Dodge Colt

Colts? One of Mopar's last attempts at P/S. IIRC the "death trap" thing is only partially true. Between the track being as narrow as it was & the wheelbase so short, and the number of crashes, even by pros, NHRA decided to increase wheelbase minimum & limit engine size. What you got then were stretched Colts (look at some mid 70s pics) & a limit of, IIRC, 396 cu. ins in these cars. Still the technology back then didn't produce results fast enough & Mopar went back to the A-body ("titanium car") but by then it was too late---NHRA choked out Mopar too badly, the company was in trouble & had to discontinue their support of many good teams.
IIRC, S&M, Mr. Norm's, Ronnie Lyles, Billy Stepp, Nelson De Champs, The Rod Shop, wre the front runners, I'm sure there were others, but even these guys had problems, so it kinda made sense to back-off on the program. I often saw the cars "duck walk" on the big end & that's spooky in any car much less something that powerful & tiny.
Still, I'd love to find one to trade my Altered for & do some nostalgia P/S racing........

Re-reading the description of Carlton's crash, it sounds like the duck-walk thing started, the chassis unloaded & there 'ya go! You didn't see this with the Fords or Chevys as they were a bit longer & their track was wider.