Petersen and Fritz dragster | |
Manufacturer: | Woody Gilmore |
Class: | Top Fuel |
Body Style: | Front-engined streamliner dragster |
Engine: | Chrysler hemi |
Aka: | Can-Am dragster |
The Petersen and Fritz dragster, also known as the Can-Am dragster, is a streamliner dragster.[1]
Purchased by Herman Petersen in 1974, it was built on a Woody chassis with a blue-anodized aluminum body,[1] which strongly resembled a contemporary Can-Am car.[2]
It was powered by a Donovan Chrysler hemi (when most of the competition was running hemis).[1] This, plus the weight disadvantage thanks to the full body, meant it was only capable of mid-6 second e.t.s, when conventional fuellers were running low sixes.[1]
The car ran a total of just nineteen times before being retired. It was restored by Petersen in the 1980s, and now resides in the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida.[1]