Big Al II is a pioneering funny car built in 1963 by Jim Lytle. It started the trend to flip-top fiberglass 'flopper' bodies.[1]

Big Al II
Overview
Production1963
DesignerJim Lytle
Body and chassis
Body styleFunny Car
LayoutRear-wheel-drive
PlatformFord Tudor
RelatedAll funny cars
Powertrain
EngineAllison V-1710

Lytle's chopped '34 Tudor project cost US$2000, and was powered by an Allison V-1710.[1] The body was hand made.[2]

Big Al II ran three times, all in 1964 at Lion's Dragway, setting a record for full-bodied drag racers, before being retired.[2]

The idea was copied by Ford and Mercury for their Mercury Comet Cyclones.[2] It would inspire "every flopper body ever formed".[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Wallace (2016), pp. 24, 26.
  2. ^ a b c d Wallace (2016), p. 26.

Sources

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  • Wallace, Dave (November 2016). "50 Years of Funny Cars". Drag Racer. pp. 24, 26.