Tommy Ivo’s Treasures

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Tommy tells how it was driving the Showboat. A first hand discription being behind the wheel of a 4 engine dragster.

Tommy Ivo 'T.V.' Showboat dragster with four (4) V8

A young Don Prudhomme works on the body. Don, whose dad owned Van Nuys Body Works, was eager to get into the sport, had purchased Ivo's first Buick-powered dragster and traded paintwork for knowledge. Ivo's 2-engine dragster paved the way for the 4-engine car and helped solve many of the mechanical issues. The Buicks proved extremely.

4x4 Friday, Tommy Ivo's 4engine dragster "The Showboat" [1023x680] carporn

Hollywood movie and television star began campaigning a twin-engine Buick dragster in the 1950s and was the first to reach 160, 170, and 180 mile-per-hour. Traveled with a two car trailer with full length glass windows and his push car Corvette mounted on top. Four fuel-injected 402s powered his four-wheel-drive vehicle named Showboat. He went on to campaign front and rear engine dragsters.

Tommy Ivo’s Treasures

Tommy Ivo 'T.V.' Showboat dragster with four (4) V8

Classic Cars Reading time: about 5 minutes | Written by Ben Branch | October 5th 2021 In the early 1960s TV Tommy Ivo and a small crew set out to build a four-wheel drive dragster with four Buick nailhead V8s. It was designed to be the fastest dragster in history but the men had overlooked one crucial factor - traction.

Tommy Ivo 'T.V.' Showboat dragster with four (4) V8

Racing In the late 1950s, Ivo raced a twin (side by side) Buick nailhead -engined dragster which was the first gasoline-powered dragster to break the nine-second barrier. [3] The car held the Drag News AA/GD et record at 8.69.

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He's gonna STRETCH 'em.!!! 1962 - Second Twin-Buick dragster. This inline twin dragster was sold shortly after it was finisher and running. Why? NHRA finally went back to allowing Nitromethane in the top classes, so TV Tommy Ivo wasted no time building his FIRST Nitro-Powered Top Fuel Dragster.!!! 1962 - Ernie's Camera Shop gas dragster

Flashback Friday "TV" Tommy Ivo's Legendary FourEngined "Showboat" Dragzine

Tommy Ivo Official Website 2007 Buick Showboat - REBORN - The original Showboat had been made into the Wagon Master. It was susequently reproduced as the dragster version for the new owner (of the previous Wagon Master) to assemble and display in his museum. Tommy had starting building a copy of the Showboat a decade earlier.

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The Pomona International Raceway

Tommy Ivo 'T.V.' Showboat dragster with four (4) V8

TV Tommy Ivo tells us how the 4 engine Showboat dragster works. Tommy does a great job walking around the car explaining the workings of this historic dragster.

Tommy Ivo 'T.V.' Showboat dragster with four (4) V8

Tommy Ivo's came first. He was on tour in 1960 with his all-conquering, side-by-side-Buick twin while Mickey was chasing 400 mph with four Pontiac V8s.

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Just A Car Guy Want to see the Pomona dragstrip with 1964 action? With Tommy Ivo's, Don Garlits

In 1961, famed actor and drag racing legend "TV" Tommy Ivo rolled out a creation that would become one of, if not the greatest exhibition vehicle of all time and one that would solidify his standing as the sports greatest showman. With four Buick V8 engines strapped to the framerails, Ivo's all-wheel drive dragster was a true marvel.

Tommy Ivo 'T.V.' Showboat dragster with four (4) V8

Tommy becomes the most ambitious drag racer in the nation, building his own cars becoming the first driver to pilot his dragsters to 170 than 180 miles per hour on gas, and first to dip into both the 7s and 5s on fuel. Always the showman, Ivo pioneered promotional techniques that are today taken for granted.

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"Instant Ivo" is also famous for racing one of only two seven-second Top Fuel dragsters. It happened in 1963 when he challenged Don Prudhomme to the iconic Seven Second Match Race. But to me, the.

Tommy Ivo 'T.V.' Showboat dragster with four (4) V8

The four-engine Showboat dragster replica, commissioned in 2007 by Tommy Ivo, the owner and driver of the 1960s original, is a faithful recreation of the kooky, tire-frying slingshot. "TV" Tommy Ivo earned his nickname from his prolific acting career, taking roles in movies and television since he was eight years old.