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Post by Old Coyote Fri 27 Dec 2013, 1:04 pm

Kevin Doheny and Larry Fullerton's gorgeous '71 Mustang funny car ............. winner of the 1971 NHRA World Finals at Amarillo, Texas (my home town) ............ the car had a "Trojan Horse" story during the World Finals .................. First off, Kevin Doheny is from the oil rich Doheny family (Doheny Drive in Beverly Hills is named after them) and Larry Fullerton's uncle is Dale Drake (of Meyer-Drake-Offenhauser fame) ............ so this car was not under funded ............. but it was pretty much unknown outside of California ............. they towed the car on an open trailer behind a shabby '66 Ford pickup ............ and stayed at Terry LeGate's house (right down the street from my house) claiming they didn't have enough money to stay at a hotel or motel ............. they played the "Trojan Horse" routine to the hilt ............ then on Sunday they busted the competition and won the whole thing rather convincingly .............. what a hoot, and a real "Trojan Horse" scenario

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Post by Guest Fri 27 Dec 2013, 4:56 pm

That is a beautiful flopper and a great story to go with it.

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Post by pete s Fri 27 Dec 2013, 5:02 pm

Great looking funny car. I love the color combination, as it is very striking. The history of the car and its owners is great.
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Post by john2308 Fri 27 Dec 2013, 5:04 pm

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Post by Geezerman Sat 28 Dec 2013, 12:43 pm

Great story and cool model. Nice to hear about shoestring racers going up against the big buck professionals..... and winning !
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