Modified Production

Yea,I prefered AHRA(All Hot Rods Allowed) over NHRA(No Hot Rods Allowed).AHRA seemed more friendly,and had classes that us back yard builders could run,and be competive in,without braking the bank.

 

Karns & Lopez E/MP 'Vette

 

"The Stinger" A/MP 'Vette

 

"J's Automotive" B/MP 69 Camaro

 

Norm Days "Mini Rat" C/MP Nova

 

"Jolly Green Giant" F/MP 55 Chevy

 

B/MP Camaro

 

Ain't it a pisser that the good '67 Z-28 stockers are in the mid 10.'s?

 

It seems that the majority of cars posted here are Chevrolets... Is this a fair representation of what ran? Mostly Chevys?

 

I ran F/MP in my 40 coupe in Reno in the mid 60's. I was running a Allstate flathead rebuild with a Edelbrock 4bbl and Holley.

 

Boy is that the truth. Ben Wezel who won the Jr. Stock Eliminator title in 1967 with a '67 Z-28 using an engine we (Shaker Engineering Bay City,MI) built ran a low 13 second E.T. the first time at the track when the car was new and unblueprinted.. Now the car runs in the 10's. Amazing!!!

Frank

 

Bob Ford A/MP T-Bolt

 

Mr Preston B/MP Shelby GT500

 

Bruce Sizemore "Preperation H" H/MP Maverick

 

"Salty's Shaker" A/MP 55 T-Bird

 

I just had my first 'Bee On Video' experience, courtesy of Jim Amos Productions.

Just last week I sent Jim a few hundred feet of my old (62-66) 8 mm Drag-Racing footage and yesterday I got it back along with the DVD conversion. Jim graciously included a few of his offering along with my DVD.

Last night I viewed (1 hour, 56 min) of the 'NHRA Springnationals 1965 - 1968.' Having been there, I 'pretty much' had an idea what the footage would be like, but I was pleasantly surprised at the quality-level of the production. The many interviews Jim conducted ... Ronnie Sox, Hubert Pratt, Ron Mancini, Jack Werst, etc., were 'worth the price of admission.

Jim even filmed an 'on location' (narrated) short piece as he took a leisurely drive from the staging lanes to (1/2+ mile away) the 'emergency sand trap' at the very end of Bristol's 'Thunder Valley.' What a great idea!

Kudos Jim!

*Contact Jim @ amos6013@hotmail.com (http://beeonvideo.homestead.com/ ) or call him @ (866) 385-2025

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A fairly consistant winner way back when.

 

Camaro A/MP Too long ago to remember who.

 

B/MP 57 Ford

Harr Ford B/SP 350GT

Harr Ford A/SP Cobra

 

B/MP 63 Ford

Tony Stoer A/SP Cobra

"Dyno Don" A/MP 65 Mustang

 

"Respect" B/MP 65 Ford

 

This car was built by John Russell of Lebanon Ohio.John has a 1934 Ford 5 window ,a 1940 Ford coupe,and he just got a 1934 Ford 3 window he is building.He runs Russell's Automotive in Lebanon Oh.He told me the maverick had a Roush head on the 6 cly.I remember watching this car run many times back in the early seventies.

 

Does anyone know if Apricot Brandy [54 corvette] is still around?I heard rumors it was in Jamestown Oh.

 

to me it was the Best class in drag racing bar none ....bring back M/P

 

This '68 Nova ran in B/MP at Connecticut Dragway and Lebanon Valley Dragway in the early 70s. 1st photo is from June, 1975. 2nd is how it looks today.

 

Bill ... AMT did once offer a '55 Nomad "3 in 1" kit that you could build as a drag car.

http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/kits/images/CarAMTErtl/6592-1.JPG

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What was your motor, trans and gear combo in the Nova ? were you spinning it pertty high (RPM) .

 

That they did. It was one of my favorites