Cheetah Drag Racer

[grandsport3]

Evening Fellows, Always on the look out for something "New and Completely Different". How 'bout a Bill Thomas Cheetah (Fiberglas Trends body) Drag Racer?A hard core Cheetah Freak(I actually owned a Roadster body once upon a tire). Anyhow this lead me to a October 1965 Car Craft magazine with the Cheetah in the back. Good 4 page article I've attached. Completely different chassis and suspension with Apricot or Peach Metalflake paint and a 426"Wedge Head" MOPAR with two 4-bbls on a cross ram manifold.  I have 3 Cox Cheetahs in great shape, think I'll make this one. It's definitely outside the norm. I'll take these years as the Greatest Decade in Motorsports History. Thanx for looking, John

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Looks like a great project John.

[grandsport3]

Good Afternoon Fellows, Must be the new months drag racing header that has me fired up. After the Cheetah in Drag, I remembered one of my favorite Sting Rays: The Hemi-powered MONGOOSE! I loved the silver and fogged black body and three tail lights EXCEPT for the squared rear wheel wells. SO... I have an unsuspecting 63 String Ray sitting around and think I'll make a Mongoose (sort of). I will round and flare the rear wheel wells and use the huge treaded  "Outlaw" tires I have an extra set of, the MOPAR Hemi will remain but with sidedraft 58 mm Webers and the black hood Grand Sport louvered. Attached is the 1965 American Rodding mag I had for a LONG time but got water soaked when I lived in my pickup. So I ordered another just now off eBay. Attaching the cover. By the way: many mid 60's hot rod magazines covered sports and Indy car racing (and NASCAR) with excellent tech articles and great color cover shots you don't see on Pinterest, Thanx for looking, John