If you are a loyal BangShift reader, you know that we’re neck deep into the nostalgia drag racing scene. The whole world of nostalgia racing and hot rodding continues to boom as more and more people are building rods and race cars with vintage or vintage themed parts. Weiand is wise to this and has announced that their sweet “Swing-Arm” style vintage blower drive is back on the market! This is the setup that became de rigueur on gassers, vintage Funny Cars and dragsters back in the 1960s. Also, as the press release from Holley points out, the Interceptor Coupe in Mad Max also had this setup on it.

This one is near the top of the list on our “do want” pile!

Here’s the release from Weiand (and a high-res shot of the blower drive!)

Bowling Green, KY – Weiand is proud to announce the release of its vintage “swing-arm” style blower drive for their 6-71 series supercharger system. This drive style gained notoriety as the standard choice for front engine dragsters, gassers, and altered of the 1960’s as well as on Mel Gibson’s Interceptor Coupe during the 1970’s cult classic movie Mad Max. The drive is composed of cast aluminum and comes complete with matching pulleys to augment assembly. The drive kit (part # 7201WND) comes with cover, idler arm, idler pulley, and fasteners. Vintage ½-inch pitch pulleys in 33T, 34T, 36T, and 38T configurations can be ordered separately. The idler pulley (7203WND) and the drive gear cover (7204WND) can also be purchased separately for those who already have parts from a previous blower setup. Weiand currently offers 6-71 superchargers for small block Chevrolet, big block Chevrolet, and Chrysler 392 Hemi applications. Complete supercharger kits featuring this vintage blower drive will be available in early 2011. Visit www.holley.com for more information, or contact Holley at 1801 Russellville Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101, (270) 781-9741. For the nearest dealer: call 1-800-HOLLEY-1.