Taxonomy
Drag racing
2 entries
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Book II
Ford 428 Cobra Jet
Not a car. An engine that became a promise.
The Cobra Jet is the only entry in this book that has no bodywork of its own. It is a cylinder head philosophy that Ford has been re-issuing for…
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Book V
The Snake and the Mongoose
Two drag racers invented a rivalry, sold it to a toy company, and changed how sport is funded
Don Prudhomme was called the Snake. Tom McEwen called himself the Mongoose specifically so there would be someone for the Snake to fight. Then…