{"id":22457,"date":"2013-02-18T22:31:57","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T05:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=22457"},"modified":"2013-09-15T21:10:27","modified_gmt":"2013-09-16T04:10:27","slug":"mickey-thompsons-challenger-father-son-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/mickey-thompsons-challenger-father-son-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Mickey Thompson&#8217;s Challenger &#8211; Finishing a Father Son Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fmickey-thompsons-challenger-father-son-project%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F02%2FC2optimized.jpg&amp;description=Mickey+Thompson%E2%80%99s+Challenger+%E2%80%93+Finishing+a+Father+Son+Project\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[22457]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/mickey-thompsons-challenger-father-son-project\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/mickey-thompsons-challenger-father-son-project\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Mickey Thompson\u2019s Challenger \u2013 Finishing a Father Son Project\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/mickey-thompsons-challenger-father-son-project\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Mickey Thompson\u2019s Challenger \u2013 Finishing a Father Son Project&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/mickey-thompsons-challenger-father-son-project\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/mickey-thompsons-challenger-father-son-project\/\" data-text=\"Mickey Thompson\u2019s Challenger \u2013 Finishing a Father Son Project\" data-desc=\"Challenger 2.5 Rebuilt by Danny Thompson for Bonneville Land Speed Racing \u00a0 I 'm honored to hear Danny Thompson's story of how he'll rebuild the race car his father,\u00a0legendary\u00a0racer Mickey Thompson, originally built in 1968 with help from Ford. \u00a0 I believe, and I've said it before, land\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/C2optimized.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h3>Challenger 2.5 Rebuilt by Danny Thompson for Bonneville Land Speed Racing<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-22458 alignnone\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Mickey Thompson's Challenger back in 1968\" alt=\"land speed racing, Mickey Thompson challenger, bonneville salt flats\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/C2optimized.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"454\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/C2optimized.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/C2optimized-150x136.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/C2optimized-300x272.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I &#8216;m honored to hear Danny Thompson&#8217;s story of how he&#8217;ll rebuild the race car his father,\u00a0legendary\u00a0racer Mickey Thompson, originally built in 1968 with help from Ford.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I believe, and I&#8217;ve said it before, land speed racing folks are\u00a0extraordinarily\u00a0kind people. Count Danny Thompson as one of those people and as a brave and dedicated man. After losing his father roughly 25 years ago, Danny now knows:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;&#8230; It&#8217;s still a father son project, nothing&#8217;s changed&#8230; he&#8217;s just not going to be there in physical being.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please enjoy this interview with Danny Thompson with historic pictures from the build website\u00a0<a title=\"Danny Thompson Challenger 2.5 Build Site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thompsonlsr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">thompsonlsr.com.<\/a>\u00a0Additional images courtesy of <a title=\"Creative Hot Rod Photographer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hollymartin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Martin Photography.<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"vvqbox vvqyoutube\" style=\"width:575px;height:355px;\"><span id=\"vvq-22457-youtube-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xG5n4kFNlsA\"><img src=\"http:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/xG5n4kFNlsA\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube Preview Image\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What a great story of perseverance. Thanks for sharing it Danny!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please show your support for Danny and the team by checking out<a title=\"Challenger 2.5 Store\" href=\"http:\/\/thompsonlsr.com\/store\/\" target=\"_blank\"> their online Challenger 2.5 store<\/a>, or please leave a comment if the story&#8217;s got you thinking about projects you worked on with your pops. I know I am.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click here for all of\u00a0<a title=\"Bonneville Salt Flats \u2013Tons or Stories and Pictures\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/tag\/bonneville-salt-flats\/\" target=\"_blank\">MyRideisMe.com&#8217;s Bonneville Salt Flat coverage<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fmickey-thompsons-challenger-father-son-project%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=Mickey+Thompson%E2%80%99s+Challenger+%E2%80%93+Finishing+a+Father+Son+Project\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/mickey-thompsons-challenger-father-son-project\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/mickey-thompsons-challenger-father-son-project\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Mickey Thompson\u2019s Challenger \u2013 Finishing a Father Son Project\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/mickey-thompsons-challenger-father-son-project\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Mickey Thompson\u2019s Challenger \u2013 Finishing a Father Son Project&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/mickey-thompsons-challenger-father-son-project\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/mickey-thompsons-challenger-father-son-project\/\" data-text=\"Mickey Thompson\u2019s Challenger \u2013 Finishing a Father Son Project\" data-desc=\"Challenger 2.5 Rebuilt by Danny Thompson for Bonneville Land Speed Racing \u00a0 I 'm honored to hear Danny Thompson's story of how he'll rebuild the race car his father,\u00a0legendary\u00a0racer Mickey Thompson, originally built in 1968 with help from Ford. \u00a0 I believe, and I've said it before, land\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email Challenger 2.5 Rebuilt by Danny Thompson for Bonneville Land Speed Racing &nbsp; I &#8216;m honored to hear Danny Thompson&#8217;s story of how he&#8217;ll rebuild the race car his father,\u00a0legendary\u00a0racer Mickey Thompson, originally built in 1968 with help from Ford. &nbsp; I believe, and I&#8217;ve said it before, land speed racing folks are\u00a0extraordinarily\u00a0kind people. Count [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[384,19],"tags":[2591,1758,2584,967,1809,1810,1865,2553],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22457"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22457"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24675,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22457\/revisions\/24675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}