With fewer than 60 units built and many of them raced hard, survivors are exceptionally rare and just as desirable. For collectors, these cars represent a high-water mark of factory drag racing ...

So, for 1972, the drag racing organization allowed small-block V-8s to run in cars with lighter weight breaks ... GM 12-bolt rear end for a massive Dana 60 assembly that needed less servicing.

Detroit didn't crank out fast cars just so they would be driven responsibly, and many of these classic rides were purchased to secure bragging rights at a red light challenge. Drag racing was ...