Just saw this on Cometition Plus http://competitionplus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2743&Itemid=6 Racing June 15-17 at National Trail Raceway, Hebron, Ohio. • Danny Miller's unusual "Rear-Gears" Maverick is a reminder that not all Funny Cars were built to resemble pony cars. The original Fiberglas Trends '72 Maverick body was in very poor shape when Donnie Reeves began his restoration. The Steve Plueger S&R Race Cars chassis has been updated by Spirit Chassis and Andy McCoy Race Cars and the Ranken Technical College's Auto Collision Repair department painted the car bright yellow over blue. The original paint design was by Don Kirby and famed drag racing artist Kenny Youngblood, but the paint went flying during a May '72 supercharger explosion. The Maverick's engine is a 454 cu. in. Brad Anderson Engineering Hemi. Because the car is newly created, it has no current time or speed.
Thats cool....RADMAV, brought that car to our attention a long time ago when it was being built...go to the drag forum and do a search on Danny Miller. That would be cool to see!
Danny is a great guy, if anyone gets the chance to go and see it, be sure to stop by and say hi , he is a blast to talk to.
I guess he won't make it... this was on DragRacingonline.com. Hopefully he is ok. MILLER TO MISS REUNION Danny Miller will be sitting out the National Hot Rod Reunion in Columbus, OH, this weekend. Miller was reportedly taken to the hospital near his St. Louis shop for some unscheduled tests. His "Rear Gears" ’70 Maverick Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car, with Randy Baker in the seat qualified third for the Goodguys Indy event running a maiden voyage 6.436 last week, but will not make it to Columbus. An alternate funny car has already been secured to fill the booked-in field for the Reunion. (photo by Dave Gansert/Goodguys)[6/14/2007]
