Our buddy Blair is the lead man at the clandestine “bat cave body shop” that we visit from time to time here on BangShift. We happened by the shop the other day and while there was some great work being done on cars at floor level, the real star of the show is the vintage funny car you see up on the pallet rack. Blair scored the body for a song from a guy in Maine and the chassis is another New England based piece that is not connected to this car in any way. It is correct for the era, but has no history with this 1975 Mustang body.
Speaking of history, we’re trying to dig some up on behalf of Blair regarding this body. The car was raced out of Tennessee at some point as you’ll see some of the tattered lettering on the nose advertises a body shop in Pleasant View, Tennessee. Like all old school race cars, this thing has obviously been all over the place through its life. We’re wondering if the 1975 Mustang was raced as an alcohol car, nitro car, whether it was blown or injected, and where it may have run. The name wasn’t the most original pick in history as Bill “Maverick” Golden popularized it with the famous Dodge A-100 wheelstander of the same moniker.
Blair isn’t 100% sure what direction he is going to go with the car, but the guy is super knowledgeable and respectful of drag racing history, he’s the guy that painted the magnificent Hard Guys Mustang AA/FC we’ve featured here. Whatever he does it is going to rule. We’ll keep you posted!
Scroll down, take a peek and let us know if you have any info on this car that we can pass along to Blair. It is bitchin’ ain’t it?!
Someone needs to Google that body shop and the names below the windows. That would be a good start to begin gathering information about this car.
Not getting anything on the Google front. If it’s there it’s buried deep.
Car # 339… hmmm…. sounds like an NHRA Div. 3 car. That’s right in Bret Kepner’s back yard. I am going to post a link on his FB page and see if he is familiar with it.
NHRA NUMBER – DRIVER from 70’s
300 – Jim Paoli
300 – Bill Pryor
301 – Al Bergler (373)
303 – Dick Rosberg
304 – John McNew
305 – Paul Radici (376)
306 – Dale Emery
307 – John Schumacher
308 – Chuck Cheeseman
309 – Shirley Muldowney
312 – Larry Gould
316 – Stan Bowman (348)
317 – Jim Epperson (384)
318 – Paul Day
319 – John Pott
320 – Clare Sanders
320 – Joe Godwin
321 – Al Marshall
322 – Kenny Safford
323 – Chris Karamesines
327 – Ron Colson
331 – Dwane Ong
333 – Norm Paddack
334 – Ron Potter
336 – Chuck Finders
338 – Jackie Price
339 – Ron O’Donnell
343 – Mike Gretchko
343 – Bob Pacitto
348 – Stan Bowman (316)
353 – Dave Mudrak
354 – Ron Correnti
355 – Cliff Zink
356 – Don Schumacher
NHRA NUMBER – DRIVER
360 – Vic Tiffin
361 – Ken Mott
362 – Danny Miller
363 – Pat Minnick
364 – Dick Stokes
366 – Cliff Brown
371 – Jay Howell
372 – Vic Cecelia
373 – Al Bergler (302)
373 – Arnie Behling
374 – Tom Prock
376 – Ed O’Brien
377 – Leroy Goldstein
379 – Dick Titsworth
381 – Eldon Huffman
382 – Bob Durbin
383 – Marlis Williams
384 – Jim Epperson (317)
385 – Kenny Dobson
388 – Tom Johannsen
389 – Tony Wahlay
390 – Jerry Fuller
390 – Steve Tansy
391 – Arnie Beswick
391 – Murf McKinney
392 – Doug Jordan
395 – Gary Bolger
395 – Len Imbrogrro
396 – Delia Woods
397 – Roger Lindamood
398 – Gary Dyer
398 – Clark Blackwood
399 – Connie Kalitta
399 – Dennis Russell
and thats from div 3 nhra
Looked up Woodson Custom Body Shop, Pleasent View TN and nothing came up.. Can’t see a good pic of the pizza/BBQ place…but since the Auto Body shop says Pleasant View TN, then the driver must have been in the South East division
What does the name say after the Moroso emblem?
Might want to put a strap under that thing, an earth tremor might roll it off of there….
TJ mulligans is a Tenn pizza place
It looks like the “owner” is Boyce Woodruff and the “driver” is Tommy T Gruff or Gruff , good luck, maybe some better pictures would help.
It looks like the “owner” is Boyce Woodruff and the “driver” is Tommy T Gruff or Gruff , good luck, maybe some better pictures would help. Also it says B J’s BBQ & Pizza
Tommy T Gulf it looks like to me
I agree it looks like Tommy T Gulf, its actually pretty clear in the right setting.
1978 Chi Town Hustler