“TV” Tommy Ivo began acting in films in the early 1940s, and in television in the mid-1950s. He appeared in episodes of The Lone Ranger, ... Ivo’s best known dragster, called Showboat, ...

Ivo raced a twin-engine car in the 1950s, and when that proved to be a crowd pleaser, he stepped it up to the four-engine dragster that HOT ROD dubbed, "Showboat" on our 1961 cover.

“Good morning,” Tommy Ivo said as he opened the door. “Good morning,” we replied, although it was 3:30 in the afternoon. We raid Tommy Ivo’s Treasures.

But Tommy Ivo is the one that stands out, ... Electra, and Skylark. Showboat was basically a dragster with two V-16 engines. On top of that, it had all-wheel-drive power.

Built and raced by Tommy Ivo and dubbed "Showboat", this dragster spent many years as an exhibition car before it was retired. Now it's for sale as part of a 32-car collection.

Quad-Engined AWD Showboat Slingshot Dragster Replica Is Insane. Published: 21 Jan 2021, 21:55 UTC • By: ... Tommy Ivo commissioned the car to be not similar but identical to the original 1960s ...

Every professional sport has had its share of characters. All the major stick-and-ball activities are peppered with colorful types who have given fans something – or someone — to root ...

Thor24 is a custom Peterbilt crew cab tractor built by real estate and hospitality tycoon Mike Harrah, with two V12 Detroit Diesel engines equipped with 12 superchargers that put out a combined ...

You have to be a certifiable maniac to dream this big. Take four, 425ci Buick engines, two drive axles, a custom Buick station wagon body and a truckload of ingenuity and what do you get? Tommy ...