Linda Vaughn, active in racing and marketing for more than six decades and known by legions of racing fans as Miss Hurst Golden Shifter, is the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame's Lady of the Century.

Shrewsberry confirmed the HEMI Under Glass' original purpose in a 2008 interview with NHRA.com. "It was never Hurst's intention for the car to do wheelies," he said.

It all started in 1965 with the Hurst Hemi Under Glass, a purpose-built funny car powered by a heavily-modified, mid-mounted 426 HEMI that became a drag racing legend.

RACING AT HURST PARK, ENG.; Lorillard-Beresford Stable's Doric II. Wins an Event. Share full article. July 3, 1898. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

The Hurst Dream Giveaway offers you a chance to own a slice of automotive history with not one, but two spectacular grand prizes designed to ignite the passion of any car enthusiast.

This video shows a 1967 Pontiac GTO taking on a 1968 Hurst/Olds in a pure stock drag race at Mid-Michigan Motorplex. Check it out here at GM Authority.