[1] Built at John Buttera's shop, and conceived by Buttera and body man Louie Teckenoff, the car was an unusual magnesium monocoque (rather than the more commonplace tube chassis).
The body panels were 0.050 in (1.3 mm)-thick sheet, fastened with adhesives and over 5,000 rivets; the inner and outer skins were separated by high-density foam.
[1] In test runs at OCIR, driver Pat Foster experienced a sudden, unexpected wheelstand.
Buttera tried to solve the problem, some reporting the engine was moved, and other changes made; nevertheless, the car still had a tendency to what would now be called "blowover".
[1] The car is now on display at the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida.