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At first glance some may say, Story by Scott Gaulter changed when the car was nearly
“What is a street car doing in a Photos by Pete Ores completely destroyed in an accident
nitro drag racing magazine?” The on the street in Detroit. With the
short answer is because it’s a legit Brian Kohlmann from Racine, frame and most of the suspension
nitro powered street car. It goes Wisconsin tells it this way. “For destroyed, it was decided to start
much deeper. It is also a titled, several years, friends Roger from the ground up.”
registered and insured street car. “Radar” Lechtenberg, “Nitro” Neil
It has all of the DOT required Bisciglia and I were toying with the Chassis Service located in
items to make it legal to cruise the idea of making a real nitro powered Waukegan, Illinois was selected to
highways and byways of our great street car. Different ideas were build a new chassis. Jim Quinn, the
nation. The open road is its calling, kicked around to solve the inherent shop’s owner, and his son Jon were
not just the track. problems that we would face with
such a car. The original plan was Continued on next page
to modify my 1931 Chrysler to suit
the nitro specific needs, but that all
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