Here's a great video of the Missile at the 1972 NHRA Winternationals.

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBJ2_oQlIUQ

David Hakim - contact me if you want any old photos, as you see from the posts featuring the Missiles - and Leal's Arrow, I have a few.

PM would work.

StewartP

Those "lines" are much like speedometer cables, they measure the wheel speed of both the front and rear tire, to see if there is any wheel slippage "spinning"

The Missile crew was one of the first drag racers to use data acquisiton - they carried a 8track wire recorder to measure different functions. The data package, at that time weighed almost 100 pounds :-) versus today, the size of a small calculator.

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wow 9.71 et 143mph and a 1.43 60 ft that 60 ft is for about a 10.90 car

Stewart those guys were way ahead of there time!!!

3000lbs, cluthflite, 60#flywheel, wrinklewall true 10.5" tire. 427ci motor.

Got any pics of the '72 Duster Missile by chance?

Missile photo thread

Do you all want to start a 72/73 Missile Photo Thread single choice
yes	94%, 31 Votes
NO	6%, 2 Votes
Total Votes: 33 Voting on this poll ends: 03/20/10 12:00 PM

Does the Mike Fons car count? I took this picture in 1972 at Dragway 42..AHRA GrandNationals?



I had a long conversation with Bob Marshall at that race. He had just switched from running a Hemi powered "Willys" gasser to a super/stock Dodge..

maybe my memory is getting bad..but he still had the gasser and was getting ready to switch

I know this is sorta unrelated but it is related in a personal way to me. While at the '73 NHRA Springnationals and watching Don Carlton mow down the Pro/Stock field, I got an emergency page from the timing tower to come to the tower. My dad had just passed away. June 10,1973

"sparky" or electro-cat - same person, Ron Kellen. The resident data guy.
He came over from Chrysler Huntsville and worked on stock cars and drag racing.

StewartP

WELL Now, you seem to know so much even though you haven't been NEAR it currently.
Yeah hi, I'm the daughter of the guy who owns it.
So look, apperently you don't know the whole bunch. Basically it was in a storage unit, untill thieves broke in and decided to steal parts and bits of the Missile. That's why it was beside our home for a long time, so we could safely guard it and make sure no more parts were stolen. Got it? Get it? Good.
Anymore questions and all you have to do is PM me.

I guess she told you!