1956 Custom Made Top Eliminator Dragster Melvin Heath

1956 Custom Made Top Eliminator Dragster in Car Crazy, Non-fiction TV, 2001-2025 Ep. 2.04

Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
skywatcher68 ◊ 2012-10-05 16:35	Anyone know the name for this? Narration says it set a Class-C record in 1958.
atom ◊ 2012-10-05 16:39	This looks more like a land speed record car than a dragster.
skywatcher68 ◊ 2012-10-05 18:06	NHRA was getting into streamlined dragsters at the time, like the Glass Slipper next to it.
atom ◊ 2012-10-05 18:11	Thanks for the clue, it's the Melvin Heaths Top Eliminator Dragster http://www.nhra.net/museum/features/feature23.html http://www.pbase.com/image/465283