Featherweight: The Lightest Funny Car Ever Built - Doug Nash's Bronco Buster

Another fantastic video, Brian...with one small correction. The car wasn't scrapped at the end of 1967. It changed hands a couple of times and for a while in the 1980's it was up in Wisconsin and owned by my friend Troy Ray. No idea what happened to it after that, but I'm pretty sure it still exists today, just not in any sort of public capacity.

I grew up in the house behind the Nash house. For years I watched dragsters coming and going. I walked past the Bronco Buster on my way to school every day for years. Doug was a nice guy and even let me sit in the Bronco Buster

I grew up in Garden City I was friends with Dougs brother Danny and his sister Darlene, and as a teenager back then it was great being around Doug who had one of his race cars, called the "Boop" 1953 ford victoria with a Lincoln engine sitting in his parents driveway and was always ripping down Merriman Rd with open headers. He raced the cyclones 64- 65 and they also sat in the same drive way, he did really well with his transmissions and super well with the overdrives, everyone wanted them for the big motor homes back then that had 440 dodges and 454 chevy's , it was really great seeing this on youtube this morning, thanks Brian for making my day, I'm 77 and its nice to see things again that I grew up around, times were so much better back then, thanks again!!

I was lucky enough to see this car run at Milan. Gas Ronda was doing a 2 out of 3 match race that day. Doug was there just making a single day exhibition pass. Gas was running around the 9.60's Doug put down a 9.20ish run and got some big ooohs and aaahs from the crowd. I loved this truck because of the light weight and the 289. Probably why I love the Jr fuelers. Great article!!!

Dude. You always give the best history lessons... Thank you, Sir!

I always wondered about Doug Nash , and now I know "The Rest of the Story" ! . Well done Brian and many thanks.

Hands down one of the best drag racing YouTube channels, keep up the great work Brian!

I worked in the Ford Experimental Garage back in 1963. Doug Nash worked there, also. He built and raced a 1963 1/2 Fairlane Sport Coupe with a 289 hypo in D/S. He held the NHRA class record for et and speed. Ernie McEwen was his partner then, also. He got beat at the 1963 NHRA National drags at Indy by Milo (Mickey) Coleman in a 1963 Fairlane 2 door sedan with a 289 hypo. Milo was a mechanic in the Ford Experimental Garage. He went on to win the class. Milo's team included Dean McCann, Dave Farrel, and Bob Kopf. Milo's car was named "Lil Lord Fotus". Ford gave Milo a 1964 Thunderbolt for the next season and he campaigned both vehicles in the NHRA Southeastern Division.

Was one of many kids who pressed against that fence at Irwindale..Beyond magic, saw cars and races that would put today's national events to shame. Maybe someday there will be another strip built close to the L.A. area. Thank You to anyone who had anything to do with that place, especially 1968.

As a VERY young fan of drag racing I lived for the magazines, I do remember that Bronco everywhere. Thanks Brian

I always wanted one of his 5 speeds in my old Trans Am back in the late 80s!

I lived down the street from Doug when he lived on Ward street in Taylor, Michigan. I used to go down to his house and "help" him and one other guy in his 2 car garage. From the timeline given here I would have been 10 or 11 years old. I do recall the blue car being parked on the street in front of his house. As I recall the car was named "Twister" with a picture of a tornado on the side. It was 58 years ago so my memory may be playing tricks on me. One thing I do recall distinctly was the penchant the guys had for Miller High Life beer. Thanks for the memories and keep the good stuff coming.

Met my wife (38 years married) at Doug Nash Engineering in Franklin Tennessee 1985. We were there up u till it closed. All our machines were stamped, GM..Muncie Indiana as in Muncie Rock crusher transmission.

Anyone else pause the video, zoom in and read the “100,000 - MILE DURABILITY RUN” magazine article at the 3:04 mark of the video??? If not, then please do yourself a favor and do so. It’s a really great and informative article and it’s also well worth the read and the 5 minute pause. Hope everyone has a great day!!!

Another fine story of a little known and interesting car. Kinda reminds me of a children's story The Little 289 That Could.

Wow. I see the Bronco funny car still had a snowplow on it! That's really cool!

289 on nitro way beyond Kool thanks best story I've ever heard about this car

As an Australian I have no clue about American drag racing let alone it's history but this channel has me fascinated. Great stuff. 👍😀

Brian, your videos are some of the best on Facebook if you are into drag racing. Thanks so much for not only the entertainment of watching them, the open the door to the past and early days of drag racing when it wasn't all about the $$$. Back them I remember sometimes 15 or 20 Pro Stock drivers who failed to make a 16 car show. The early years of Pro Stock were so exciting and filled with ingenuity and talent in building cars and engines.

That was awesome, thank you for the intense research!