  #TT1115 - Gotelli-Safford AA/FD  "One of the great Top Fuel car owners of all time was "Terrible" Ted Gotelli. The owner of Gotelli's Speed Shop in Southern California, Ted Gotelli ran a series of dragsters from 1960 through about 1972 and his cars were always among the best in the country. Few people outside of Southern California knew much about them however, unless they read "Drag News" or a new paper called "National Dragster," and that's because Ted never really traveled very much with the car. After going through a succession of drivers, Ted finally put a young man by the name of Kenny Safford behind the wheel and, together, they terrorized the Southern California tracks for about three years. Kenny, an original member of the legendary "Road Kings" car club, remembers getting a call from Tom McEwen who suggested that he contact Ted about the ride. "Ted had a match race with Prudhomme on Sunday in Fontana, and he wanted me to drive the car on Saturday night at Long Beach to see how I would do." Well, apparently
he did pretty well, because the team went right from the "Beach"
to Fontana where they whipped the "Snake" in a best
two-out-of-three match race, and how many teams can make that
statement? After driving
for Ted for about three years, Kenny decided that he wanted to
go on tour, and since Ted still wanted to race mostly on the
west coast, Kenny left the dragster's seat to go drive something
called a "Funny Car." But he'll be back, because those
Funny Cars are probably just a passing fad, don't you think?
Kenny was inducted into the "Drag Racing Hall of Fame"
in 2002." - Bob Frey The Gotelli-Safford dragster includes such details as: - Aerodynamic die-cast 204-inch wheelbase design - Removable upper body panel exposes detailed interior - - 426 Chrysler hemi engine that's fully wired with ignition wires and flexible fuel lines - Hollow simulated M&H slicks on five spoke Halibrand mag wheels - Detailed tubular framework and fuel tank detail - Fabric seat belts and shoulder harness with photoetched buckles - Color scheme detailed from actual vintage racing pictures and reference data from Kenny Safford and WDIFL.com.
ONLY 3500 were produced!
(each car
individually numbered 1 to 3500) Only $59.95 ea. (Mail-in Form) Mail-In ORDER HERE To pay by credit card online go to: Credit Card Order Here
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