Showboat is a four-engined four-wheel-drive exhibition slingshot dragster, built by "TV Tommy" Ivo in the 1960s.
Showboat featured four Buick nailhead V8s, linked together; two drove the rear wheels, two the front.
[1] While Ivo never liked the name, Showboat proved one of the most popular models of his cars.
[2] Showboat was Hot Rod's December 1961 cover car.
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