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1964 NASCAR Winternationals coverage.
You know by 1964, Chevy guys like Dave Strickler switched over to Dodge and Plymouth, in order to remain in the top stock classes, and still...
What the...is this kin to Dyno Don's AFX or what?
Detroit Dragway has now become a four-lane highway. Taken in 1962. Bill Sidwell 61 Pont Cat vs Norm Ruby 61 Ford vs Jim Wangers 62 Royal Pont vs...
First there was Shoe-Box Chevy's and then there were shoe polish Fords... 1) 61 Phil Bonner-Al Means ''Bonnerville'' Ford Starliner, What...
Dempsey Wilson Racing Cams ad circa 1961-62. Any truth to this? Anyone know about the dealer or the car?
I never knew that I had this one...Dyno Don's 61 Chev 409. Anyone know where this was taken?
In order to mix things up check out Charlie Shifflett's 1961 B-S Ford Starliner named ''Wild Fire.'' Who knows anything more about this car?
Talking Chevies can be such an Aggravation II, so...
Speaking of the Tokyo Rose...another gift from the Junior Stock Drag Racing 64-71 video on You Tube.
I lifted this one from the You Tube video entitled Junior Stock Drag Racing 64-71. What's the scoop on this baby?
Here is another curiousity called the Ook Pik. Apparently Larry Dunn ran this 50 Olds Dynamic 88 in T-S. I only have the first page of an undated...
It has often been said that the Atlas Bucron was best remembered by many in the early Junior Stock days, and further into the late fifties. Cost...
Good show Kentuckian! Now, can you tell us anything more about Dennis Korody, and his GP? Any other history?
Correct! All 1959-61 SD cars were owner built with over the counter equipment developed by PMD. Exceptions are aftermarket items like the E-2 Isky...
This option spelled FEAR: Thunderbird 406 High Performance V-8 with 3x2 bbl's and 405 hp (1962-63)
Apparently DOVE has sold SOHC heads for years now and they actually work according to many sources. I believe that DOVE was the first aftermarket...
Nice pics, Troublemaker427; wish I had an early Starliner that nice. Make mine black, with the red interior like your father's, on a rake,...
PONTIAC PERFORMANCE: 1955-1973½ ARCHIVAL PONCHOS The Complete History Of Pontiac Performance by Joe Oldham This is the story you should...
Kudos, for Tony James and you, Chuck for concluding some of the mystery surrounding the Grand Prix in question. I tried to find an entry list for...
I’d be Remiss if I didn’t say that many of the pics posted in Parts I-III, of the Dodge D100 B-FX pickup truck, are taken from an...
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Speaking of performance and drag strip pickups, these unique trucks were first explored in racing by Ford and Chevrolet in the mid-fifties, albeit...
I just googled this F-100 XL and found a very informative site with lots of info including periodicals of said vehicle. Here is the link:...
Stocker coverage at the '62 NHRA Nationals, from the November, 1962 issue of Hot Rod. Part II
Here is the stocker coverage at the '62 NHRA Nationals, from the November, 1962 issue of Hot Rod. Part I See Part II on next post.
I don't have an Entry List for the '62 NHRA Nationals, but, I have complete coverage in the November, 1962 issue of Hot Rod. Here's the Class...
For some reason, I had to re-post the pics, because they did not appear first time. Anyway, thanks for the info on picture location(s). I was...
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