Shop Tour - Hardcore Drag Racing

                                                                 Wicked Willys                                                              I tried to the best of my ability to maintain a certain look when these cars ruled the strip. (J.Andrew Stepka)   J.Andrew's 1941 Willys was acquired from a guy in Long Island, N.Y. It was turned into a Pro-Street car during its long life but it was a steel body and that was all that mattered to him. The frame was built by The Willys Works in upstate NY, but Andrew had plans to turn this old Pro-streeter into a ground pounding gasser from the glory years of drag racing.                                             These two photos are dated 1964 and 1966, they were taken at Connecticut Dragway and I was told this was my car.      Within the first 6-months a reverse restoration of sorts took place, anything modern was removed. Andrew got rid of the 4-link rear suspension, A/C, power seats, power windows, remote door openers and automatic Th-