Mopar Drag Racing Legend Dandy Dick Landy 1970 Pro Stock

Wheels-up and storming off the starting line was typical of most early-'70's Pro Stocks; this is highly evident in this photo of Dick blasting off the NHRA Winternationals starting line in Pomona, California. His car utilized a ladder-leaf rear suspension and 14-inch-wide slicks to achieve that hard-launching attitude. Notable is the interesting snorkel hoodscoop, an offshoot of development work performed by Chrysler's highly efficient drag racing engineering group. These dedicated Mopar engineers looked carefully at all aspects of scientifically designing drag racing vehicles capable of moving from A to B in the least time possible. no doubt that bulbous scoop spent many hours in both lab and wind tunnel to provide maximum fresh air to the pair of 4500 Holley carburetors to which it was sealed.

Dodge Drag Racing Legend - Dandy Dick Landy A Retrospective

Wheels-up and storming off the starting line was typical of most early-'70's Pro Stocks; this is highly evident in this photo of Dick blasting off the NHRA Winternationals starting line in Pomona, California. His car utilized a ladder-leaf rear suspension and 14-inch-wide slicks to achieve that hard-launching attitude. Notable is the interesting snorkel hoodscoop, an offshoot of development work performed by Chrysler's highly efficient drag racing engineering group. These dedicated Mopar engineers looked carefully at all aspects of scientifically designing drag racing vehicles capable of moving from A to B in the least time possible. no doubt that bulbous scoop spent many hours in both lab and wind tunnel to provide maximum fresh air to the pair of 4500 Holley carburetors to which it was sealed. View Related Article