Al eckstrand biography

  • As the story goes, Al was an avid drag racer and at the same time a corporate lawyer at Chrysler.and because of his legal background this became the basis for.
  • Eckstrand is a Detroit attorney who specializes in corporation law.
  • 1958 Al Eckstrand first started drag racing in the spring of 1958 when he drove a Plymouth Fury.

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    The Story

      

    The story of the “Lawman”, and the Lawman Mustang program, actually began in the early 1960’s way before Ford ever got involved. The man who is certainly credited with being the main force behind this program was the successful drag racer Al Eckstrand. As the story goes, Al was an avid drag racer and at the same time a corporate lawyer at Chrysler….and because of his legal background this became the basis for his name as the “Lawman” on his cars and the drag strip he visited. But as much as he enjoyed his day job, his true passion was on the weekends as a drag racer where he did remarkably well in NHRA holding several records at the time in his class. At the 1963 NHRA Nationals his car was the first to get under a 12 second ¼ mile. His success and background led him to a partnership with Chrysler as he campaigned a Hemi Charger and big block Barracuda thru the later part of the 1960’s.  In 1966, with the help of Chrysler, Al formed the American Comman

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    *2019 Sneak Peek


    1970 LAWMAN chef 429 Mustang

    Owner: Bill Goldberg

    2019 MCACN tjänsteman Unveiling Car
    Disassembled in preparation for Restoration

    Restored by Anghel Restorations, AZ

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    Al Eckstrand's LAWMAN chef 429 Being Restored NOW!

    We have said it before; the cars bring us tillsammans but it is really the stories and the people that make it all worthwhile. Over the years we have had the honor of hosting some of the coolest cars and have heard some truly heartwarming stories. Some are happy and some, well...maybe not so happy, but all worth hearing.

    Today we are pleased to announce that we will be hosting the Official Unveiling of a bil that many consider the most important Boss 429 Mustang, and perhaps the most significant example of Ford Muscle ever built. Many of you know, the 1970 LAWMAN Super Boss 429 has been owned bygd Bill Goldberg for ganska some time. Bill Goldberg is a professional athlete, forme

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    1963 NHRA Winternationals

    Motor race

    VenueAuto Club Raceway
    LocationPomona, California

    The 1963 NHRA Winternationals (commonly known as the Winternats) were a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing event held at the Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California on February 17, 1963.[1]

    Events

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    Jack Williams' new slingshotstreamlinerScuderia made her debut at this year's Winternats, in Top Gas. She also won the "Best Appearing" award.[2]

    Results

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    Top Fuel

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    In the Top FuelDragster (TF/D) final round, Don Garlits (not yet nicknamed "Big Daddy") defeated Art Malone.[3]

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    Top Gas

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    Scuderia made her debut, recording a best pass of 8.83 seconds at 169.17 mph (272.25 km/h) with Ron Lowe at the wheel, before mechanical trouble sidelined her.[4]

    The class win went to Bob Mura

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