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Raymond Austin (M) from
Fort Worth, Texas
USA
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1959 - Category: GASALT, Type: GN, Class: A/A, Div: 4 |
| Owned by Raymond Austin
from
Fort Worth, Texas
USA
| Crew Chief: Raymond Austin |
| 48 Fiat Topolino Altered by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Supercharged Gas 354 Chrysler with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
11.070 at Caddo Mills Drag Strip, TX/Aug. 2, 1959 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
134.93 at Freeway Drag Strip, Dickinson, TX/July 4, 1959 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
9.600 at Oklahoma City OK 8/24/59 |
1000 FT MPH: |
118.26 at Oklahoma City OK 8/24/59 |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1959 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 50.49,
MPH 64.10 |
Entry is 0.99820 times average ET and 1.06867 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 100.0,
MPH 100.0 |
Entry is 0.95238 times average ET and 1.05263 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1959 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 9.070 ET, 157.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 9.600 ET, 118.26 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1959 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 11.090 ET, 126.26 MPH |
1000 Ft. 10.080 ET, 112.35 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1959 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 13.110 ET, 107.39 MPH |
1000 Ft. 10.560 ET, 107.24 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: A case might be made that this could be the first flopper funny car in drag racing history. On paper, it had the characteristics of a funny car. Equipped with a homebuilt, tube "pipe" chassis with a flip-top Fiat body and a Potvin supercharged engine. But in 1959, there wasn't a funny car class, so Austin's car was classified as an A Altered. It was purportedly built in 1957, but research could only uncover its first racing results in 1959. At Freeway Drag Strip on June 14, Austin clocked 11.09 at a new track record speed of 133.98 mph. At Freeway on July 4, he won the A/A class with 11.73 at 134.93 mph. At Caddo Mills on Aug. 2, he turned 11.07 at 133.00 mph. He towed to Oklahoma City for a 1000-foot distance race on Aug. 23, where he took an A/A class win with 9.60 at 118.26 mph. Photo: "Vintage shots from days gone by," p. 3907, in Jalopy Journal, The H.A.M.B. - MB |
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Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 02:25:46 PM by
Mel Bashore.
Approved by Super Crew. |
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Rankings updated: 11/12/25 03:05:07 am EST
