Cook & Bedwell's "TopDog".... Drag Racing Art

Limited-Edition Print of 350 (13x19) Signed and numbered by the Artist. On February 2, 1957 the slide rule engineers released a report stating that a Dragster would never exceed 160mph in a quarter mile. On February 3, 1957 Cook & Bedwell's 'U-Fab Special" dragster ran 166.97mph at "Lions" Associated Drag Strip. They followed up with a 163.63 run at Bakersfield, and on May 5, 1957 they set the top MPH mark at 168.85mph at Colton's Drag Strip in Southern California. Unofficially the car had run as quick as 8.89et, making it the first Dragster to run in the 8 second bracket.  San Diego residents Emory Cook and Cliff Bedwell, purchased a chassis and built their car in 1956 powered by a Mercury Flathead motor. They soon found the needed more power, so they borrowed a big Chrysler motor from the "Bean Bandit" team. The power of the big Chrysler promptly busted the frame rails of the car, so it was back to the shop to rebuild.  Cook bought his own 56 Ch