“TV” Tommy Ivo began acting in films in the early ... Ivo’s best known dragster, called Showboat, was powered by four Buick Nailhead V8s and would eventually morph into the Buick Wagonmaster.

We were visiting Ivo to get a look at his extensive collection of racing memorabilia. Tommy Ivo drag raced from ... Single-Engine Dragster:The little Buick in Ivo's first dragster was underpowered ...

Tommy Ivo, Don Garlits ... Electra, and Skylark. Showboat was basically a dragster with two V-16 engines. On top of that, it had all-wheel-drive power. The engines on the left side drove the ...

The legendary Mickey Thomson came up with an original idea and helped to perfect what was first an exhibition all-wheel-drive monster dragster ... since this is Tommy Ivo we're talking about ...

TV, Poison, or Tubular Tommy Ivo retired after a 19-year career in ... After 19 years driving either a roadster or a dragster, it felt like a security blanket, a much slower ride that cut down ...