Saw this on Hot Rod's web page:
http://www.hotrod.com/features/1601-don-garlits-1966-dart-2-ultra-stock-funny-car/
Emory Cook and family prep the Don Garlits 1966 Dart 2 Ultra Stock/Funny Car. It was basically a short fueler tucked under a topless production-style glass body incorporating the grille and headlight bezels, taillights, and even a separate trunklid (nonfunctional, of course). On later Funny Cars, these features were molded in and painted on. The 426 was slowly replacing the 398 Hemis and Garlits had established a long history of winning with Hemi power. The original Garlits Dart project was a mid-mount 426 door-slammer that never got sorted outin a fairly destructive way. The 2 configuration was more like a traditional slingshot with some architectural enhancements. Cook drove the mighty roadster to a 200-mph pass in Florida to grab headlines proclaiming a milestone for early Funny Cars. The rough, unrestored Dart 2 (Swamp Rat #9) can be seen at The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida.
http://www.hotrod.com/features/1601-don-garlits-1966-dart-2-ultra-stock-funny-car/
Emory Cook and family prep the Don Garlits 1966 Dart 2 Ultra Stock/Funny Car. It was basically a short fueler tucked under a topless production-style glass body incorporating the grille and headlight bezels, taillights, and even a separate trunklid (nonfunctional, of course). On later Funny Cars, these features were molded in and painted on. The 426 was slowly replacing the 398 Hemis and Garlits had established a long history of winning with Hemi power. The original Garlits Dart project was a mid-mount 426 door-slammer that never got sorted outin a fairly destructive way. The 2 configuration was more like a traditional slingshot with some architectural enhancements. Cook drove the mighty roadster to a 200-mph pass in Florida to grab headlines proclaiming a milestone for early Funny Cars. The rough, unrestored Dart 2 (Swamp Rat #9) can be seen at The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida.
