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Rich Guasco's Pure Hell AA/Fuel Altered
Easily one of the most famous of the highly popular AA/Fuel Altereds of the 1960s, Rich Guasco's Pure Hell was first driven by Dale Emery in 1964 with a small-block Chevy from Guasco's previous Top Fuel dragster. The Chevy was replaced by a Chrysler Hemi for the 1966 season. Not only was Pure Hell one of the most-booked cars on the West Coast, but it also toured the country, racing against other AA/Fuel Altered legends such as Willie Borsch's Winged Express. The car was taken out of action prematurely when it was damaged in a New Mexico towing accident, and the engine was placed in the chassis of Ed Carter's Proud American early Corvette Funny Car. Guasco eventually rebuilt the original Pure Hell, and it resides in its restored form at the museum.
 (© 1999 NHRA Photographic Services)
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