History SUPER STOCK A/FX & Match race photos

Great pics, is the GOLDEN COMMANDO Plymouth a HEMI or a WEDGE motor?

Thanks,
Pete L.

 

Figured that honda motorcycle dated that photo.

 

First Super Tricks I ever saw were at Indy, 1972, on John Lingenfelter's 69 rag top.
The picture has to be 1972 or newer. Tri 5's didn't run Super Stock until then.
I keep telling LB this, but he seems to think this place is year /model only, being the only requirement.
Many posts were removed from the Junior Stock thread because of 70's light weight wheels.
If I was a moderator, they'd all be gone too, including those ugly-a** fake spindle mounts.

 

Drift caught.

 

Hoodlums can only follow the rules so long
I hope LB stays around, we'll yank his chain when needed.

 

Used to buy cars by the trailer load from Todd Motors in Telford.
I dealt with Al Ballis. Never knew about the GTO they sponsored.


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I wouldn't be sure they ever did.
This is a picture of a Nostalgia Super Stock car, built in the early 90's by Mr Bill Banks who passed away shortly thereafter . It ran NSS in the early days of the NMCA. Not sure about the Todd Motors connection.Might be just a friend of the builder.
I believe Chris Casperson's Performance Years Pontiac Parts was the actually sponsor of this car.

 

Got a Bunch from Bangkok Dean.
While most of them are not TRUE SS cars they are the top few classes that were then sent over to A/FX or SS later on when the rules changed.

 

Was this car owned by Eddie Burl Smith, from Parkersburg, WV?

 

Thanks, Guffey. Trivial, perhaps, but another Parkersburg native was also an early Hemi user, Paul Goldsmith.

 

More from Bangkok Dean.

 

More from Bangkok Dean

 

Guff: I'm lovin' those "factory" 15"x4" 's up front.

 

Great historical pic! You sure come up with the goodies, Mike.

 

More from Bangkok Dean

 

More from Bangkok Dean

 

Strickler and "Da Grump" at the first Indy Nationals

Roo

 

Sometimes I wonder why this form of drag racing was so very popular.
I really find this era just to have something very magical about it. Each car had it's own name and sometimes I never knew what the drivers name was until much later.

The drivers also seemed but more colorful and they each were a bit of a car-actor.

Jungle Jim was the Best Showmen back in those day's by far and he really knew how to put on a show for the fans. Jungle Pam was a very big part of the show for also!

Jimbo