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JORDAN FISHER ’ S goal was to do something unique in the sport . One quick glance at “ Junk Mail ” tells you all you need to know when it comes to accomplishing that . Fisher ’ s car is a ’ 73 DJ5 , which is short for postal delivery Jeep . He purchased the body for a mere $ 150 and has transformed it into one of the most eye-catching rides you ’ ll see . It ’ s not just for show , either , as “ Junk Mail ” runs in the 4-second range in the eighth mile .

“ My goal was to be unique and different , and take something with a very short wheelbase and make it run some good numbers ,” Fisher says . “ People see a Nova or a Camaro at a racetrack , but they don ’ t see a postal Jeep . I wanted something different and I ’ ve always been into unique things , but I knew wanted to do something in drag racing .”

Fisher ’ s background certainly fits that mold . He ’ s been involved in motorsports

for as long as he can remember , growing up around monster trucks . He attended UNOH and then worked at Monster Jam building engines for the larger-than-life trucks on that circuit .

Following the pandemic , Fisher found a job at The Metal Shop in Delmar , Delaware , building hot rods , assembling motors and working on the crew for the company ’ s “ Saigon Shaker ” monster

truck . It ’ s that ingenuity that ’ s helped pave his way on the drag racing side , starting with a ’ 79 Camaro his mom originally had decades ago and turning it into a car that ran 7.93 at more than 160 mph in the quarter mile .

That motor from the Camaro eventually ended up in “ Junk Mail ” and Fisher has been turning heads ever since . He ’ s not done , either , as he just started working on his latest creation , “ Express Mail .” It ’ s the more polished big brother to “ Junk Mail ,” as Fisher is using an all-fiberglass postal Jeep body for this version . He expects to have it done at some point in 2022 and fully expects it perform at a high level as well – while having its own unique look and feel , of course .

“ Junk Mail has that rough and rusty body , and Express Mail is going to have the exact same body , but it ’ s going to have that nice , polished look to it ,” Fisher reveals . “ It will be a nice mix . I could possibly use Junk Mail to do some no-prep or match racing stuff , and race Express Mail as well . It should be fun .” – JOSH HACHAT DI

November 2021

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