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NHRA Dragster Insider |
Walt Stevens (M) from
Canoga Park, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
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1966 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 7 |
| "AMT Piranha" Owned by AMT Corp.
from
Troy, Michigan
USA
| Crew Chief: Joe Anahory |
| '66 AMT Piranha by
Fred Smith |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 392 Chrysler Hemi by Joe Anahory with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
8.290 at 1966 (Drag News) |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
187.00 at Irwindale CA 1966 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1966 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 83.33,
MPH 81.55 |
Entry is 0.92626 times average ET and 1.14024 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 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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| 1966 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 7.960 ET, 200.44 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.920 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 8.950 ET, 164.00 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 6.930 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1966 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 9.940 ET, 147.67 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 7.940 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: One-of-a-kind, futuristic rear-engine exhibition car. The Piranha was based on AMT's anticipated entry into the world of small mass-produced cars for the public. A Corvair-powered kit car was planned, but production got little farther than the Piranha prototype. In essence, the car was too radical to be deemed a funny car and too slow for a top fuel dragster. The car was ill-handling. Astute match racers would rely on their water-cooled entries to burn the car down, resulting in its loss. However, when all went well, no flopper, even the Nicholson Comet, could touch it. Per Chris Martin, Walt Stevens went a confirmed 8.71/187 at Irwindale. Also, 182.64 per Drag News. Was the 8.29 Walt or Connie Swingle (who did run an 8.29 in October 1966)? -- RH | Walt was at Tulsa on July 3 for the NHRA Division 4 race. He ran a series of exhibition runs, with the best pass being an 8.93/180.58.| Contradicting the statement made above, driver Walt Stevens was quoted as reporting that the car handled superbly. “It drove like a Cadillac. I never had any problems at all.” (Phil Burgess interview in the June 4, 2010 NHRA Dragster Insider) -- RT |
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Submitted by Bill Duke, Last updated on Sunday, April 19, 2026, 07:40:28 PM by
Ron Thums.
Approved by Super Crew. |
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Rankings updated: 04/21/26 03:02:34 am EDT
