Petersen and Fritz dragster
The Petersen and Fritz dragster, also known as the Can-Am dragster, is a streamliner dragster.
Purchased by Herman Petersen in 1974, it was built on a Woody chassis with a blue-anodized aluminum body, which strongly resembled a contemporary Can-Am car.
It was powered by a Donovan Chrysler hemi. This, plus the weight disadvantage thanks to the full body, meant it was only capable of mid-6 second e.t.s, when conventional fuellers were running low sixes.
The car ran a total of just nineteen times before being retired. It was restored by Petersen in the 1980s, and now resides in the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida.
