Nick Cryer Working on New Unlimited Build, But Plans to Continue Campaigning Divco Milk Truck
Drag-and-drive events can bring out some unique rides. One of them is the 1963 Divco Milk Truck of Nick Cryer, which joined Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive in 2022.
We didn’t see the truck on the 2023 edition of Sick Week, but based on a recent update from Nick, it was for good reason.
Nick recently released photos of his latest build, a 1934 Ford 3 window coupe. “John Terhaar, Mark Cryer and myself have been putting in a lot of time on our new build,” said Nick. “There is a whole lot more work to do, but definitely a great milestone!”
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The Ford coupe sat for nearly five years in a barn, but Nick decided in October 2022 that it needed to be built. “We’re good friends with John Terhaar,” said Nick, “he built Steve Spiess’s Boss-a-Nova and asked him to guide, teach, and build a chassis for us.”
The coupe’s chassis will carry a 25.2 SFI certification (good to 6-second quarter-mile times), and house a LSX-based engine, coming from Borowski Race Engines (who also builds engines for Jason Sack’s ’69 Nova). The LSX combo will get a boost from a pair of turbochargers, with power passed through a Turbo 400 3-speed transmission, to a Ford 9-inch rear housing with 3.50 gears.
“I’m not sure when we will debut it,” said Nick. “Probably not until 2024, as I don’t want to rush it, and I want a lot of seat time before we pour the coals to it to be competitive.” What are the goals with the new build? “My personal bucket list goal for me is to go in the sixes at 200 mph in a door car,” said Nick.
For those of you concerned with the future of the Milk Truck, don’t worry. “The milk truck is far from retired,” said Nick. “My dad and my uncle will take over driving and crew duties for it while I pilot the new car. We’re looking at a few events this summer for the milk truck, hoping to go 10.99.”
Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of Nick Cryer and Motion Raceworks.