Best Top Fuel Car of the 60s ??

[Lionsdsisbest]

This one should really have some big debate. What Top Fuel car would you say is the greatest Top Fuel car of the 60s ??? This one will require some deep thinking. There are so many choices. My answer later.


Let us enjoy this one.




Lionsdsisbest

[racersforcoffee]

Fantastic I am really looking forward to a loooonnng, drawn-out thread on this.

I maintain the National event winners in any class, during any era, are not as significant as a team capable of strong performance week-in and week-out under varied conditions (traction, narrow strip, wild variations in humidity, barometric pressure and altitude...) and capable of keeping their finances together over a several year period, despite sponsor lags and match race struggles.

I'll throw out the first eight grenades, accordingly:

-Warren, Coburn and Holliday (pre-Miller)

-Tony Nancy

-Brisette and Alexander

-Masters and Richter

-Jerry Ruth

-Connie Kalitta

-Stellings and Hampshire

-Fox and Holding

The Surfers quit at the top of their game (to their great common sense, I'm sure!)...and who knows what the 'Zookeeper' could have accomplished into the early '70's......

[Solid Rock]

My vote goes to Beebe & Mulligan.

[SLICK VIC]

the GLASS SLIPPER

[jim sanders]

I will add the GREEK to the list

[draglist]

Greer Black and Prudhomme might be in there. Gotta give it some more thought. bp

[WildcatOne]

The fuel ban was lifted in '63, and no single car ran from 1960-1970. I'll post my personal favorites from one period of the 60s to another, but I can't say who was the greatest top fuel car for the entire decade...
Greer-Black-Prudhomme (60-63)
Don Garlits (64-65)
The Hawaiian and the Surfers (65-66)
Bennie Osborn, Tom McEwen, Don Prudhomme (66-68)
Beebe & Mulligan (68-69)
Don Garlits, Richard Tharp (69-70)
Cheers, WC1

[Bret Kepner]

the GLASS SLIPPER

Wrong decade, Vic.

Hands down, Don "the Duck" Colosimo.

[Bob Kraemer]

Kent Fuller

Howard Cams "The Rattler"

The Jade Granade
Wasn't there a rear engined car with the same name driven by Jon Asher or Asher was a partner in the car?

Don Ewald

Roland Leong

My #1 pick Big Daddy he kick ass where ever he went

[Lionsdsisbest]

Yo Wildcat, what about the greek and his "outlaw" schedule of nitro thru the 60s??




Lionsdsisbest