Showboat (dragster) explained

Showboat is a four-engined four-wheel-drive exhibition slingshot dragster, built by "TV Tommy" Ivo in the 1960s.

Showboat featured four Buick nailhead V8s, linked together; two drove the rear wheels, two the front.[1]

While Ivo never liked the name, Showboat proved one of the most popular models of his cars.[2]

Showboat was Hot Rods December 1961 cover car.[3]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Scherr, Elana. "Tommy Ivo's Treasures", in Hot Rod, 8/2014, p. 77 caption.
  2. Scherr, p. 83.
  3. Scherr, p. 83.