Known as the “Football” when Big John Mazmanian ran his aerodynamic Austin as his last A/Gasser, this shot from 1968 shows it in its KS Pittman iteration after he purchased it from Maz. Of course Mazmanian graduated to Funny Cars, campaigning his Candy Red ‘Cuda in 1968. Pittman, on the other hand, continued as a player in the Gasser ranks. He gained prominence with his 1933 Willys coupe, adding a 1941 Willys coupe in 1967 after crashing the ’33. The ’33 also spent some time on a European tour after it was rebuilt. Running the Football for two years, in 1970 he swapped the Austin body for an Opel GT body, with opening doors, and two seats. He continued racing in the Gasser class until 1972 when it was on life support due to the popularity of Funny Cars, replacing the Opel GT Gasser with a Vega Funny Car he ran into the mid-1970s.
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