Vehicle Description
BEING SOLD WITH TITLE The story: Bill Creech grew up in Southern
California and was privileged enough to have a hot rod / drag
racing dad, be in the absolute pinnacle of nitro funny cars (the
early 1970s), and live close enough to OCIR (Orange County
International Raceway) at the time the super track of its day and
host of the most badass funny car events you ever dreamed of - the
Manufacturers Meet being the main one. 200 nitro funny cars on the
property with 64 qualifying to represent their respective factory
teams. This was the time of: Mongoose vs Snake, Jungle Jim vs The
Snowman, the Lil' Demon vs the Blue Max, The Revellution Demon vs
The Chitown Hustler - it was a spectacle, it was an event, it
sounded like you were going to a monster movie. And when you
arrived and walked in the pits - you were not disappointed - insane
paint jobs, wild characters, and loud cars. Add in the brand wars:
Dodge vs Chevy, Ford vs Plymouth it became even more crazy and
filled with excitement. Everyone was in and everyone went. To Bill-
these are the critical missing components in drag racing today.
Nobody cares about the Matco Tools funny car vs the Peak Antifreeze
funny car, one bubble car vs another bubble car- boring - and fan
attendance reflects it. None of those exist in drag racing anymore
- it has gone corporate - and therefore bland and uninteresting.
Racers have lost the plot as they are purely focused on winning -
rather than understanding that without fans, there is no racing at
all. With that in mind,Bill set out to create a car that would time
warp people straight back to 1972. A loud car that shakes like a
Southern California Earthquake, a name and character that make you
want to see what it is, a paint-scheme that will keep your eyes
glued to it, and burnouts that will make you think he is violating
at least a dozen EPA regulations. Bill always loved the lines of
the Dodge Demon. Add in that most people collect Dodges not race
them, and add in that Demons were only produced for two years -
combining that with one of my favorite cars - Pete Everett's Lil'
Demon - and that became my target. Bill purchased the Demon in Ohio
and brought it to California. he began getting it to be more of my
style and once he was satisfied with how she ran, he contacted Bill
Everett (Pete's son) who enthusiastically gave Bill permission to
use the Lil' Demon namesake. Then he took her to Riverside
California to Richard McPeak - one of the most well-known hot rod
and race car graphics painters of the 70s - who just so happened to
have painted his dad's hot rod / race car (1970 Dodge Charger R/T
"Magnum Force"). Taking his input of all of my favorite funny cars,
Bill gave Richard a sketch of what he thought it should look like.
He gave him a look, and told him to throw that away and just let
him do his thing - he kept Bills pics of the original funny cars. A
week later - Lil' Demon rolled out of his paint booth in November
2007. Three days later - she was drawing massive amounts of
attention at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma CA and the attention never
left her. The only change I would make to the car would be to
remove the modern contingency decals and replace them with 1971
decals (whether the parts are actually on the car or not). The
Facts Vehicle: 1971 Dodge Demon H Code car. Originally 340 4-Speed
Plum Crazy Purple. This is an H code car - the rarest of the Dodge
Demons. I've owned the car for 16 yearsNamesake: Pete Everett's
Lil' Demon - early 1970s Dodge Demon nitro funny car (AA/FC)
competing in Division 7 NHRA AHRA, and Match Racing predominantly
in the western US. The Lil' Demon name is used with the late Pete
Everett's son (Bill Everett's) blessing.Racing Heritage: NHRA
Division 7 Summit Series (Bracket), Heritage Series (C/Gas), West
Coast Pro Gas (C/Gas), and special eventsSpecial Events: Funny Car
Fever, Fox Hunt, Pinks All Out (television show)(picked a different
class for airing - so car did not appear on show), Team Sacramento
RacewayAlways a fan and announce favoriteWon Best of Show in 2011
at a car showPerformance: The car runs very consistent low 9.4X ETs
in the � mile. It has run a best of 9.31 @149MPH. It is capable of
running in the low 9.20s or high 9.10s with additional tuning
(combo only has 10 or so passes on it - still sorting out shock and
4-Link settings when parked). With the bigger cam and some weight
loss (factory glass, door panels, etc) it should be an 8.80
carMedia: The Lil' Demon is ALWAYS a fan, announcer, and media
favorite. The paint scheme and loud snapping-popping engine with
big smokey burnouts drag fans instantly back to the early 1970s era
of drag racing - when cars were named after characters and the
drivers took on that persona - the event wasn't just about the
competition it was also about the thrill for the fans and Lil'
Demon always deliveredThe car has appeared in National Dragster and
many online hot rod and racing oriented publicationsIt repeatedly
shows up in current posts and blogs about "the best looking Demon
ever" and the likePaint Scheme:Unique to this car, the paint scheme
is a combination of most of my favorite funny cars from the early
1970s at the fabled OCIR (Orange County International
Raceway)Conceived and painted by Richard McPeak in Riverside CA.
McPeak is one of the foremost hot rod and race car painters in
Southern California in the heyday of drag racing. He painted my
dad's race car (1970 R/T Charger locally known as Magnum Force) in
the early 70's. In 2007 I had him paint my Demon in the same paint
booth that he painted my dad's car inThe scheme uses nearly every
70s painting technique: Flames, pinstripes, lettering, feathering,
pearl, stripes, panels.Breakdown: As mentioned the paint scheme is
unique to me, but is a culmination of my favorite cars from my
childhood at the drag strip.The flames over the top (not down the
sides) are from the Mongoose II and Snake II funny cars driven by
Tom McEwen and Don Prudhomme respectively.The yellow and horizontal
stripes are from the Stardust funny car driven by Don SchumacherThe
Lil' Demon name is from the Lil' Demon funny car owned by Pete
Everett. NOTE: Pete passed away before I could locate him, but his
son Bill Everett gave me permission to use the name on the side of
the car and was thrilled that someone so vividly remembered his
dad's car and that the name would once again be terrorizing
opponents and thrilling fansThe unique spelling of Lil' rather than
the more proper Li'l or Lil is unique to the Lil" Demon funny car
and this carThe blue color in the flames and panel outline are from
multiple funny cars: The Jungle Jim Vega driven by the late Jim
Lieberman, The Blue Max driven by Raymond Beadle, the Mongoose II
driven by Tom McEwen, Don Cook's Damn Yankee and The Snowman driven
by Gene SnowThe lettering style and coloring is from the Dunn &
Reath funny car driven by Jim DunnThe gold leaf with outline on the
window lettering and numbering is from The Blue Max, the Damn
Yankee, and Jungle Jim Vega funny cars Engine:400 ci Low Deck Mopar
(stronger block than a 440) - filled and hardened511 cubic inches
professionally built by Muscle MotorsIndy Cylinder Head 440-1 heads
CNC ported and polishedIndy Tunnel RamTwin Holley 1050 Dominator
carburetors tuned and flowed by Jessie BiggsCompetition Cams .727
lift cam (baby cam for the combo)Competition Cams triple spring
valve springsTD 1.5 rocker armsOverhead oilingTTi ceramic coated
headersMoroso electric water pump and vacuum pumpMSD Pro Billet
digital distributorMSD Digital 6 ignition with two step and rev
limiterEagle crankRoss PistonsRNR Aluminum rodsCharlie's 10qt
dragster panSpecs: HP: 860+/-, Compression
15.8:1Transmission:Chrysler 727 Torqueflight 3 speedPro Trans
internalsSteve Griner Valve body...for more information please
contact the seller.
