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Woody Gilmore

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Woody Gilmore is a dragster and funny car chassis builder in the 1960s and 1970s.[1]

Gilmore built the chassis for the top fuel streamliner Hustler VI in 1965.[2]

In 1968, Doug Thorley bought a rear-engined Javelin funny car from Gilmore, powered by an AMC 401.[3]

Gilmore was also responsible for the Don Prudhomme, Rance McDaniel (the Dan Olson Racing Products team), and Wynns Stormer streamliner wedge dragsters, all in 1972.[4]

He also built the chassis for the Petersen and Fritz "Can-Am" dragster in 1974.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Taylor, "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", pp.38 and 42; McClurg, p.42.
  2. ^ Taylor, "Mooneyham-Ferguson-Jackson-Faust Dragster", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.43.
  3. ^ McClurg, p.40 caption.
  4. ^ Taylor, "Kenney Goodell Wynns Stormer" and "Dan Olson's Wedge", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", pp.38 and 42.
  5. ^ Taylor, "Herm Petersen-Sam Fritz Can-Am dragster", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.32.

Sources

  • McClurg, Bob. "50 Years of Funny Cars: Part 2" in Drag Racer, November 2016, pp. 35–50.
  • Taylor, Thom. "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone" in Hot Rod, April 2017, pp. 30–43.