Gary Cochran's Dragster fires up

[@mtyhntr49]

Oh my, my dad was best friends with him, used to race with him in the Butters and Jerrod fuelie from Lakewood, CA. Great memories 👌 sitting in back of push truck holding mechanic rags over my face at the rollers at the starting line. Awesome times, Lions Drag strip forever.

[@JohnW1711stock]

One mean ass FE! I love those Comp coupes/roadsters.

[@lieugebo805]

Got to love old nitro cars

[@mycroftselene3326]

Oh my God I love the sound of these!! So cool and so awesome we'll just gracias for the upload my friend

[@Ghostdog4]

Pure Thundering Violence with a spindly front end! Awesome!

[@jeffdiamond3900]

great running wedge. a friend of mine uses the truck blocks for his. thicker cylinders and crossbolt mains. like 427's.

[@markbulva4188]

Luv those FE’s!

[@williammeszaros3382]

That was awesome! Thanks for the music..... Shoulda whacked it once or twice.....

[@halseyknox]

I thought that was an FE because of the valve covers......now I see the mag 👍👍

[@stevehammel2939]

I love rails, they are the purest form of drag racing

[@diecastmaniac2301]

I make custom hot wheels and I want to build one of these and will have to be from the ground up. Thanks for sharing what I need to see to make this car perfect.

[@johnjennings8085]

After watching this nobody seriously wants an electric car.

[@chrisgreenley5927]

You can be my neighbor any day that sounds so sweet

[@davidm3302]

Got to love the FE. Love the distributor drive is it a Mickey Thompson timing cover?

[@tybriggs9880]

Untucked shirt near those pulleys, really bad idea. God bless America.

[@glastornjet73]

Was that at donovans place?

[@Jason-rt2ex]

Now STOMP the gas pedal 🚀

[@cheesenoodles8316]

He had a t shirt.... Gary Who?! If I remember correctly. I was a regular at OCIR.

[@phillipthethird42]

I love these old front engine dragsters . But I don't recognize the engine. It's not an old hemi, is it a max wedge ? 'Cause it still looks like a Chrysler to me. And the magneto position is throwing me off, never seen one in that position before.

[@6cooks68]

ford FE (352, 390, 427, 428)

[@williammeszaros3382]

Is that a big-block Mopar? 413 -440? OR, A FORD?

[@Jason-rt2ex]

🥵guys it's alittle warm

[@ceetwarrior]

BADASS but no rev???

[@cathycurry6730]

Where is the Radiator and fan, how does the engine keep from overheating?

[@andrewhigdon8346]

It doesn’t run that long.

[@jakobowenby329]

These older engines were ment for only running a short time, the only thing that keeps it cool the the main air supply that comes in from the blower ports. On newer top fuel dragsters the engines are completely tore down and put together with new parts for every run. You might want to confirm this because I'm not to sure if I got that right.

[@brucejohnston6184]

@@andrewhigdon8346 😁

[@HI-RISER]

Golly, I don't think I saw a single ear plug.

[@davelowets]

So? 🤷🏻

[@frankschuler2867]

What? Lol…

[@lobo_alpha-ky5dv]

Algum brasileiro aq porra?

[@pizzadude6615]

Slingshot dragsters have always been the coolest form of danger. Your sitting between the rear wheels on top of the dif with the tranny between your legs and a blower right in your face, and if you manage to avoid catastrophic mechanical failure your only safety net is to not fuck up the driving part. I swear to God safety ruined this country.

[@waynehoffman1791]

I swear to God you are exactly correct!!

[@genefogarty5395]

@@waynehoffman1791 I thank heavens we're not alone in our mindset, lol!

[@freeamerican6784]

And...... don't forget the "pulling the chute" part. It's rumored to help with de acceleration purposes.

[@Jason-rt2ex]

Torque the Chassie wouldn't handle it the front end would go flying on a race🏎️ fake to handle Torque and motor like that withMickey Thompsons🙄

[@badron9245]

Have a little trouble with English 101?