{"id":498475,"date":"2019-11-07T12:39:12","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T12:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=96428"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:49:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:49:42","slug":"promise-fulfilled-mickey-thompsons-1968-challenger-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/promise-fulfilled-mickey-thompsons-1968-challenger-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Promise Fulfilled\u2014Mickey Thompson&#8217;s 1968 Challenger 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dubbed \u201cChallenger 2,\u201d this twin-Hemi-powered streamliner holds the certified record run as the fastest naturally aspirated, piston-powered vehicle in history\u2014an automotive milestone that was 50 years in the making.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_687301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-687301\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mickey-Thompson-Challenger.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-687301 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mickey-Thompson-Challenger.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mickey-Thompson-Challenger.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mickey-Thompson-Challenger-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mickey-Thompson-Challenger-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mickey-Thompson-Challenger-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mickey-Thompson-Challenger-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mickey-Thompson-Challenger-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mickey-Thompson-Challenger-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-687301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mickey Thompson and Challenger 1. Photo: Goodyear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Designed and built by Hall of Fame driver, self-made engineer and prolific promoter Mickey Thompson in collaboration with Kar Kraft of Brighton, Michigan, Challenger 2 was Thompson\u2019s second land speed car intended to break the overall piston record. In 1960, Thompson had become the first American to break the 400 MPH barrier, piloting his Challenger 1 streamliner to 406.60 MPH at Bonneville to exceed Englishman John Cobb\u2019s one-way record of 402 MPH. Unfortunately, the car broke on its return run, robbing Thompson of the coveted two-way record, but it ultimately set the stage for his next attempt.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Mickey Thompson Breaks 400 MPH Speed Barrirer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cv9c5M22fDQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Mickey Thompson Breaks 400 MPH Speed Barrirer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cv9c5M22fDQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>That came in 1968, when Thompson returned to the famed Salt Flats with the Challenger 2, which was originally christened the \u201cMickey Thompson Autolite Special.\u201d In contrast to the somewhat heavy-handed approach taken in the four-engined, Pontiac-powered Challenger 1, Thompson\u2019s new creation was a tour-de-force of elegant engineering, described by \u201cSports Illustrated\u201d at the time as \u201ca rolling textbook in sophisticated automotive design.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC6973.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-687299 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC6973.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC6973.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC6973-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC6973-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC6973-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC6973-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC6973-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC6973-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC6973-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC6973-293x196.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC6973-1400x934.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With financing and engineering input from Ford, Thompson hand assembled an all-star team of California Hot Rodding and racing talents to handle the job. Drag racer and fabricator Pat Foster managed the project, and famed IndyCar constructor Quinn Epperly built a portion of the chassis in his shop with the remainder completed by the team at MT Advanced Engineering. Meanwhile,\u00a0Tom Jobe of \u201cSurfers\u201d Top Fuel dragster fame and the ubiquitous Nye Frank massaged the aluminum panels used to form the car\u2019s slippery envelope, with assistance from the talented Louie Teckenoff.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Challenger 2\/Autolite Special Footage - 1968\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SmS-DGSqTzE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Challenger 2\/Autolite Special Footage - 1968\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SmS-DGSqTzE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage-->The completed streamliner\u2019s first tests at Bonneville showed great promise. Thompson initially drove it to approximately 365 MPH, eventually reaching a terminal speed in excess of 400 MPH, but rain flooded the dry lakebed, preventing another record attempt. Ford subsequently pulled its sponsorship, Thompson moved on to other racing activities, and the quest for a new record was abandoned.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Danny-Thompsons-Challenger-2-224-e1573158390490.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-687297 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Danny-Thompsons-Challenger-2-224-e1573158390490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Danny-Thompsons-Challenger-2-224-e1573158390490.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Danny-Thompsons-Challenger-2-224-e1573158390490-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Danny-Thompsons-Challenger-2-224-e1573158390490-1024x483.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Danny-Thompsons-Challenger-2-224-e1573158390490-100x47.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Danny-Thompsons-Challenger-2-224-e1573158390490-770x363.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Danny-Thompsons-Challenger-2-224-e1573158390490-293x138.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Danny-Thompsons-Challenger-2-224-e1573158390490-1400x661.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Having already retired from racing, Mickey and his son Danny pulled the car from storage 20 years later with plans for another record attempt, but tragedy struck; on March 16, 1988, Mickey and his wife, Trudy, were murdered in front of their home in Bradbury, California, and their grieving son placed the car and the rest of his father\u2019s racing memorabilia into storage for another two decades.