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Wow...I can relate !!! I was at a Super Chevy Show and because of the crowd, they ran all brackets together.....My 8.90 S/C Corvette had to spot...
If you run a 4-speed car in brackets, I doubt you have to worry about winning too many trophies !!!
I agree with you Paul....I ran a class car (4-speed) for many years and loved it. I also ran S/C with a big block Corvette, Powerglide and...
I ran a class car for years (SS/B) and the fun is racing in your own class where it's first guy to the end wins...no breakout!! Otherwise , you...
You make many valid points....which has led us to the dreaded bracket racing we have today ...save the multi million dollar pro classes. To...
I couldn't disagree more....Why punish a guy for running better than everybody else???
Is that the same Steve Bagwell who ran a stable of Plymouth Hemi cars in SS/B and SS/C ????
This car sold at the Barrett-Jackson auction about 4 years ago for over $1Million....It then resold 2 years ago for 1/4 Million....a loss of...
If there's an uglier car than a '61 Dodge Wagon, I haven't seen it !!!!!
Here's Ramon Lowe before his '62 Grand Prix !!!
For those of us who always wondered why Jenkins Competition cars were faster than everybody else........aluminum patch panels just one of many...
The "wrinkle wall" slick was a huge advancement in traction and lower Et's in the mid 60's...Here's ,none other. than the legendary Bob Glidden...
Yes ..This is the Red 1962 421/405 SD of Anderson Pontiac, Arlen Vanke driving...It held the SS/S record at 12.68 for a short time . This car is...
Boy does this story hit home...I ran in S/C for a few years then tired of the format . They started a new class called Nostalgia S/S where you ran...
Oh yes....Old Bridge..It was a 1/2 mile OVAL track and they had to hold your car on the starting line (before line locks) and you had to brake...
This is a nice article but a bit inaccurate....Pontiac NEVER built a single SD car in 1961, including this one. Pontiac racers had to buy all the...
I am very familiar with this car and watched it run many times at Atco,York and Cecil County,Md. In 1961 Bob Harrop ran S/S but later switched to...
You are right!! I had an "M" code '63 T-Bird. It was a Tri-Power 390 with 406 Heads and a hot hydraulic cam...It was rated at 340 Horsepower.
"Slammin' gears and having a great time"....Thay's what got me hooked on Nostalgia S/S. In 1999 I was running a 1965 Corvette with a big block...
I have always loved these sleek Skyliners and bought one at the 2009 Mecum Auction in St. Charles Ill. It was Red and looked completely stock...
I completely agree with you on Lloyd Cox...I can remember after Carol's win in S/SA in her '61 389/368 SD, how magazines of the day were quoting...
Your memories are correct !!!! I just found an original picture of Lowe's '62 G.P...It's in Pete McCarty's book "Pontiac Muscle Car Performance"...
You may be right!! In 1962, Lowe's Tri-Power 318 car would run high 13's....This winning time of 14.92 would indicate it wasn't Lowe !!!
I'm pretty sure the Grand Prix belonged to Ramond Lowe who was a terror in his '62 Grand Prix running either a 4 barrel 389/303 or Tri-Power...
Brannan was definitely one of the Ford drivers to be reckoned with in the early 60's . Who can forget his 63 1/2 Lightweight which held the S/S...
Back in the day. buying the Hi-Po engine ALWAYS included a package of HD springs and shocks, larger diameter exhaust pipes, larger and re routed...
I owned a 1959 T-Bird with the "J' code 430 Lincoln engine and a 3-speed stick shift on the column!!! They were actually very popular in Nascar,...
I have also seen "Q" code quoted but there never was a '61 "Q" according to every Ford expert I've talked to including Charlie Morris and Greg...
Dyno tests showed the Tri-Power added about 10 H.P. to the 375 rating of the Hi-Po 390. All Tri-Power set ups were dealer installed in 1961. To...
Ford built 10 1962 Lightweights...6 were converted to '63's...Bonner,Ritchey, Brannan, Ronda,Tasca &Bob Ford....4, including Alderman's, survived.
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