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It is the normal Chevrolet emblem. [ATTACH]
Considering Oldsmobile only had two engines that year, a 6cyl and the 303 V8 2bl.....the 303ci would be a High Performance item.
Jeg Coughlin Sr. was the D/G class winner at the 1959 Nationals in Detroit. He turned 14.06 @ 97.71 mph.
Another photo of Mike Schmitt running his '60 El Camino 348 at the 1961 Indy Nationals. [ATTACH]
Prior to racing Fords, Mike won C/SA at the 1961 Indy Nationals driving his '60 El Camino 348/305 1x4 automatic. [ATTACH]
'59 Pontiac 389/345 3x2 in B/SA at the 1961 Winternationals. [ATTACH]
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Bernie Partridge at the '59 Detroit Nationals a few years before he became NHRA announcer. [ATTACH]
Jeg Coughlin Sr running D/G at the 1959 Detroit Nationals. [ATTACH]
What did NHRA men do before they worked for NHRA...some were racers. Here is a photo of former NHRA Division 7 Directer (1963 - 1979) and full...
My first time I was 11 years old. Dad needed to replace a damaged right rear door on our '54 Ford family car. He said he needed me to help carry...
[ATTACH] 1964 Winternationals...Jess Tyree driving Mickey Thompson's '64 Thunderbolt in A/FX. [ATTACH] This is why it was in A/FX. Mickey...
[ATTACH] Here is a photo of the Jack Mefford Thunderbolt on the trailer at Pence Dragstrip in 1964.
To continue on the subject of VIN engine codes the following applies... Chrysler corporation did not start putting engine code in the serial...
Here's a bit of info concerning VIN and NHRA class cars. In 1980 a guy called me wanting to verify that a '67 Fairlane he was looking to purchase...
The 1967 Fairlane wagon with the 427/410 was never banned. In fact it is still listed in the current NHRA Classguide. NHRA stopped enforcing VIN...
Gotta steal that idea. Needs to be put on "Home Made Tools and Equipment" on the H.A.M.B.
Gotta steal that idea! You need to put that on https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/home-made-tools-and-equipment so the guys can see how...
Several years ago my younger brother got T-boned by a teenager who was driving a late 60's Mustang. The kid had no insurance so my brother took...
Bill Ireland vs Jim Price racing in the Great Northwest.
A dull knife will cut you quicker than a sharp knife.
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