Whats your fovorite match basher

I have looked at the altered wheelbase picture thread and often wondered what cars are your favortes and why? I also include in these cars the Chrisman Comet Arnie's 64 GTO and any other standard wheelbase match racer car between 62-66.

My favorite three are Arnie beswicks 63Tempest, the C.K.C. Chevy II, and Phil Bonner's Falcon
The reason I like the tempest is that Arnie ran a pontiac and even when super duty parts were scarce he didn't give up the poncho. now thats a diehard privateer.

 

If you have seen any footage of the Daddy Warbuck's car running you know hwy even a chevy guy would love this car, it's WICKED

 

My third favorite is the C.K.C. nova or any fastback chevy II.

 

Tommy pasted away this last week god speed Mr. McNeely

 

for obvious reasons

 

They developed lots of build up to each run laying down the rosin and doing burnouts through it. That started later on as the AFX cars became more common.

 

I had a hard time narrowing my favorites down to three.
I agree with skywolf on the legal 2% mustangs and also the Malfunction chevy II posted by superprojoe.

 

The 55 Chevy "strictnine"

 

brutus 65 gto
sox and martins paper tiger 1and 2
dick landys 65 coronet

 

here's 2

 

CKC "Callier, Kristek, & Cortines" San Antonio, TX. J.E. Kristek is one of the nicest guys I've ever had the pleasure of talking to and one of the most knowledgeable folks in motorsports.

 

If this counts kip this is my fav?

 

And This one!

 

All of 'em!

 

Here is one of my many favorites the Seaton Shaker 65 chevelle (actually a 64 with 65 ft. sheetmetal) was unlike others of the day. The body was moved back on the frame 7 inches and the body was altered accordingly and used a stock control arm front suspension. The motor looks like it was in its stock location, but its actually moved 7 inches back and no modifications were made to the frame, just the body.

 

I like Greer's '65 Dodge so much that I'd count it twice. I'll post the 2 other cars that would round out my top 3 right after this.

 

Mr. Norms' Grand-Spaulding Dodge

 

this would be my 3rd favorite!

 

i will go with mr.norms 65 hard top blue paint job first. beswicks tempest second. third would be the king fish cuda. all blown all on nitro all capable of a 8.50 pass or faster. the kings of kings

 

Mr. Norm's cars were awesome but the guy get's too much credit when all he did is pour money into a car and let Gary Dyer do all the work . Dyer deserves more credit than he get's.

 

I have to agree on Seaton's Shaker '65 Chevelle. It wasn't the fastest, but because it utilized a good part of the original frame, it was probably the most violent. There's pictures out there of the car where the right rear bumper is dragging the ground and the left front wheel is 2ft in the air. Out of the hole, the car would try to twist itself in half. The suspension was the car's biggest handicap, but because it put on a great show, it's my favorite. That was a great era for drag racing.

Love the Match Bashers! Great thread!!!

 

Here is the Pic you are talking about.

 

Wow this sure died fast.

 

i still have it bookmarked