Thanks for the kind words about my lettering that I did for Mike, along with when Bob and Cathy had it!

One thing to add. Each person you talked to about the history of this car, I'm willing to bet $$, YOU MADE THEIR DAY! We are all happy and proud to tell someone our story. Each one of those involved got some, or a lot, of happiness in sharing with someone else whom cared. I think that needs mention. Thanks for ALL your efforts!

I am from the island of Curacao . On my island we have Tom Finlay first funny car tequila sunrise and the car is in its original form .

This car saw Tons of Action!!! And it's still alive! No damage, no train wrecks!! Glad to see what y'all have done!!

Your a national treasure. Your story telling and love of the history in something of this topic are in very low quantities these days. Hopefully you inspire others to do the same

This video is awesome. When I saw the wolf head decal, I knew it had to be a Mid-America, funny car body. God did I love the Mid-America funny car series. Bullet Bob was such a good dude

The lay down cars of the late 70s and early 80s look so bad ass. The injector hat was above the green house . My pops was 5,3 and I always asked him how he could see. He always told me I can’t but as long as I can’t see the end of the track I know I’m driving straight 🤣🤣🤣

When I was 10-12 years old, I went to a swap meet with my father and saw "The Plastic Plymouth" '64 Valiant funny car roller for sale in the car corral. I fell in love with it, but the price was beyond my 10-12 year old net worth. I always remembered that car and it appears to still be around, as an internet search turns it up as I remember it (minus engine).

Thats my uncle mike's funny car! i always asked him questions about it but never got this deep of the history behind it! this is such an awesome quality video and you definitely got yourself a new sub as well! thank you for making this a true part of history to live on the internet forever!

Back when everybody and their neighbors had a funny car or dragster sitting in their driveways. It was quite common to see 30-40 of each at a local strip, and drag racing was still actually interesting.

Kool video. Good to know it may get used or maybe even put in a museum instead of just rotting away in a field!

Slap some clearcoat on it and you have some 80's patina right there.....BIG$$$$$

What an awesome body, such a classic shape and those stripes make it sing.

Awsome story bud and love how ya dig all the info up on old bodies or chassis exetra. In my opinion it makes this channel awsome and one of the best between you and cleetus mcfarland and boostedboiz and pfi I'm all set watching this .I dont need to watch anything else again great story great channel and great content thank you and godbless

Love seeing things like this found, used and treated right keeping them and the sports/generations they came from alive.

Neat history.. hope it cleans up well. First 'splash' looks very hopeful. ... caught in time for a nice preservation, either to display as a body, or for actual use on a vintage car.

Thanks for sharing this, man I love those old Funny Cars! There is some absolute treasure sitting in that yard. Saw a Mustang body sitting there, you could resurrect a Blue Max tribute

Awesome! So cool that you were able to track down the info and document. Great video. I really do appreciate your time in this. Thank you! I’m a big fan of the history in drag racing. All aspects and this was just so cool man!

This video popped up in my "Recommended" feed and what a find. As a regular at Atlanta Dragway back in the 1970's and 1980's, I remember this car with Tom Finlay. Tom also owned a 79' S&W Dragster called Tequila Sunrise and don't quote me on this but I think he ran a 410 Keith Black Hemi. Kinda cool learning some of the back story. Sad to hear Tom just came to an end. RIP Tom. Sure miss those old FC days of long smokey burnouts and lots of dry hoops. Thanks for a great video.

Thankyou for making these videos mate, the world needs more blokes like you . God bless , & please keep up the great work. Respect from Aus .B

That so awesome, I'm 40 and grew up loving that style funny car I always wanted to grow up and race one thks

Love the Vintage car!!

Friends of ours owned the old Olson & Cassidy alcohol car. Arrow/Challenger design like that.

How much rake you want?? ,,, All of IT! These are the cars I remember having on my shirts and HotWheels man, cool story!

That's so cool sir thank you for sharing with us

that is awesome mate the stories are great to pass on

You are tugging at my heart again man.

Excellent video, Tommy! Thank you for the mention. Very kind of you!

Wow. Realy cool

Great Video!!!Thanks!!!

Yes sir love it keep these videos coming

Sure was nice to see that Paradise dragstrip t-shirt.

thanks for another great show historian

Good story, thanks for sharing that. 👍🏼

You are like a hot rod database. I learn something cool every time I watch one of your videos. Thanks and keep it up!!

