Just your average 1964 Ford Galaxie 500

[limegreenneon]

1964 Ford Galaxie 500 'Tobacco King' Rocket Car- Mecum Auction: Lot S139 (http://www.mecumauction.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=SC0508-65922)

- 1964 Ford Galaxie “Tobacco King” street rod

- Built by Tobacco magnate Zachary Reynolds of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

- All original including Ham Radio equipment
- 3,611 actual miles
- 427/425 hp Ford big-block equipped with Latham Supercharger, four sidedraft Carters

- Rear axle fitted with 850 hp Turbonique turbine Rocket Drag Axle
- Several suspension modifications made for safety
- Documented in an original Turbonique product catalog for 1967 with 4 pages of photos
- Early registrations
- Original owners manual made out to Zachary Taylor Reynolds
- Original Latham Supercharger literature
- Zach's personal notebook

- The Galaxie’s original and complete 390 V8 engine accompanies the car.
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[Badlatitude]

who ever built that needs a beating

[BigDawg]

I disagree. But hey, different strokes.

That thing is fucking sick........ I love it.

[$hawn]

i want a rocket powered rear end.

[**CHRIS**]

i want a rocket powered rear end.

Eat Taco-Bell... always does it for me. :lol:

[MiDiablo]

Fucking thing is straight sick! I love it!


This is pretty cool too (from the article on the linked page): "The infamous Black Widow Volkswagen Beetle, a basically stock Bug fitted with a Turbonique Rocket Drag Axle, instantly became a drag racing legend by leaving Tommy Ivo’s four-engine Showboat dragster in its dust with a 9.36 elapsed time at 168 mph on Sept.19, 1966, at Tampa Dragway."

[BigDawg]

Tampa Dragway? Where the hell is that at?

[limegreenneon]

Tampa Dragway? Where the hell is that at?

The land is along State Road 39 about seven miles north of Interstate 4 and two miles south of the Pasco county line.



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YouTube - Sunshine Drag Racing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM85ga1L7Is)

[flynbrian]

Great Find,
Predictions on what it will sell for??? I'd say six figures! Rep for a Cool story and car.

[racingrick]

that's pretty cool imo, i'd drive it to work, rocket axle FTW!!

[MiDiablo]

I love those vintage pics of SunShine Speedway!

[Stewart Scott]

car is awesome...pics are great. great post! Rep for you....

[KAILUAZ]

Import guys would kill for those Datsuns!! 500 is sick!!
That video is awesome!!!

[Scott]

I would rock the shit out of that !

[Suicidal Racing]

i like the car ..has the sleeper look almost.

that sunshine vid is crazy..i like the old pics to..

sunshine is called tampa bay dragway now..or it was for a bit