There is another picture of the "Tin Tiger 1" on pages #32 +33 of the January 1970 Popular Hot Rodding magazine. The picture is at Capitol Raceway in Crofton MD and the race is between the "Tiger" and the '68 442 from Anderson Olds in Balto.,MD driven by Sonny Freeman. I hope somebody out there has access to the magazine and can post it here; I would if I could but sorry to say I still only have a laptop. Until next time..... Dave.
Double-Grape, The differences. 1967 GTO had a different grille and softer lines for the tail-end. Also, a Hurst Dual-Gate shifter was available with the console. Weight #3427 lbs. Engines; 400/360HP (Ran B/S in 67', D/S in 68') Engines; 400/335HP (Ran B/S in 67', E/S in 68') The 67' cars could also be found in SS/E in 67' and SS/F in 68'. IF one could only "'wish", if Pontiac built a S/S version for 67', with a SD-421 or SD-428, with high-compression pistons, dual-quad intake or aluminum DP high-rise, tricked out carbs, round port heads and solid-lifter camshaft. Maybe a few front-end fiberglass parts (say a 175 lb. savings). Make that car a #3250 lb. Super/Stocker. Would have made a nice SS/D car for 67' PC
SKIP ASAY......I came across the "NED" tech crew picture we talked about of us made in 1974. If you would still like a copy send me your mailing address to bcorvette1966@aol.com and I will get one made sometime next week and send it to you. Terry Bell (aka X-Tech Man)
Hey man, thanks for posting these pix! It's the first time I ever seen these guys! Best regards, Pete
Hi, I am searching for pictures of my fathers old car, the time was 1967-70 the place was around Fayetteville NC the car was "The Royal Dodge" if any pictures are out there I sure would love to see them, Thank's much.
I always wanted to own one of these cars. Never came across any when they were 'dirt' cheap in the late-1970s/early 1980s outside of talking to a guy once (on the phone) in the mid-1980s from Pennsylvania that had a couple of them W023's in his collection. Cool pic! Pete
Thank's Pete, Dad owned Royal Dodge in Fayetteville NC from 67-70 and was big into going fast, he always said win on Sunday - sell on Monday, here is another Royal Dodge car that set records that still stand today (maybe)
I dont have a scanner but if I can get it posted I will or maybe Skip can do it when I send it to him.
I would love to have the money to buy this and make a junior stocker out of it. I will show a link and maybe someone will post a picture of it since I don't know how. Mine was an original business coupe. http://www.mecumauctions.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=CA0810-96586
Always liked those 65' 4-4-2 cars. Nice and light at #3395 lbs. If you weren't watching carefully, you would think just a 'Plain Jane' F-85 was pulling up next to you. That car had that nice Rochester (#7025150) 515 cfm carburetor on it. An easy bolt-on swap for the Holley 585 cfm (1 9/16" x 1 9/16"), if you wanted to play. Nobody expected a 65' Olds to leave you 'in-the-dust' at the traffic light. Another wonderful toy! PC
How about some Fords, there must have been some runnin Jr. Stock. You see lots of photos and such of SS Fords but not too many in the lower classes. Thanks
Most likely because the NHRA cam and valve spring specs listed were not very favorable with the HP factors until the 427s and 428 CJs came out. The 57s did have the advantage of the blower though.
I had some copies made today. I need your address so I can mail it to you. My email is bcorvette1966@aol.com in case you dont want to post it here.
Thanks for posting more photos. More heretofore unseen 442's! Speaking of which do any of you longtime Raceway Park attendees/racers remember a silver 1965 Olds 442 that Jimmy Rainey (of Rainey's Repair Center in New Brunswick) used to run in M/P circa late-1960s called the Renegade? I remember seeing the car around town after Jimmy sold it to someone (black guy named Wiilie Bowers, I think). But first he pulled the Chevy powerplant (big-block Chevy?) and installed a 400 cu.in. Olds in its place. The car still had all the decals and lettering on it, sounded really 'mean' and wowed this then young lad when he saw it pass by and especially, the one time I remember he got on it! I'm talking like 1971 or so. What an era... Pete
How many of you have stumbled on a car in a field or on a farm and been turned down every time you offered to buy it, chased after it still for a few years, then gave up? Go back years later and this is what you find. I found a 55 chevy that was in worse shape than this with an even bigger tree growing out of the trunk and the owner said it wasn't for sale, that he was going to restore it someday.
Thanks Pete. Thats the way mine was made. Actually mine was owned by a little old lady from Pasadena. True story.
The condition of the car is unbelievable! I'll bet there aren't many tri-fives around the world in that good a condition, and with such low miles. Interesting to see the name of John Eisenhower associated with the car. He lives just a couple miles across the river from me. John will turn 88 a week after the auction, wonder if he would like to have the car again? Here are a couple photos I have posted before, the '55 Bel Air I bought from a junk yard/used car dealer in Aug. of 1965. It was a complete car with a 265/3 speed that I bought for $100 (I got them down from the $110 asking price). This is the car I sold to Charlie Hampp which became the Witchcraft car.
Paul, I don't know if they were mentioned, but there were a couple more important mechanical changes between the '66 and '67 GTO. The engine was enlarged from 389 in '66 to 400 in '67, the tri-power option was dropped for '67, the heads were improved and the automatic transmission was upgraded from the Super Turbine 300 2-speed to the Turbo-Hydramatic 400 (where the Hurst Dual-Gate came in). The automatic equipped cars became much quicker in '67 and, as a result, sold much better.
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