Always wonder what happened to the California Dreaming 57 Chevy drag car I used to play un when my dad worked in it. Late 70s early 80s.

Simply Awesome!!

Just found your channel.love what your doing.its nice to see someone paying attention to these old cars.love the history lessons and the stories.keep up the great work.yoi gotta new viewer.happy hunting .

Nice job of saving some racing history!

Really uncommon finding a story about my home town. Really cool history on this

and dig the history on drag racing too as well I knew a lot on this stuff as well too

I will be watching this a few times, it may take a minute to remember some of these names. I ran at Quaker City Dragway and my dragster was painted by the Wizard.

I like it a lot!!!!

Wow. Kind of hard to believe it changed hands that many times, and no one ever repainted it.

It surprised me that so many people remember specific cars from so long ago. Their memory is alot better than mine. The body is one of those things you can look at, cherish and admire, but basically yard art. Great story, I subbed

very cool history

It's as cool as it gets

I wish I had a buddy like you to hang out with that actually loves these old cars like I do I was under cars with my dad from the time I could walk

Museum level history right there, or slap it on a period correct chassis and parade the car.

i love it

That’s my grandfather! Never got to meet him because he went missing when my dad was 13!

I absolutely love the the funny car's I grew up watching them race!! I have never understood why they went away from them other then the safety issue of possibly not being able to get out of it in a bad crash with fire but there are tons of ways to fix that and I'm sure someone did use a break away roof or something of that nature . Pro mods are neat but not nearly as fun to watch or look at as the funny cars !!

Great story

Good stuff! It cleaned up very nice! Like to see more of the Henry J in the background...

I knew this car. Saw it race at the Dixie II Nationals. Blaney Dragstrip in Elgin SC. Another Dragstrip lost to development. You can still see parts of that track on Google maps . Look up Garlits Dr. Or Ivo Circle in Lugoff,,SC. I have some pictures of the car and the dragster at Blaney somewhere. I'm pretty sure they were running in top alcohol.I actually tried to find find some info on this car just knocking around on the internet with no luck. When you're video came up on My home screen I thought instantly, I think that's the one. It's great to see those old card from your past. Heck it's great to see a wing nut from those old cars. Thanks

The Facebook add for the mach1 brought me here looking for info awesome video

Very cool video!

Helped repaint one of the Army Vega bodies in west Tx in the late 80s it new name was Bad Apple Two

I'd pay to see that roll thunder again!

Luv it

Awsome video tommy

Nice garage!

Whats the wheel base i have a 125" frame lookin for body

Is that a bullet hole in the tail light? LOL

WOW! AWSOME. WHAT IF YOU FOUND AN OLD CHASSI??????

Looks like something Derek Snelson would be driving.

This body looks familiar like a picture my dad has of working on this car I will have to check with him and see would be cool to show him something like this.

Good save and interesting history!

Another great story and I'm glad you're getting some of the subs that you deserve. I'm not one to tell folks what to do. But if you want some exposure you might think about looking into talking to Ed over at VinWiki. He's had some duds on the channel lately and it would give you a ton of exposure.

The Cutlass on Street Outlaws is owned by someone with the same name, I think.

My dad would have sprayed me with the hose.

I would like a old funnycar body

Just wondering if you found any connection between "The Wizard" painted on the rear window and Tom Akers and/or Dave Sebring? I ask because Akers ran some BB/FCs with Sebring at the wheel in the 70s and 80s. Even though Akers was from Arkansas, Sebring was from the Akron, OH area (at least that's where he lived when I met him in the mid 70s) which is not too far from Niles, OH where Ed (the sign painter) lives.

Great feed! I had the pleasure of working at a place here in San Rafael, CA,, Hat Racing, the owner Lorry Azevedo raced a car in the 70s called The Drummer. Was a Championship car and driver. If anybody knows of any information surrounding that funny car body, please reach out, Lorry is 80 now and would love to be able to track down. Thanks!

Let me if you decide to bring it to thunder valley race way near noble oklahoma when finished

Try "Easy-Off" oven cleaner on that lexan windshield....

Is there a way I can message you directly? I'm in the north ga area (talking rock) and I'm interested in this thank you.

That Sapporo Challenger body wasn't an Iverson. It was built by Ken Cox with a lot of help from Ken Veney. The Iverson "Wedge" bodies came along a couple of years later.

