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Drag racing has been a fan favorite since its inception. But what's the real story of how the name Funny Car came about.
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" Racing has been a bad -- from the it's very funny car comfort. The name of the game in drag racing has always been run what you run and hope you run enough. Blew off in the must go are you in the -- got involved putting incredible engines in -- body. In this factory experimental. Racers. Things started -- The bodies around the Jim -- from the legendary -- charges of racing."
" Explains. 65 we decided it. Just a little bit more rest until -- moved it from front wheels forward and and move your -- over fifty they've brought NHL radio show on what our next factory experimental car defeat. And they went away. No way no way Christ that was committed and there were certain to. People -- come backers so violent. People. Races wanted to see those funny car those funny looking car. And then of course help. -- Mercury were. We're doing it to hand it it got round of funny looking cars to the funny -- they're all coming -- In 65."
" The dodge Daytona was created in 1969. Especially for the high bank NASCAR super speedway it's. Thanks to its success the Plymouth super Byrd followed it under the track and the streets in nine. When he noses and outrageous rear Wayne's. These were two with a muscle years most unique and rare vehicles at a glance they look identical. But is the seventy super -- just a clone of the 69 Daytona. Or are they two different guards."
" The dodge Daytona first hit the track in 1969. From the jump -- broken every record in the book except sales. I don't know since NASCAR's rules and I can only needed to make 500 of them to make complete -- race. In 1970. Limit wanted to and aerodynamics. For par -- own. NASCAR now required limit to make one of these cars for every two Plymouth dealership. It's -- limit that to sell nearly 1700. Of these -- convention looking guard. --"
" More customer friendly."
" Even though they look like from a distance. Apartment together you can see the difference. Herbert has it different now. Rear window -- a much more aware exactly. But they don't and the super -- good life. But practically no other body part. -- shared between."
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