Notice all the modern machinery in the image above, quietly waiting for their turn at playing the 1/8-mile game. At the drag strip, this is called usual business, but we like to see this frame as a form of respect.
After all, it’s the least you can do when an 82-year-old grandpa enters the drag strip and hits the nail right in the (cylinder) head. We are talking about the driver of the 1941 Ford in the video below, which puts on a nice show.
And the man doesn’t just pull a burnout that’s just right, he also manages to show respectable numbers, getting a 6.73s run at 101 mph (that’s 163 km/h for all you reading this across the pond).
Oh, and the brief wheelie at the beginning of the run gives us an idea about the intensity of the racing experience seen here. Then again, you could've gueesed that from the soundtrack of the clip.
In case you’re wondering, the action took place last week at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, during an event called Fast Lane Friday.
It does seem like he goes for the launch a tad too early though, but the movement-vs-green-light matter needs more debate than we’re in the mood for right now.
There's more to this car than it might seem at first sight
Spoiler Alert - we're not reffering to the minimalist exhaust system on this Ford. However, while we don’t have the specs for this retro Blue Oval machine, there’s one detail about the car that matters more than the sheer numbers.
Get this - the guy has a special relationship with his car, since he reportedly built the Ford five decades ago. Being able to do that with any vehicle, let anone one that serves as your DIY life partner, is something we all wish to achieve one day.
In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist. Full profile
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