Ronnie Scrima is an American dragster and funny car chassis builder.
He was responsible for the streamliner slingshot dragster Scrimaliner in 1964.[1]
After Logghe Bros. (based in Detroit[2]) proved unable to keep up with demand, a funny car chassis-building industry developed. Scrima joined several others in the business.
Scrima founded Exhibition Engineering,[3] and built both “dune buggy”- and “fueler”-style funny car chassis.[4]
He also built Travelin' Javelin, a 426 hemi-powered '69 Javelin Funny Car, for car owner Gary Crane, to be driven by the then up-and-coming Dale Armstrong.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ Taylor, Thom. "Scrima, Bacilek, Milodon Scrimaliner", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.32.
- ^ Taylor, Thom. "Al Bergler's More Aggravation III", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.32.
- ^ Burgess, Phil, NHRA National Dragster Editor. ”A history of AMC Funny Cars” written 16 May 2014. NHRA.com (retrieved 23 May 2017)
- ^ McClurg, "50 Years of Funny Cars: Part 2" in Drag Racer, November 2016, p.42.
- ^ Burgess, Phil, NHRA National Dragster Editor. ”A history of AMC Funny Cars” written 16 May 2014. NHRA.com (retrieved 23 May 2017)
Sources
edit- McClurg, Bob. "50 Years of Funny Cars: Part 2" in Drag Racer, November 2016, pp. 35–50.
- Taylor, Thom. "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone" in Hot Rod, April 2017, pp. 30-43.
- Burgess, Phil, NHRA National Dragster Editor. ”A history of AMC Funny Cars” written 16 May 2014. NHRA.com (retrieved 23 May 2017)
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