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Nostalgia Nitro

This section will cover the old nostalgia nitro dragsters, funny cars & fuel altereds. We’ll have some great stories, interviews and photos and more. We’ll also get into the history of these great nitro machines. Plus event coverage at various nostalgia nitro events. NitroDrags.com will keep you informed or just get you interested again with the machines and people who started it all. Nitro! Your’ve got to love it!

1971 Mickey Thompson-owned Funny Car.

1975 Gene Snow Funny Car.

Origins of the Funny Car Name

The first funny cars were built in the mid-'60s and so-called because the rear wheels had been moved forward on the chassis to improve weight transfer under acceleration, increasing traction on the rear tires, which were oversized compared to stock. Looking at the cars, they didn't quite look stock, hence the name "funny." Many of the older cars are still raced today in the NHRA Heritage Hot Rod Racing Series, including the National Hot Rod Reunion and the California Hot Rod Reunion.
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