This bitchin old rear engine dragster has been sitting for decades, but now Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is sharing it with us and bringing a great feature video below. He’s got the history behind this machine, and its Lingenfelter power. This engine was built long enough ago that it was actually touched by the famed John Lingenfelter himself, and that is something truly special. John was an icon in the world of horsepower, drag racing, and more, and to have an engine built by him does make this dragster just a little more special. Especially when you consider that it was built to run NHRA Competition Eliminator, which was a favorite of John and a group of classes that he had great success in.

Watch the video and let us know what you think of this cool historic piece.

And it’s for sale! Someone might just need to buy this thing and let us know where they are going to race it.

Video Description:

This obscure vintage dragster has some unique parts, including a destroked 309ci small Block Chevy built by John Lingenfelter. This car was purpose built for C/Econo Dragster in the late 1970’s and it toured nationally in 1980 and 1981. Connie and Lee Kieley from Grafton, North Dakota campaigned the car, and built it into a high end piece for a class that was supposed to be catered to budget-friendly drag cars.

This old dragster features a wicked single-carb small block, as directed by the C/ED rules package, and you’ll also find an extremely rare Schiefer quick change rear end in this car. Other cool pieces are a vintage crank trigger ignition system, chrome upswept headers and cool Centerline or Super Trick wheels. I’m thinking Centerline, but I’m not sure.

This very unique rear engine dragster is currently for sale in Ohio, and it’s been sitting for at least 40 years. The engine turns over freely, but I’d say it’ll need a little work before firing it back up. The asking price is $5,000 which seems pretty fair to me, considering the car’s history and the outstanding Lingenfelter small block.