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Danny-Thompsons-Challenger-2-116.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-687303 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Danny-Thompsons-Challenger-2-116.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Danny-Thompsons-Challenger-2-116.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Danny-Thompsons-Challenger-2-116-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Danny-Thompsons-Challenger-2-116-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Danny-Thompsons-Challenger-2-116-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Danny-Thompsons-Challenger-2-116-770x1155.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Danny-Thompsons-Challenger-2-116-293x440.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>But Danny never lost sight of the dream he shared with his father, and on the 50th anniversary of the original 406 MPH run, he took the wraps off Challenger 2 and moved it to his Huntington Beach, California, shop to facilitate its resurrection, during which he restored, retrofitted and updated the car to meet contemporary SCTA (Southern California Timing Association) requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The basic machine remained unchanged; fully 32 feet in length, it is just 36 inches wide and 37 inches high at the canopy. Its 4130 chrome-moly steel tube chassis is cloaked in 68 lightweight hand-formed aluminum panels affixed by Dzus fasteners, yet it stills weighs\u00a0in at a mighty 5,800 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Beneath the repainted aluminum envelope, Danny and his team executed a plethora of upgrades. The two Ford 427 SOHC engines that originally powered the car were replaced with twin Brad Anderson 500 CI dry-block, A-fuel-type Hemi V-8 engines, each driving one set of wheels and running on a brew of 87% nitromethane and 13% methanol through Accufab throttle bodies, more than doubling the original output from a combined 1,800 HP to 5,000 HP. Twin 3-speed gear boxes connect the engines through two Top Fuel triple-disk clutches, two B&amp;J Big Boy 3-speed transmissions, two Hadley Box belt-drive engine connectors and two specially manufactured extreme heavy-duty magnesium quick-change differentials.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/CH2-for-DT-Car-45-of-54-e1573158564743.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-687302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/CH2-for-DT-Car-45-of-54-e1573158564743.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1233\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/CH2-for-DT-Car-45-of-54-e1573158564743.jpg 1233w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/CH2-for-DT-Car-45-of-54-e1573158564743-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/CH2-for-DT-Car-45-of-54-e1573158564743-1024x517.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/CH2-for-DT-Car-45-of-54-e1573158564743-100x50.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/CH2-for-DT-Car-45-of-54-e1573158564743-770x388.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/CH2-for-DT-Car-45-of-54-e1573158564743-293x148.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1233px) 100vw, 1233px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Suspension design is\u00a0by Kar Kraft with\u00a0a one-off set of ultra-high speed shock absorbers from King, while the rolling stock is a combination of SK Specialties billet 2024-T351 aluminum wheels fitted with Mickey Thompson Bonneville LSR tires with 1\/32-inch rubber\/prototype nylon weave\/banded steel reinforcements to withstand the tremendous centrifugal loads of 400-plus MPH speeds. New engine mounts, cockpit driver controls, fresh air tanks, steering-wheel-mounted air shifters and a three-bottle fire suppression system were added along with a new steering system. Four carbon-ceramic disc brakes and dual 400 MPH-rated parachutes with 4-foot blossoms ensure safe, sure stops.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Danny Thompson&#039;s 446mph Speed Week Run - Window Cam\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XwxvB92MTuk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Danny Thompson&#039;s 446mph Speed Week Run - Window Cam\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XwxvB92MTuk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>On August 12, 2018, Danny Thompson drove the resurrected Challenger 2 to a new SCTA AA\/Fuel Streamliner record of 448.757 MPH, vindicating his father\u2019s faith in the streamliner and closing the circle on a 50-year quest to return the Thompson family name to the top of the Bonneville record books.<\/p>\n<p>Now the Thompson family\u2019s historic Challenger 2 will be offered for sale at Mecum\u2019s Annual Kissimmee auction January 2\u201312. For more information visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecum.com\/auctions\/kissimmee-2020\/lots\/featured\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.mecum.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image1-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-687300 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image1-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image1-2-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image1-2-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image1-2-100x73.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image1-2-770x564.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image1-2-293x215.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image1-2-1400x1026.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubbed \u201cChallenger 2,\u201d this twin-Hemi-powered streamliner holds the certified record run as the fastest naturally aspirated, piston-powered vehicle in history\u2014an automotive milestone that was 50 years in the making. Designed and built by Hall of Fame driver, self-made engineer and prolific promoter Mickey Thompson in collaboration with Kar Kraft of Brighton, Michigan, Challenger 2 was Thompson\u2019s second land speed car intended to break the overall piston record. In 1960, Thompson had become the first American to break the 400 MPH [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":687298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10112,11577],"tags":[7366,12344,10847],"class_list":["post-498475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-auctions","category-auction-action","tag-auctions","tag-mickey-thompson","tag-mecum-auctions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Promise Fulfilled\u2014Mickey Thompson&#039;s 1968 Challenger 2<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"After 50 years, Mickey Thompson&#039;s 1968 Challenger 2 Streamliner fulfilled its early promise to become the fastest naturally-aspirated, piston-powered car on earth.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, 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