The video is weirdly awesome. For starters we think that the two “funny cars” in the film were built for this competition as they seem to be rear engine (judging by where the header flames shoot from) and additionally, they must have had some honking gas tanks in them to keep running for as long as they do both on the throttle and idling. We had never heard of this exhibition before until we stumbled upon this video so we’re not sure if it was an Atco only act, if they toured to other strips, or what became of the puller floppers. Remember that there was a surge in popularity of funny car bodied tractor pulling machines in the 1980s so these could have been adapted from those “funny cars” that were used to drag the weight sled. They’re clearly powered by blown alky engines and they make smoke like Cheech and Chong. This is high entertainment.
PRESS PLAY BELOW TO SEE TWO ALKY BURNING FLOPPERS HOOK UP AND PULL AGAINST EACH OTHER AT ATCO DRAGWAY!
That was a father, and son wheel stander team.