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There was a time when a catchy name was as important to a funny car driver as a supercharger and nitro. A car wouldn't run faster with a memorable name, but it ensured profitable match race bookings. Match races paid the bills, so race teams put a lot of effort crafting unforgettable names.

Of course dragsters and gassers had names, long before the first funny car hit the track. Teams switching to the profitable funny car ranks brought their old names with them. Roland Leong retained the label Hawaiian, made famous with his dragsters, on many successful floppers. Connie Kalitta used the name Bounty Hunter on his rails before adopting the title for his funny car. Stone, Woods and Cook recycled the name from one of their gassers for the Dark Horse 2 funny car. When a crash destroyed that car, they built a near-clone of the original Mustang. Rather than calling the new car Dark Horse 3, they christened it The Ghost of Dark Horse 2.

Race car names were inspired by events, activities and ideas. Roger Lindamood chose the title of a pop-county song to adorn his car. The song soon faded into obscurity, but for more than a decade afterwards, Lindamood's fans continued to cheer on the car known as Color Me Gone.

The Blue Max was both a movie and a famous World War I German metal. It was also a highly feared funny car campaigned by Raymond Beadle.

Ford's Mustang inspired numerous horse related names, including the Trojan Horse, Boss Hoss, Stampede and Warhorse.

The most popular funny car driver of all time was Russell James Liberman. He first gained fame as the wheelman for Lew Arlington's Brutus GTO, but he soon started touring his own car. Although the name on Liberman's cars was Jungle Jim, his fans and peers granted him Elvis status and always referred to him as Jungle.

As teams started adding superchargers to their cars, a rash of names starting with the term "Super" appeared; Super Cuda, Super Duster, Super Camaro, Super Stang, Super Bug, Super Charger and others.

While "shaker" was originally a slang term for Chevrolet, it was a popular name on all makes of floppers. Al Bergler ran Vega, Mustang and Corvette versions of the Motown Shaker. Likewise, Hubert Platt campaigned his Georgia Shaker as both a Chevy and Ford. Other variations included the Boston Shaker, Bear Town Shaker and Bluegrass Shaker.

Probably the most famous shaker was Seaton's Shaker, owned by Pete Seaton. When he added a blower, he updated the name to Seaton's Super Shaker. Driver Terry Hedrick, acquired the car when Seaton retired. He shortened the name to Super Shaker -- a combination of two of the most popular flopper names.

Most drivers retained the same name when they built a new car. Once a name was established, racers wanted to retain fan loyalty. One man who bucked this trend was Arnie "the Farmer" Beswick. Although Beswick was known as the Farmer, each of his race cars had an unique name. These names included Tameless Tiger, Star of the Circuit, Super Judge and Boss Bird.

Don Prudhomme, was known as the "Snake." His most successful funny cars were sponsored by the US Army. While the white floppers weren't actually named Army, a host of fans paid good money to see that "Army Car" in action.

It would take a good-size book to contain a complete list of funny car names. The stories behind Virginia Twister, Secret Weapon, Yankee Peddler, Warlord, Destroyer and Eastern Raider will have to wait for another time.

So what happened? Why don't funny cars have names any longer? One reason is that match-racing is no longer viable. Instead of racing several times a week at small, out-of-the-way tracks, today's touring pros concentrate on the big national events.

Today, there are a multitude of big races, many with full television coverage. Instead of running for appearance money, today's hero drivers rely on sponsorship to pay their salaries. There is no longer a need for a stimulating car name.

Secondly, those corporate sponsorship deals involve huge sums of cash, and finding a willing sponsor is difficult. Sponsors who pony up big bucks to place their name on a race car don't want to share the car's flanks with a nickname. When it comes down to name or a lucrative sponsorship deal, teams always go with the cash.

I guess that's progress. Still, I'm glad I was active in the era when funny cars were Vicious, Hairy, Candid and 2 Much!

What's your favorite funny car? Visit When Funny Cars had Names at Vintage-Nitro and share it with other race fans.

Tom Bonner progressed from a racing enthusiast into full time motorsports photographer and journalist. During a career covering major races throughout the US and Canada, Bonner amassed a huge collection of racing photos and stories. You can find Bonner's work online at Vintage-Nitro.com.

Will That Honda Civic End Up Costing Twice the Original Price?

If you’re thinking about getting a car loan, but have no idea how much you’re going to pay for it, you need to find a car loan calculator.  These really great tools help you to find out how much your monthly payments are going to be on your new car loan.  They allow you to play with numbers and change rates to see where you’re going to stand.  You can see how much you’ll be paying on a vehicle costing up to $100,000 in most cases and let you adjust your down payment amount, too.

Car loan calculators are easy to use.  Most car loan calculators are included with other kinds of loan calculators, so make sure you go to the loan calculator section.  

1. Find the down payment amount.  How much money do you have to put down on your car loan?  This is where you’re going to put that amount in.  As you increase or decrease this number, you will see your total payments increase or decrease.
2. Now select the loan terms.  How long to you plan to finance your car for?  You can go from 36 to 60 months in most cases, so try to be realistic about your loan terms.  Don’t put that you’ll be paying for more than 60 months, because you really shouldn’t accept a loan for terms any longer than 60 months.
3. There will probably be a section for the cost of the vehicle.  If you’re not sure how much the auto you want will be, make a guess of how much you’re willing to pay.  This amount can apply to any car, truck or SUV you look at.  Be realistic here.  The higher the cost of the vehicle, the more you’re going to be paying, so if you don’t want really high monthly payments, it’s a good idea to keep the cost of the vehicle down.
4. Now for your rate.  Or interest rate that you’ll be paying on your car loan.  While most car loan calculators  fill in the average interest rate, some of them leave it blank and you have to do the research yourself.  If you have iffy credit, give yourself some extra percentage points.  This can help you to avoid shock.
5. Once you have all your factors put into the blanks, hit calculate and see what you come up with. Don’t be shocked, a lot of people find that with interest and taxes, title and fees, they’re looking at a lot more than they originally bargained for.

You can find car loan calculators on Bank Of America’s website, Capital One’s website and many other major lenders.  Also, look on major manufacturers websites, like Ford and Chevy, who both offer car loan calculators.  In addition to car loan calculators, they also offer affordability calculators and lots of other resources.

In most cases, car loan calculators are a no-charge, no obligation service and you can play with numbers for as long as you like.  Before you get a car loan of any kind, car loan calculators are an essential tool that you need to make use of as often as you need to in order to ensure that you’re going to be comfortable with your car loan.

You can also use the car loan calculator on Car Loan Warehouse to figure out how much you can afford for your new car. In addition, you can get free quotes on loans so you can save big on your next big purchase! 

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upgrading to 15 inch?

I have a 1990 Chevy Lumina 3.1. It has 14 inch tires as of now. I have been looking for the original hubcaps forever and to no success. My mechanic found chevy aluminium wheels but they are 15 inch. What are the advantages of upgrading to bigger tires?

You will need different tires of course. The correct size to pick will be P205/65R15 92S which nowadays is a much more common size than your old obsolete P195/75R14 91S tires anyway. This means you will have more and better options for replacement tires. The wider, lower profile 15" tires should impart better handling, braking and steering response to, but this is a 20 year-old car so your results may vary. Use the same 30 psi front and rear inflation.

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