The funny thing is, the helicopter engine was actually a last-resort option after multiple failed powerplants, and it doesn't have much to do with the car's abrupt demise. Here's what you need to ...

The first rear-engine Funny Car is the Dunn & Reath '72 'Cuda, and it's driven by the world's fastest fireman. Jim Dunn.

The innovative engine that was developed never made it into more than a couple of the 50 completed cars, and it ended up with an air-cooled flat-six over the rear wheels. The Tucker 48's unveiling ...

There's really nothing amusing about replacing or rebuilding an engine, but when you're in the National Hot Rod Association's funny-looking Super Stock drag-racing business, it's all part of the gig.