Early A race cars 63-66

The original “King Fish” match bash funny car was one the wildest funny cars of the 1960s. Famed Memphis racer Bill Taylor built the car in 1965 with the original wheelbase, but it got a needed extension by John Albright in 1966 to keep up with the new flip tops. The “King Fish” Barracuda ran a 426 Chrysler Hemi on a heavy load of nitro. California racer Larry Reyes moved to Memphis just to drive the “King Fish.” The brave driver ran a best of 8.59 at 169 with the car. The machine was retired at the end of the 1966 season to be replaced by a new flip top Barracuda. (Photo courtesy of Bob Plumer and Drag Race Memories; stats courtesy of Dennis Doubleday; info from Draglist.com files and James Ibusuki) http://www.60sfunnycars.com/round4.htm