We are stupid excited about the photos we just got of the Super Camaro Funny Car that is coming back for 2015! It’s just one of the cool 2nd Gen Camaro funny cars coming out right now, and this 1970 is a replica of the original one owned and driven by Perry Wyatt. The car is going to run at both NHRA and IHRA events, and will be campaigned right along side the Frantic Ford Funny Car. And from what we’ve heard these two will be doing extra long burnouts, dry hops, and the whole shebang!
Below is some of the history of the car from TheSuperCamaro.com
The Return of the “SUPER CAMARO” Funny Car is back in 2015…
Pirrone Racing along with Al Liebmann we will campaigning a 1970,bodied Super Camaro funny car is a replica of the original car owned/piloted by the late Perry Wyatt. The Super Camaro will be a team mate of The Frantic Ford Funny Car both with period looking fiberglass body with all the latest safety equipment making them legal to run at all NHRA & IHRA tracks. These cars are set to match race one another this coming year at tracks up and down the east coast and in the midwest. Long smokey burnouts, dry hops and header flames will be part of the show to give race fans a taste of what it was like during this golden era in drag racing.
A little history on the original Super Camaro came out of a partnership between Ray Gallagher and Perry Wyatt from Detroit area. The construction began in 1968. Tom Smith of Wolverine Chassis was contracted to construct the Super Camaro. Perry Wyatt built the all steel 427 Chevrolet Engine and the Hemi-Torqueflight Automatic Transmission as well has the Nine-inch Ford rear end with a 4:56 Ring & pinion. Using a low rise Hilborn four port injector on top of a Chet Blazik prepped 6-71 Blower to feed Nitro Methane into it. The chassis was suspended front and rear with Ladder Bars out back and Coil overs up front. Rear wheels were American Bear Claws with Five-Spoke Americans up Front. Construction delays prevented the Super Camaro from hitting the Track until the Spring of 1970. At which time , it was basically “obsolete”… Racing mainly at Detroit Dragway, Milan, Motor City, US.30 in Gary, In. plus one trip the Kansas City, Missouri , the Super Camaro ran a best of 7:[email protected] ! Thanks to Perry Wyatt Jr. for allowing us to bring back a part of Detroit Funny Car history with a tribute to his dad and the name
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