A small correction: That's not an Iverson body. It was built in Ken Cox's shop and Ken Veney helped build the mold. Veney is still around and I'm sure he remembers. The tin that's in the body now is not the original.

Looks more like a Dodge Omni than a charger.

In 1996 Whit Bazemore and I were riding our Ducatis from Columbus Ohio to Memphis the long way , in some town I can't remember, stopped at a light Whit points across the street and on the roof of a pawn shop was one of his Fast Orange funny car bodies that had seen a bit of fire !!! 😄😄😎😎🇺🇸 just sayin

Do you still have the pinto with the center seat for sale?

you might be able to get the windshield clear for a while by washing it carefully and using meguiers plastex directly in the bare palm of your hand on the windshield.. try it on some hazed headlamps and be totally amazed.. there is UV blocking headlight spray available from some providers to seal the clear windshield.. must faster than replacing it..

Looks like a Plymouth Sapporo...

History is want we life my

I think the next question would be. Are you going to put a frame under it and race it? or donate it to the NHRA museum? Just askin

That car originally had a BB/FC class designation on it making it a blown alcohol car, not a fuel car.

That would be the cars i would like 2c at the strip these modern days (look cooler)

Butch Osmun didn't he run east coast stock cars-??

10:21 the stig

will you be at the swap meet on nov 30 th

You said Tom Finley went missing and then they sold his estate ... I take that as he had died was the reason he didn't continue the next racing season?

IM IN UK AND HAVE LOVED THE LOOK OF FUNNY CARS SINCE CHILD GROWING UP IN 70S SCOTLAND AND ALWAYS WANTED TOO OWN ONE TILL GOT OLDER AND REALISED ITS A DRAGSTER WITH PLASTIC BODY NOW IN MY 50S WITH 38YRS BEHIND ME BUILDING CARS AND ENGINES MY FRIEND CAN MAKE SPACEFRAMED CHASSIS I WANT TO MAKE AN OLD FUNNY CAR INTO A 2 SEATER ROAD CARSTYLE CHASSIS SPACEFRAMED AND ROLLCAGE FRONT TO REAR 4LINKED ETC SHORTER AXLE FOR WIDER WHEELS ETC WITH THE FUNNY CAR BODY FITTED OVER TOP OF CUSTOM FRAME BUT DO I CLIMB IN/OUT WINDOWS OR GET BODY ON HINGES AND LIFT BODY TO GET IN OUT USE HYDRAULIC OR ELECTRIC STRUTS TO LIFT BODY TO HEIGHT REQUIRED DOES AANYONE HAVE AN IDEA WHAT ID PAY FOR A FUNNY CAR BODYSHELL ANYTHING NICE FROM 60S 70S SOME 80S THAT MAY NOT LOOK ITS BEST BUT CAN BE SAVED WITHA NEW LIFE ANY HELP IN COMMENTS APPRECIATED AS VERY LIMITED MARKET IN UK YET IVE SAW FEW VIDEOS OF DIFF CARS IN YARDS BARNS GARAGES AND ITS A SHAME JUST AS ART ID RATHER SEE IT BE LIVING ART RESSURECT A CLAASSIC ERA BUT WITH SAFETY AND MODERN CHASSIS FOR ROAD NOT TRACK IF I KNEW PRICES IVE AN IDEA TO SHIP TO SCOTLAND ITS NOT HEAVY AND CAN BE CRATED AND ISNT CLASSED AS A CAR SO CAN BE CHEAP ENOUGH TO IMPORT TO SCOTLAND SO KNOW OF ANYTHING FUNNY CAR IN SCRAPYARDS FIELDS BARNS LET ME KNOW PLEASE HOPE YOUR ALL GOOD AND WELL AFTER LAST CPL YEARS OF HELL PEACE TO YOU ALL FROM SCOTLAND

Wonder what happened to Tom Finlay🧐🤔

Like the Daytona style better

Nice Car, but totally impractical for the average person. Would make an interesting wall art piece for someone with a large yard/garage.

Do you still have the funny car body?

Its not a challenger its a plymouth arrow.

It don’t look like a challenger body looks more like a Chevy

My name is Scott Finlay. You just did a story on my Fathers funny car. The tequila sunrise. I have some more interesting facts about that car. I actually drove that car when i was 15 and 16. After that i got a Alcohol dragster which you will see in the picture of the two cars together doing maintenance in the pits. Im the kid with no shirt on. There are too many stories to tell here but you can contact me at info@scottfinlay.com