The SECRET Bob Glidden PROTECTED Over His Own Life!

After a 180 mph crash, Bob Glidden focused on one thing: hiding his secret engine. Learn how he protected his drag racing advantage. In 1986, after barrel rolling down a steel guard rail at Atlanta, the legendary driver prioritized secrecy over his own safety. Before checking for broken bones, he threw his fire jacket over the engine to keep prying eyes away from his custom intake designs. This moment captured the intensity of the high-stakes NHRA Pro Stock series, where innovation was often the difference between winning and losing. The secret development behind his Ford program was the target of every rival on the track. We analyze the engineering work that kept him ahead of the field and how he managed to rebuild his season after the wreckage. This is the story of the man who guarded his mechanical edge even when everything around him was falling apart. #BobGlidden #NHRA #DragRacing #FordRacing #ProStock 0:00 The Crash That Defined a Legend 2:43 Survival Through Engineering Innovation 3:49 What Was Hidden Under the Jacket 6:49 The Greatest Comeback in Drag Racing 1. The Garden-Hose TUNNEL-RAM That KILLED V8s! https://youtu.be/UlAyLTg-LHU 2. The CARBURETOR SECRET Bob Glidden Took To His Grave! https://youtu.be/JS5Y01pdHwM 3. Pontiac BUILT a 640 HP Hemi in 1970 & BURIED It — Plus 9 More INSANE Engines! https://youtu.be/qCnN2KwomjU 4. When Chrysler LOST THEIR MIND & Built This INSANE Intake! https://youtu.be/bCII9mmYJMc 5. The GM 2-Speed That Was SECRETLY a "2.5-Speed"! https://youtu.be/ViRjAuRoEJg 6. Why Dodge Built A Truck With NO REAR AXLE In 1948! https://youtu.be/gwjBxI8coNU 7. Why GM's CHEAPEST 2-Speed REFUSED To Die - The Powerglide! https://youtu.be/mSC040Lek-c 8. The Ford ENGINE SECRET Bob Glidden Took To His GRAVE! https://youtu.be/iIPDvhn0s_Y --------- Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing." I do NOT own some or all of the video materials used in this video. In the case of copyright issues, please contact me at [email protected] for credit/removal.