The older generations will most definitely remember and we are also certain that the younger car enthusiasts are familiar with the name of Don Prudhomme. And if this name sounds unknown to you, we will try to make it clearer to you, by giving you some info as well as presenting you a couple of videos with THE SNAKE and his HOT WHEELS FUNNY CAR in action!
Well, sort of. Nevertheless, the popular drag racer, Don Prudhomme, is a man who dedicated his entire life to cars and racing. In his fruitful career, which lasted for 3 and a half decades, he managed to win the NHRA FC championship for 4 times!
In addition, this man was the first funny car driver to go over 250 mph! Don Prudhomme is also known for his yellow `70 Plymouth Cuda, which is presented in these two videos we have for you today!
Continue reading and watch the second video on page 2…
However, both recordings feature the famed 1/24 scale toy version of The Snake`s vehicle manufactured by HOT WHEELS back in 1998! In these two 90-second recordings you are going to watch this toy funny car taking a “truck run” accompanied by the sound of the official speaker!
This device is EPIC! At first, you are going to hear the speaker welcoming the spectators and introducing THE SNAKE and his Barracuda funny car! Simultaneously, the car`s body goes up and we can actually see and hear the front mounted powerplant setting this dragster in motion! Next, according to the procedure, we are witnessing a burnout! Of course, there is no smoke because this is just a toy we are describing, but the moment itself is wonderfully recaptured!
Then, the Christmas tree begins changing colors and the Cuda starts the race by doing a wheelie! If our hearing senses serve us good, the time this funny car had was 6.9 seconds at a speed of 187 mph! Truly interesting device, don`t you agree?
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