Americas Car Collection - "Ivo Series" Showboat-How It Works

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.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Dragster
• TV
• Engine
• Ivo

[trogdorpontiac]

W-32, all motor!

[sidewinder712]

@MofoGooGoo

That buddys name was the late Tom McCourry........Called it the "Wagon Master".

[TL250Rider]

This is Priceless

[MofoGooGoo]

First off, Ivo manages to never mention Kent Fuller. HE was the real genius behind designing and perfecting that car. He also built Ivo's 2 motor car.

The wagon master was the SAME CAR. Ivo's buddy took it out on tour and put that station wagon stuff on.

Kent fuller was and is a mechanical genius. Ivo's ego interferes with his memory.

[rmachayes]

Tommy engineered this car for one thing.........showmanship.....­that's how Tommy Ivo made his money. Back in those days, the talk of the dragstrip was Don Garlits and TV Tommy. As you can see from watching him, he is a classact within himself as well. Thanks, Tommy, for many wonderful, wonderful years. All the best.

[seceretagent008]

@smartone128 no he probs means what he said

[smartone128]

4 miles to the gal don't you mean 4 gals to the mile lmfao

[DBLCC]

If I remember right they were 331 Buick engines. I think he had another variant of this car called the WagonMaster with a fiber Buick station wagon body. It would smoke the tires the whole quarter mile.

[unclebobisms]

just seeing all the tires fry is great and to hear all four motors hit high rpm that would be something to see in person or to drive it wow!

[7superduper]

Having the same amount of power to the front wheels as the rear makes it a bit of a shit idea because of weight transfer. It would probably be better if the drive shafts of all four engines were connected some how, maybe just with two large gears spanning between the distance between the two crankshafts since they're already turning opposite directions.