Author Topic: SOLVED: WTH # 046 - Maynard Rupp's 1966 Chevy Malibu SS Funny Car 'Chevoom'  (Read 614 times)

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For one point, name this race car, the man who drove it, and the engine that powered it.

For a second point, specify the prize the car won at this location.

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Re: WTH # 046
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2012, 12:42:49 AM »
1964 Chevrolet Chevelle SS?

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Re: WTH # 046
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2012, 04:52:36 AM »
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You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

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Re: WTH # 046
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2012, 08:18:10 AM »
The car is not from 1964.  It may be based on a Chevrolet, but during its racing career, it was known by a different name.

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Re: WTH # 046
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2012, 08:58:34 AM »
Up!

Time for the expert race car fans to give it a shot.

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Re: WTH # 046
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2012, 11:43:15 AM »
Maynard Rupp's 1966 Chevy Malibu SS Funny Car 'Chevoom' - 402 Chrysler mid-engine

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Re: WTH # 046
« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2012, 12:51:18 PM »
RayTheRat gets one point.

A Chevy "Funny Car" with a supercharged Chrysler Hemi sitting behind the driver.

Locked for 24 hours for RayTheRat.  Can you answer the second part?

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Re: WTH # 046
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2012, 12:59:04 PM »
The second part?  Car's name?  "Chevoom."  Not sure that the owner drove it, but it was owned by Maynard Rupp.

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Re: WTH # 046
« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2012, 01:04:32 PM »
Nah, the second point.  What award did the car win at that show?

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Re: WTH # 046
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2012, 05:36:38 PM »
Ohhh...it won the 1966 Ridler award.  I missed that entirely.  Duh.

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Re: WTH # 046
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2012, 10:29:00 PM »
One more point for RayTheRat.

Isn't it great, that a funny car won the Ridler?

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Very few race cars have won the Ridler.  It's generally awarded to an outrageous show car. Ironically, the first Ridler award was won by a Competition Coupe:


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Period pic of the Chevoom
You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

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Kool!

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