This 1/24 scale model from 1320 is Gary Cochran's Mr. C dragster, number 11 in the Fuelers series.
You may not remember it, or maybe you never even knew it, but at one time, winning an American Hot Rod Association (AHRA) race and championship was just as important as winning the NHRA title. That's why Gary Cochran's start to the 1971 season was so spectacular, because he not only won two AHRA events, but he beat Don Garlits in his revolutionary new, rear-engine dragster along the way. At that time, Gary was driving the 'Young American' Top Fuel entry, but he had already made a name for himself with his own 'Mr. C' dragster. One of the many stars who moved up to the fuel category from the old Top Gas class, Gary primarily raced on the west coast, and why not, a normal Saturday night at 'The Beach' or one of the other legendary tracks out there, would bring in dozens of TF cars and pay prize money that sometimes went as high as $500. My, how times have changed. But one that has remained the same, the respect and admiration that drag racing fans had for a driver who ran with the best of them, and a guy who only had to go by the name of 'Mr. C' |
