I have just posted a page in the Readers' Gallery section which should be of interest to US readers. There are some UK shots at the top, but this is followed by several pictures of top US cars of the 1970s and '80s. There are also a number of shots of Russ Collins' rear engine Top Fuel Bike dating from 1982 which he called Battlestar.
This link takes you straight to the page
http://www.theaccelerationarchive.co.uk ... ry_32.html