Woody Gilmore
Woody learned the art of chassis fabrication in the Southern California aircraft industry. Although his initial frames were rigid like Fullers, he would become the foremost exponent on flexibility. His firm, Race Car Engineering, eventually built hundreds of “flexie flyers” for customers California and across the country. In the mid-60s, there were events in which virtually the entire field was made up of “Woody” chassis. Gilmore also collaborated with Jocko Johnson in the development of a fully streamlined slingshot dragster. Woody also built (for Jim Dunn) the only mid-engine funny car ever to win a major event.