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Brutus | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Lew Arrington |
Production | c. 1965 |
Designer | Jim Liberman |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | Funny Car |
Powertrain | |
Engine | Pontiac hemi |
Brutus is a pioneering funny car driven by Jim Liberman and prepared by crew chief Lew Arrington in the mid-1960s.[1]
Liberman and Arrington made a deal with Pontiac to supply Drarare hemis (remnants of Mickey Thompson's gas dragster program). Brutus was sponsored by Larry Hopkins Pontiac in Sunnyvale, California, and Goodies Speed Shop, and ran a 6-71 Jimmy blower, Venolia pistons, Crane cam, and Mondello conrods.[1]