Locomotion

CRAZY. “When Nye Frank and I started building the first dual car, everyone told us, ‘It won’t work, it’ll break, it’s too heavy, it won’t hook up, you guys are nuts, that’s impossible,’’’ John Peters says. “Telling me I can’t do something is like waving a red flag. If I get my mind set on something, I usually get it done.” Yeah, but it took a while. Persistent breakage during the ’60 and ’61 seasons did nothing to silence the skeptics. Despite displays of competitive horsepower and endless combinations of chassis configurations and intake systems, the big, heavy Peters & Frank dragster lived up to inline twins’ reputation for inconsistency, fragility, and the traction penalty paid for disadvantageous weight distribution compared with side-by-side setups.

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Photo Gallery: Locomotion – Hot Rod Deluxe Magazine

Photo Gallery: Locomotion – Hot Rod Deluxe Magazine