Wednesday, January 30, 2019

A sidewinder dragster I've never heard of before, with Roth Studios on the tailfin



http://georgeklass.net/dragsters.html


The second sidewinder product of Jones, Reed and Mailliard was the 100-inch “5 Cycle Special”, a more refined and sexier progression of the first sidewinder. Again powered by a blown Chrysler Hemi, this time with a Gilmer belt spinning the 6-71 blower, the short dragster was still chain-driven. This was a consistent 9-second car running over 160mph. With Jack Chrisman at the wheel both team’s sidewinders competed at the 1959 NHRA Nationals at Detroit Dragway, with this car going all of the way before losing in the final round.


https://www.hotrod.com/articles/crazy-world-sideways-sidewinder-dragsters/

4 comments:

  1. I can't help but notice that the tail end of this unique dragster look a lot like the Indy roadster with the stabilizing tail fin of the 1958 Belond AP Laydonw Roadster. While not exactly that fin it echos a similar flavor. That chain drive is awesome.

    I'm a bit stumped though. What's a "5 Cycle"?

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    1. Isky started some goofy marketing terminology, and one was a 5 cycle cam. https://www.hotrod.com/articles/who-started-the-camgrinder-wars-part-1/#isky-retaliation-ad
      "Hyperbolic crossflow" was another

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  2. I met Chuck Jones a couple of years ago while working my shift at our 1915 General Store. What a fascinating guy. I heard he passed a year or so back. He lived in Sarasota. His "Magwinder" dragster is in the Garlit's Museum.

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    1. You're lucky you got to meet him! Very cool! Dang it, I've got to get to Don Garlit's museum!

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