Unlikely Outlaw

JAZZY. Dual-engine combinations are nearly as old as drag racing. Even before rail jobs were referred to as dragsters, innovative pioneers correctly calculated that dual powerplants could be twice as nice. Twin-engine motorcycles were regular Top Eliminator winners in the early ’50s, beating the best flathead-powered four-wheelers. In 1955, Lloyd Scott used one-each Olds and Cadillac V8 to break the 150-mph barrier and set low e.t. (10.48 seconds) at the inaugural NHRA Nationals. Two years later, the banishment of fuels other than pump gasoline inspired a nationwide trend toward the twice-motored slingshots that dominated NHRA-legal competition during the fuel ban (1957-1963). Jack Chrisman’s world-championship Howard’s Cams Special of 1961 is but one famous example of the state of the art.

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Photo Gallery: Jazzy Jim Nelson Twin-Engined Dragster – Unlikely Outlaw – Hot Rod Deluxe Magazine

Photo Gallery: Jazzy Jim Nelson Twin-Engined Dragster – Unlikely Outlaw – Hot Rod Deluxe Magazine