| 词条 | Yellow Fang (dragster) |
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| image = | name = | manufacturer = | production = | predecessor = None | successor = None | class = Top Fuel | platform = | body_style = Front-engined streamliner dragster | engine = blown {{convert|398|cid|cc|abbr=on}} Chrysler hemi | transmission = | wheelbase = {{convert|153|in|mm|abbr=on}} | length = | width = | height = | weight = | aka = | related = None | designer = Steve Swaja (chassis), Tom Hanna (body) }}Yellow Fang is a streamliner slingshot dragster.[1] Designed by Steve Swaja (with some tweaking by owner George Schreiber and his boss, "Big Daddy" Roth[2]) and built by Jim Davis in 1963, the car had a {{convert|153|in|mm|abbr=on}} wheelbase. The aluminum body, hammered by Tom Hanna for US$5000,[1] had a very pointed nose, canopied cockpit, and V-shaped "claw" tail, and was painted Diamond T yellow[1] with red lettering (hence the name). The straight front axle had bicycle wheels and wing-like fairings.[3] The engine, a blown Chrysler hemi (bored {{convert|0.030|in|mm|abbr=on}} over,[1] for a total displacement of {{convert|398.6|cid|cc|abbr=on}}) prepared by Bill Demerest (but maintained by owner-driver Schreiber),[1] was exposed, as were the wheels.[4] Early trial passes revealed problems with the cockpit canopy, and when Schreiber took over the driving chores, it was removed.[1] He raced in Australia and the U.S. on an exhibition tour during 1967 and 1968.[1] The car now resides in the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida.[1] Notes1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Taylor, Thom. "George Schreiber's Yellow Fang", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p. 36. 2. ^Schreiber worked for Roth, helping build Roth's custom cars. Taylor, p. 36. 3. ^Taylor, p. 36 photo. 4. ^Taylor, p.36 photo. Sources
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