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Current Video: American Muscle Car: Funny Pioneers

Drag racing has been a fan favorite since its inception. But what's the real story of how the name Funny Car came about. Also in 1969 the Dodge Daytona was released into the market.

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" Racing has been a bad thing. -- funny car comfort. The name of the game in drag racing has always been run what you -- and hope you run enough. We'll put the must go are you an effect we've got involved putting incredible engines in -- body its. Factories. -- Who started -- The bodies around the give -- from the legendary -- charges."

" Racing team explains. -- 65 we decided it. Just a little bit more -- film from the front wheels forward Kennedy. And moved here we go forward fifteen. They brought NHL -- show on what our next factory experimental car with the they went away. No way no. Christ that was committed to a certain. People start talk about their supply line. People. The races wanted to see those funny it's funny looking car. And then of course. For. Mercury were. Usually get to hand it it got from the funny looking cars to the funny car they're all coming -- In 65."

" The dodge Daytona was created in 1969. Especially for the high banked NASCAR super speedway it's. Thanks to its success the Plymouth super Byrd followed it under the track on the streets. 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 at the track in 1960 night. And from the jump -- broken every record in the book except sales. I don't know since NASCAR's rules and -- only needed to make 500 of them to make complete -- race. In 1970. Limit on -- and aerodynamics. For par -- own. NASCAR now required -- to make one of these cars for every two Plymouth dealership. This man limit that to sell nearly 1700. Of these -- convention looking guard. --"

" Customer friendly."

" Even though they look like from a distance. Apartment together you can see the difference. Rivers has a different you know. Rear window and a much more aware exactly. They don't and the -- here at life. But practically no other body part. -- shared between."

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