The history of funny cars dates back to the 1960s, and while it's not possible to pinpoint exactly who coined the phrase and why, many experts in the drag racing field agree the name originates from ...

Normally, an explosion like this would destroy a funny car body, preventing it from being used again, but this car's design ...

I spent the first half of the 1970s wrenching on supercharged fuel Funny Cars. Those familiar with the breed know that even back then, nitromethane-burning Funny Car engines had short fuses and made ...