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Steve Swaja is an American dragster designer in the 1960s.[1]

Swaja was responsible for both Tony Nancy wedge cars of 1963, the Yellow Fang slingshot in 1963,[2] and "TV Tommy" Ivo's Videoliner in 1965.[3]

He designed Tony Nancy's first dragster, "The Silver Car", in 1963; it was built at Tommy Ivo & d Rod Pepmuller's shop, with the aluminum bending done by Bob Sorrell; the car won "Best Engineered" at its debut, the 1963 Winternationals.[4]

Among Swaja's other projects were cars for Rocky Childs, Ewell-Stecker-Kamboor, Fred Fischback, Scrima-Milodon, Dusty Rhodes, and Eagle Electric; he also did Hot Rod's XR-6 roadster.[5]

Swaja became good friends with Nancy.[6]

  1. ^ Taylor, Thom. "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", in Hot Rod, April 2017, pp.30-43.
  2. ^ Taylor, Thom. "George Schreiber's Yellow Fang", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.36.
  3. ^ Taylor, Thom. "T.V. Tommy Ivo Videoliner/Bushwacker", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.31.
  4. ^ Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "From the mailbag", written 5 March 2008, at NHRA.com (retrieved 22 September 2018)
  5. ^ Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "From the mailbag", written 5 March 2008, at NHRA.com (retrieved 22 September 2018)
  6. ^ Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "From the mailbag", written 5 March 2008, at NHRA.com (retrieved 22 September 2018)

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