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I had one of the funny cars 100 yrs ago too. Gas motor. Spun the wheels is I remember correctly to start it. Ran on a string and would hit a knot in the string to deploy the parachute and shut it off. Of course I was 6-8 when this happened so details may be scewed by old age.

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Old 11-02-2011, 04:10 PM
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I had one of the funny cars 100 yrs ago too. Gas motor. Spun the wheels is I remember correctly to start it. Ran on a string and would hit a knot in the string to deploy the parachute and shut it off. Of course I was 6-8 when this happened so details may be scewed by old age.
hmm, yes, i remember them. Cox offered a Pinto and a Vega funny. Pinto was white Vega was sort of an orbit orange. I had the Vega and remember buidling an enclosed trailer for it in wood shop. This was pattered after the reailers I saw while attending the drags.

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check this out, hope I have not posted it already. This has got to be the biggest idiot ever.


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