Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 20 hours ago
If there is one drag racing machine from the sport's history that millions of people have seen on the internet but few have any real story on, it is this one. Known as Quad Al and built by a brilliant hot rodder named Jim Lytle, it is one of the most powerful machines ever set on four wheels. Now, how did it come to exist? What happened to it? What else did Lytle build?
All of that is explained in this detailed look back at one of the most visually arresting automobiles ever crafted by human hands. Lytle was a craftsman, a mad scientist, and a genius who revolutionized drag racing, almost unintentionally. This is his story and the story of Quad Al.
If there is one drag racing machine from the sport's history that millions of people have seen on the internet but few have any real story on, it is this one. Known as Quad Al and built by a brilliant hot rodder named Jim Lytle, it is one of the most powerful machines ever set on four wheels. Now, how did it come to exist? What happened to it? What else did Lytle build?
All of that is explained in this detailed look back at one of the most visually arresting automobiles ever crafted by human hands. Lytle was a craftsman, a mad scientist, and a genius who revolutionized drag racing, almost unintentionally. This is his story and the story of Quad Al.
