Brian Lohnes on Instagram: "Tom McCourry boils all four tires off the starting line at New England Dragway in 1971. In this Bob Boudreau photo, we see what I think I was the coolest iteration of this four engined monster originally built in the early 1960s by “TV” Tommy Ivo and called The Showboat. The near two ton car made about 2,000hp, had four wheel drive and used four hot rodded Buick engines. Two drove the front wheels and two drove the rear wheels. Ivo sold the car to Tom McCourry in 1963 and by 1965 McCourry was looking for a new hook as bookings dried up. Tom Hanna made this all aluminum Buick Riviera wagon body and nose, complete with roof rack! Renamed the Wagon Master, McCourry suddenly had the most popular exhibition car in the country again. The car also had a roof escape hatch, the first of its kind. The Wagob Master ran into the 1980s with a slightly different look and Ivo back at the tiller during its farewell tour...but that’s a whole different story. #buick #wagon...
2,042 likes, 36 comments - brianlohnes on May 10, 2018: "Tom McCourry boils all four tires off the starting line at New England Dragway in 1971. In this Bob Boudreau photo, we see what I think I was the coolest iteration of this four engined monster originally built in the early 1960s by “TV” Tommy Ivo and called The Showboat. The near two ton car made about 2,000hp, had four wheel drive and used four hot rodded Buick engines. Two drove the front wheels and two drove the rear wheels. Ivo sold the car to Tom McCourry in 1963 and by 1965 McCourry was looking for a new hook as bookings dried up. Tom Hanna made this all aluminum Buick Riviera wagon body and nose, complete with roof rack! Renamed the Wagon Master, McCourry suddenly had the most popular exhibition car in the country again. The car also had a roof escape hatch, the first of its kind. The Wagob Master ran into the 1980s with a slightly different look and Ivo back at the tiller during its farewell tour...but that’s a whole different story. #buick #wagon #stationwagon #wagonmaster #dragracing #badass #legend #exhibition #show #speed #horsepower #burnout #fogbank".