[5] He began drag racing in the Stock division at Fremont Raceway in 1964[5] and made a jump up to funny cars in 1965, driving an injected Nova on nitromethane dubbed Hercules.

[5] Later that year he started on the national scene as the driver of Lew Arrington's supercharged GTO Funny Car, Brutus.

[5] He won the hearts of the spectators after he did wheelstands for the full length of the track in a two-race match race against Don Nicholson.

Others drivers using Liberman's cars included Ron Attebury, Jake Crimmins, Roy Harris, Russell Long, Pete Williams, and former partner Arrington.

[5][8] The team went on to include a Steve Kanuika-owned and sponsored nine-second heads-up '69 Camaro and a Dutch Irrgang-driven '72 Vega Pro Stocker.

[5] Super Stock & Drag Illustrated had a story idea that required the total disassembly of a Funny Car down to the last nut and bolt for a true exploded-view picture.

Liberman met 18-year-old Pamela Hardy two weeks before she graduated from high school in May 1972 when he spotted her walking while driving his yellow Corvette.

[11] Liberman, eager to get fans' attention at the track, initially hired Hardy to stage his funny car on the line.

Liberman and Hardy briefly appeared in Vrooom!, a 16-minute documentary directed by Ken Rudolph about a day at a drag race track.

[14][9] Her presence on the track was described as "a stroke of genius" and raised the profile of Liberman's team and Funny Car racing in general.

[citation needed] During 1972 and 1973, Liberman attended 100 race meets; this record was matched only by "TV Tommy" Ivo and Ed "The Ace" McCulloch.

[19] Designed by Romeo Palamides, it was bodied by Ron Pelligrini's company, Fiberglass Ltd.[19] The second Vega was driven primarily by Roy Harris, and was painted a darker candy blue than the first.