Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago
This is a video about failure featuring five of the most notable flops in drag racing's golden age of the 1960s and 1970s. Ideas and experimentation were rampant at this time and while some worked, the majority of them did not.
Here, we look at the infamous Syndicate twin engine front motor top fuel car, the short and forgettable career of the Ford Super Mustang, Connie Kalitta's infamous ride in a wedge style top fuel car at Indy in 1971, the flying Hemi-Cuda of Tom McEwen, and the all time wildest drag racing failure, the 1972 Vega funny car of Gary Gabelich.
These are all interesting cars and interesting stories. In fact, one machine redeemed itself in the end. Which? Watch and find out.
This is a video about failure featuring five of the most notable flops in drag racing's golden age of the 1960s and 1970s. Ideas and experimentation were rampant at this time and while some worked, the majority of them did not.
Here, we look at the infamous Syndicate twin engine front motor top fuel car, the short and forgettable career of the Ford Super Mustang, Connie Kalitta's infamous ride in a wedge style top fuel car at Indy in 1971, the flying Hemi-Cuda of Tom McEwen, and the all time wildest drag racing failure, the 1972 Vega funny car of Gary Gabelich.
These are all interesting cars and interesting stories. In fact, one machine redeemed itself in the end. Which? Watch and find out.
