. Owned and driven by International Motorsports Hall of Famer and legendary drag racer Don “The Snake” Prudhomme, the “Snake II ...
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Oct 28, 2009 · But it wasn t until toymaker Mattel entered the picture and made the Snake and Mongoose Funny Car rivalry a Hot Wheels promotion that drag racing became a multimillion-dollar business. Snake vs. Mongoose tells the story of this very real rivalry the drivers, the kids Mattel introduced to the sport, and some of the best drag racing of the era.
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Aug 14, 2013 · For the first time in forty years, the Snake and Mongoose funny cars and Hot Wheels hauler trucks can be seen outside of California. That's because Barrett-Jackson has teamed up with the producers of the Snake and Mongoose biopic to sponsor a cross-country tour.
Aug 14, 2013 · For the first time in forty years, the Snake and Mongoose funny cars and Hot Wheels hauler trucks can be seen outside of California. That’s because Barrett-Jackson has teamed up with the producers of the forthcoming Snake and Mongoose biopic, a story that we featured earlier, to sponsor a fantastic event involving the iconic funny cars and ...
Jan 4, 2011 · This was the first Funny Car model I’ve ever built. I was really surprised by the level of difficulty even for someone like me who’s been at this for a few years. The skill level three rating on the box is accurate.
