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There’ve never been “bad boys” like the short-wheelbase 1300 horsepower Fuel Altereds that used to compete in NHRA, AHRA, and 1320 meets during the mid-late 60’s. One of the true standouts of this class was Rich Guasco’s “Pure Hell” driven by Dale “The Snail” Emery. Starting with a blown small-block Chevy in 1964, Guasco soon figured out that he needed Chrysler Hemi power if he was going to run with the big dogs. Engine swap complete, “Pure Hell” was at the top of a handful of Fuel Altereds that would often post times that were in the league with the AA/Fuel Dragsters. And the drivers had to be a lot crazier to pilot these out-of-control rockets.
“Pure Hell” was based out of Pleasanton, California and was a regular at Northern California tracks, especially Fremont. But the car traveled up and down the West Coast setting class track records from Washington to San Diego. In August of 1968 “Pure Hell” set both ends of the NHRA National Record with a 208.80 mph / 7.68 ET pass that put “Wild Willie” Borsch’s “Winged Express” on the trailer in a 2 outta 3 match race.
Precision Miniatures beautiful replica of this exciting car is a real winner too! The PM team has built a highly detailed and accurate rendition of this car. The very-complicated plumbing on the fuel injector, the beautiful metalflake paint, the detailed cockpit with the best seat belt set I’ve seen, the polished magnesium-colored rear Halibrands and the spoked American mags on the front all look exactly like the real deal. The replicated decals are so good you can read the phone number off of the tiny “Del Rio Customs” decal that was 2”x3” on the real car. If you have the “Winged Express” from PM, you need this one to balance the set…… if you don’t, why not?? And the beauty of this deal is that you’re getting absolute top rung quality at around $110……. A real bargain on a truly outstanding replica.
(03/06/2003)
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