NHRA Datsun Funny Car?

ScottZX · 02-29-2004, 07:24 PM

Just watched the NHRA finals at Pomona and the announcers were talking about the Toyota Funny Car of Jerry Toliver. One of the announcers mentioned that back in 1982 a Datsun ran in the Funny Car ranks. It least I think he said Funny Car - maybe Pro Stock?

Anyone know anything about the Datsun that ran in 1982?

Spudz · 02-29-2004, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ScottZX

Just watched the NHRA finals at Pomona and the announcers were talking about the Toyota Funny Car of Jerry Toliver. One of the announcers mentioned that back in 1982 a Datsun ran in the Funny Car ranks. It least I think he said Funny Car - maybe Pro Stock?

Anyone know anything about the Datsun that ran in 1982?

I heard that also, and can not remember who would have run a Datsun at that time it would have been a Nissan body on the car. Would be kind of cool to locate some photos of it .

Mike

ScottZX · 03-01-2004, 07:46 AM

Well a google search only brought up one pic. All the caption sez is that Chuck Etchells drove the car. No date or specs.

Spudz · 03-01-2004, 12:06 PM

Here is a pic of John Collins 280 funny car

Mike

ScottZX · 03-01-2004, 01:07 PM

Cool, Mike. I wonder where these cars are today? Hmmm, find one and start running the Nostalgia Funny Car circuit.

Here is another pic of a serious Z drag car - possibly Pro Stock? The only info I have is that it is a 260Z driven by Jeff Sutherland with Muscle Motors sponsorship. If the car's sponsor is the same Muscle Motors that I know of, you can bet the Z is running a Mopar V8.

Spudz · 03-01-2004, 06:16 PM

The car could possibly have been a Competition Eliminator car. If the Z wasn't such an aerodynamic slug it would be kind of fun to build up a Comp car around the body .

Back in the late 70's we campiagned the ex American Bandstand top fuel car.
We ran it in B Econo Dragster in the Competition Eliminator catagory. Funny thing was we were one of the last guys to run a front motor car in that class.
Who would have ever known they would have brought back Nostalgic Dragsters

At the time we were running someone was running a rear motored dragster in
Comp Eliminator using an L6 engines .

The Z32 body would make a neat Comp Eliminator car.

Mike

hades · 03-04-2004, 06:23 AM

I belive that's the Drag Z from ratsun.com (I don't have time to verify right now, I'm at work

So, Big Block Chevy would be the power source.

-Lukas

02-29-2004, 07:24 PM	#1
ScottZX Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 3	NHRA Datsun Funny Car? Just watched the NHRA finals at Pomona and the announcers were talking about the Toyota Funny Car of Jerry Toliver. One of the announcers mentioned that back in 1982 a Datsun ran in the Funny Car ranks. It least I think he said Funny Car - maybe Pro Stock? Anyone know anything about the Datsun that ran in 1982?

03-01-2004, 12:06 PM	#4
Spudz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 646	John Collins 280Z funny car Here is a pic of John Collins 280 funny car Mike

03-04-2004, 06:23 AM	#7
hades Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 38	ratsun I belive that's the Drag Z from ratsun.com (I don't have time to verify right now, I'm at work So, Big Block Chevy would be the power source. -Lukas __________________ 81 280zxt 82 280zxt 74 (early) 260z

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03-01-2004, 07:46 AM	#3
ScottZX Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 3	Well a google search only brought up one pic. All the caption sez is that Chuck Etchells drove the car. No date or specs.

03-01-2004, 01:07 PM	#5
ScottZX Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 3	Cool, Mike. I wonder where these cars are today? Hmmm, find one and start running the Nostalgia Funny Car circuit. Here is another pic of a serious Z drag car - possibly Pro Stock? The only info I have is that it is a 260Z driven by Jeff Sutherland with Muscle Motors sponsorship. If the car's sponsor is the same Muscle Motors that I know of, you can bet the Z is running a Mopar V8.

03-01-2004, 06:16 PM	#6
Spudz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 646	The car could possibly have been a Competition Eliminator car. If the Z wasn't such an aerodynamic slug it would be kind of fun to build up a Comp car around the body . Back in the late 70's we campiagned the ex American Bandstand top fuel car. We ran it in B Econo Dragster in the Competition Eliminator catagory. Funny thing was we were one of the last guys to run a front motor car in that class. Who would have ever known they would have brought back Nostalgic Dragsters At the time we were running someone was running a rear motored dragster in Comp Eliminator using an L6 engines . The Z32 body would make a neat Comp Eliminator car. Mike