Mickey Thompson Attempt 1 Dragster

[jlucky]

Here is dragster #2 of 41 in my ever-growing History of Dragsters Collection.

Mickey Thompson, well known in the automotive world spent many years racing on the drag strip and on the salt flats. He was also instrumental in building the famed Lions Drag Strip and was the strip manager for a number of years. This Revell issued Attempt 1 dragster actually was built to run on both surfaces. I built it without the streamlined body to be able to see the inner workings of the car as it looked when it hit the dragstrip in 1961.

The 96” wheelbase Dragmaster chassis featured a 120 Cubic Inch Pontiac boasting a whopping 420 HP! My build features ignition wiring and fuel lines plus a few other lines here-and-there based on a myriad of Hot Rod Magazine photos from back in the day.

Yet another addition to my dragster history. It can be spotted second from the left on the top row.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Nice clean build, and nice collection of diggers too.

Is the Attempt an early issue?

I seem to remember those narrow tread front tires were replaced by wider Pirellis in later issues.

[PappyD340]

Great looking dragster build!

[jlucky]

3 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Nice clean build, and nice collection of diggers too.

Is the Attempt an early issue?

I seem to remember those narrow tread front tires were replaced by wider Pirellis in later issues.

As for the tire issue...this kit was from the Revell HOT ROD series in 1989. Not sure if that answers your question...but there you go. I wonder if we'll ever see that kind of series ever happen again? By the way...I love your Wilson quote in the signature.

[bondo bill]

kool build

[ChrisR]

Very nice.

[slusher]

Great looking dragster and impressive collection!

Edited December 17, 2024 by slusher

[TonyK]

Great looking model! Nice detail work.

[Mike 1017]

Very KOOL Build and collection

[Nitro330]

Super cool Jerry!  Love the old FE dragsters and this is not one seen often.  Great job!  Love your collection of dragster builds.  I've got to do another one soon!

[W-409]

Very nice build of a kit that we don't see done that often. These old Dragsters with their unique engine combinations are always interesting, unlike the ones today which are all identical. Excellent work on this replica.