After FoMoCo returned its focus from fiberglass floppers (1966 SOHC Comets) to lower-class doorslammers that better represented showroom inventory, Hubert Platt (left) was among the few Funny Car ...

M useum-ready but built to run, this recently restored 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle 300 Funny Car is one of the first of its kind.

In fact, an engine in today's Funny Cars must be wholly rebuilt (or replaced) after — are you ready for this? — just four seconds of open-throttle use. The origin of the name "funny car" isn't ...