Tuesday, May 8, 2012

A Porsche Dragster 356 style...

For all my Porsche friends...how about a beautiful little 356 Dragster? Well, Doug Church ran a badass 356 powered rail back in the '60s. He tried out the rear engine idea way before it became a popular mainstream way of getting down that quarter mile strip.

There was no expense spared on this Porsche 356 powered dragster as evidenced by the use of chrome on the widened wheels, chassis, four megaphone stingers and valve covers.
Related post: 4-Cam Dragster

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6 comments:

  1. BulletheadMay 9, 2012 at 9:43 AM

    John, where do you find these? This is even cooler than the McAfee 4-cam dragster. More information please!

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  2. John StraubMay 9, 2012 at 6:04 PM

    Hey Russ, I'll see if I can dig up more info.

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  3. John StraubMay 9, 2012 at 6:36 PM

    Here's some more info. Doug got his "Modern Specialist" dragster to an 11.41/115mph in the U.K. in 1964.

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  4. John StraubMay 11, 2012 at 6:23 AM

    Rex McAfee left an interesting comment on the "4-Cam Dragster" link.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 28, 2015 at 5:41 PM

    that's my great uncle. That man had one hell of an imagination. could take anything crazy and turn it into a reality

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  6. UnknownDecember 4, 2021 at 6:40 PM

    Doug Church was my great uncle. My dad told me stories about this car. it was a custom built aluminum body that he had to lay down in to drive. pretty amazing idea.

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