they took a lot of weight out of this hot rod the old fashioned way, they swiss cheese'd it with a drill and a hole saw

 

https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2024/04/somebody-went-wild-with-drill.html

how to shave a couple pounds off

https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2022/08/neat.html

the king of weight savings. I bet there's even holes in his hinges

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-shots-from-days-gone-by-part-2.1154030/page-606#post-13643220

1942 WLA Flathead heads by @alleywaykustoms, who made them lighter, and likely created air turbulence which ought to cool the engine better. Why didn't the factory do this? It wouldn't seem difficult or a time consuming procedure.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2735827416478988&set=a.133776016684154&type=3

it's the Holey Terror! Now in color!

These last 2 images via: http://zelastchancegaragedu78.blogspot.com/

For one car that is even more holey: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/01/before-there-was-fiberglass-before.html

Unusual early dragsters from the late '50's... the Holey Terror, the Mickey Mouse Special, and the Ugly Duckling

For a color photo of the Holey Terror : http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/12/is-it-holey-terror.html