The quality of the pictures are not Good, but here is Mickey Thompson with his Land Speed car Challenger Powered by 4 Pontiac V8 engines in 1960. Towed by a 1960 Pontiac Safari. here is a Better Picture of the same land speed car a year earlier with a 1959 Safari as the tow/push car. This is before Challenger had the blowers added to the engines. Sorry I do not have a shot from 59 with the car on the trailer. This is as close as I have, definatly being towed by a 59 Pontiac. I am just not sure it is a Safari or a Bonneville. I forgot I had this shot of the crew Loading/unloading the car off the 1959 trailer with the 59 Safari hooked up to it. Using the only shade they could find!
I love all these pictures, especially those of Mickey. My Buick is planned to be the tow rig for my race car, which I will race at Bonneville. I'll eventually have some similar pictures myself. Also... I got to watch Danny Thompson set a record in the Challenger II last year. Very cool!
I heard about his run, but I didn't hear what record he bested, and what his record-setting time was.
That will be a great looking rig! I used to tow my little Sunbird wagon With our Catalina, can't wait for pictures.
