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Don Green's RAT TRAP
The Rat
Trap story starts well before there ever was a car with that name.
Tom West photo Now this is very early on in the partnership, as the car hasn't even been lettered yet. Probably in 1966. This is the first version of this car, as shown by the square roll bar, and the slotted I-beam front axle.
The second
version of the Pipins and Green AA/FA, getting the crowd all worked
up.
Again, version two, smokin' them M & H's
Ooh! A color shot of Butch Pipins at OCIR! Not as much smoke, maybe a Crowerglide? Bob Plumer Collection
The front of an original Rat Trap handout...
...and the back. Notice the scratchout of Dan Geiger as driver. Hmm... Handout courtesy of the Dave Hough Collection
Don Green's "Rat Trap" at San Fernando 1967, with George "Stoneage Man" Hutcheson driving. Rod Hynes Photo
The "Original
Rat Trap" with George "The Stoneage Man" Hutcheson at
the wheel. Dig them crazy plumes on the helmet! David McFee Photo
Maybe somebody out there can explain that crazy frame...looks like the car is breaking in half! Ron
Hope? Got any answers? David McFee photo
L & M Photo
The Rat Trap at Lions Drag Strip. J M Racing photo courtesy & © John Ewald
The Rat Trap at Lions Drag Strip. No markings on the helmet make it difficult to ID the driver, but I'm assuming either Dan Geiger or "Dangerous Dan" Collins. J M Racing photo courtesy & © John Ewald
The next three shots are at Orange County, and it's very possible they were all taken on the same day. Magazine photo (photographer un-remembered. If you know, let me know)
Burnout (George "Stone Age Man " Hutcheson) at the helm. Bob McClurg photo
Big leave, twistin' up that precarious frame. Bob McClurg photo The New Rat Trap
Testing the new Rat Trap at Lions. Appears to be Dangerous Dan at the helm... John Ewald/J & M Racing Photos
Ready to launch down the Lions 1/4 mile. John Ewald/J & M Racing Photos
Tom West photo The Rat Trap, with Dangerous Dan Collins aboard.
Photo by Ron Lewis/Auto Imagery Here's
a color shot of the Rat Trap at OCIR, showing off the fine handiwork
of Dennis Watson,
L & M Photo
The "Rat Trap at OCIR. Rod Hynes Photo
L & M Photo
Tom West photo One of the neatest looking of the Fuel Altereds-Don Green's Rat Trap
Great looking shot of the Rat Trap blazin' into the sunset... photog unknown
The Rat Trap at Lions, looks like Dennis Geisler in the far lane, Dan Collins wheeling the "Trap". There were a couple of Dan's who drove the Rat Trap, Dan Collins, and Dan Geiger, along with some others... John Ewald/J & M Racing photo
The Rat Trap and Pure Heaven on their Eastern tour, here at Thompson Dragway Charles Gilchrist Photo © 1970
Don Green's
famous AA/FA "Rat Trap," in a great burnout. Charles Gilchrist Photo © 1970
Another great night shot of the Trap...with a new paint scheme...lots of blue now.
Maple
Grove, Union Grove, what do I know? The Rat Trap on one of the Fuel
Altered summer tours. Photo provided by Dick Wittnebel
The summer tour again, swarming with pit monkeys... Dick Wittnebel photo
These darn Dodge trucks, seems like everybody had one...but there's nothing like a push start. Let's toss all those aircraft starters into the ocean, and make all starts push starts, huh? Dick Wittnebel photo Where are they now?
1998 at the California Hot Rod Reunion Photo © 1999 Tom West
Here's
the rebuilt Rat Trap, being guided back to the starting line by Don
Green's grandson, Ben Green, at the 1999 California Hot Rod Reunion.
Owned By Ron Hope and Don Green, Mark Hovsepian photo © 1999 Jim Sorenson rattrap@mysterion.net
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