80s Funny Cars – The last decade of recognizable floppers!
Photos and History of 180 Funny Cars of the 1980s! Select your favorites from the menu
The Midwest – 80s Funny Cars
Feb 4, 2006 · The Midwest has always been a hotbed of great funny cars. Here is a menagerie of ten Midwestern floppers that raced in the mid-80s, from low buckers to well-financed teams. — Updated Feb 4, 2006
The Southeast - 80s Funny Cars
Mar 19, 2008 · There were some great funny car racers from the Southeast in the 1980s, including stars like Whit Bazemore, Al Baldwin, Shirl Greer, Paul Smith, and others! — Updated March 19, 2008 West Virginian Al Baldwin raced the “Barbarian” AA/FC Arrow.
The Northeast - 80s Funny Cars
Mar 26, 2006 · The Northeastern United States has always been a hotbed of funny car racing, and these ten machines continued into the early 80s. — Updated Mar 26, 2006. The Custom Body Enterprises name is one of the most famous names in funny car history. The name is also synonymous with winning, good-looking race cars.
The Northeast, Part 2 - 80s Funny Cars
In this round of 80s Funny cars, we return to the Northeast and feature the Arrows of R.C. Sherman, Jim Wemett, Tom Gambardella, and Bobby Lagana. The Challengers of Gary Richards and Frank Kramberger are showcased, as are the GM products of Jerry Caminito, Nick Boninfante, and Chuck Etchells, and the lone Ford of Joe Amato.
The Great Plains - 80s Funny Cars
These ten high and mighty fuel funny cars raced both in the high altitude of Division Five and across the country. — Updated October 29, 2005. One of the most popular funny car racers of all time, Tom Hoover was also one of the best ever.
The East Coast - 80s Funny Cars
Danny dives into another round of 80s funny cars with the hard-working and hard-running match racers from the Northeast that thrilled fans from Maryland to New England. — Updated June 4, 2007. D.A. Santucci bought the Black Magic Vega AA/FC from Jim Beattie in the late 70s, also purchasing the popular name in the deal.
The Great Plains, Part 2 - 80s Funny Cars
Several great funny car teams raced out of the Division Five area in the 1980s. In this round, we cover ten of them: Bill Dailey, Ernie Spickler, Tom Hovland, Mike Ranney, Roger Guzman, Bob Gibson, Jack Wyatt, Keith Jackson, Darrell Amberson, and Doc Halladay.
The Northwest - 80s Funny Cars
Dec 17, 2006 · The great tradition of tough funny cars was retained into the eighties in the Northwest. This round includes several great names that made Northwest funny car match racing unique and special. — Updated December 17, 2006
Danny’s Top Ten - 80s Funny Cars
Aug 29, 2005 · In my opinion, the number one funny car of the 1980s was Kenny Bernstein’s Budweiser King 1985 Tempo. Bernstein used the backing from longtime sponsor Budweiser to advance pro racing in the 1980s for better or worse. Bernstein had busted the 260 MPH barrier in 1984 with his 84 Tempo. This one car set the stage for today’s funny cars.