Thanks to numerous chassis shops and cooperative sanctioning bodies, it hasn't been as easy to own and operate a front engine dragster (FED) since the '60s.

The dragster used a direct-drive system—another homebuilt setup—that worked beautifully. He used a 52-pound flywheel from a Dodge truck, and it mated to a Velvet Touch dual-disc clutch setup.

Auto Racing Dragster Dave plans to race old school front engine racers 'as long as I am able' Published: May. 22, 2011, 2:19 p.m. By Steve Kaminski | [email protected] Dave Daunheimer ...

The 1980s-style body is stretched over a full space-frame chassis as you find on all the funny cars. No Lamborghinis were chopped in the making of this dragster.

Moreover, it’s for sale and here’s what you need to know about it. The Drag-U-La is, essentially, a fiberglass coffin, sitting on tubular steel, front-engine, dragster chassis.