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September 1967 Super Stock and Drag Illustrated Featured article; Wayne was Runner-Up in Stock Eliminator at the 1967 Super Stock Magazine...
Jim, Dino Lawrence lives in Rockingham, North Carolina. He owns Carolina Signworks. 'The Twisten Texan' was run by Tex Edwards out of Newburgh....
Jim, Here's one for you. [IMG]
Jim, I live on Silver Spring Road, about 1 mile south of Silver Spring County Club. I am the first house in Wilton, right on the border of...
Jim, Yes I do. 'Sundays Child' ....... Neil Kelly This was a 'Baldwin Motion' 1968 Camaro '427' ... A/MP [IMG]
Mark Yac, 1969, I can remember it like it was yesterday. 1961 Impala {Light Blue} 'Jewel Blue' with a 'dirty' White 'convertible top', and with...
Jim, Antone Addesso {1936 Dodge ~ BB/A} I believe it was called 'Miss M' Definitely my favorite Altered at Dover. We used to scream out...
Thanks Verne,' I thought I was going 'looney' on what I saw. I found my old photo's of a 1962 Biscayne 'Wagon' with 409/380 HP 'lettered' on the...
Verne, You would know. Was the 409/380 HP available in the 1962 Biscayne Wagon with a 4-Speed.
Thanks Verne, Chevy,,,,,,,,,always thinking !!
Does anybody know what the Camshaft Specifications were on the 1960 Chevy 348/320 HP. It is listed as having a 'special high-lift' camshaft.
The Wenzel Brothers Did run a 348/320 HP in 1964 and 1965. D/Stock = 11.29 to 11.88 Wt/HP It was an 11.25 Compression Ratio engine with the...
Yes, The Wenzel Brothers, 1960 Biscayne 'Sedan' was a 348/320 HP 'Turbo Thrust Special'. But it was not at Dover Drag Strip.
Jim, There was a 1962 Chevrolet Biscayne 'Station Wagon' with a 409/380 HP 4-Speed that ran at Dover in the mid-and-late 1960's. But it was...
I remember those 348's. Back in 1969, at Dover Drag Strip my father came up against 1961 Impala 'convertible' 348/280 HP 'Tri-Power' 4-Speed in...
Mr. 65 Deluxe You are 'The Man'. Thank You Sir.
Does anybody have the weight factors for NASCAR Drag Racing. 1966 - 1967 - 1968 I know they went they had some double letter {AA/S} classes.
Should be the 1967 NHRA Springnationals. 1966 E/SA {11.89 to 12.49 Wt/Hp}
Always felt that once you went in the 11's, it was pretty difficult to be consistent with a 4-Speed. I had a {+ or -}.25 difference, on a...
The most 'popular' bracket for our track was 'Heavy' {11.00 to 12.99}. The 'entrance money' for that bracket was $15.00 back in 1975. It...
Does anybody remember the first names of the Bracket Classes at your Track. In 1975 we had * 0.00 to 9.89........'Pro-Race' *...
Verne and Pontiac 421, Nothing better than towing home from the Drag Strip on early-Sunday Evening with the big 'T' on your front windshield,...
Chuck, Good Writing......... For me, I kind of enjoyed Class Racing back in the late-60's and early 70's. Sometimes going 4-Rounds for a $10...
And, he coated the under-carriage with a special 'epoxy-sealer' to eliminate any 'Wind-Drag', as well as using a 'filler' to any open body...
Ed, The 1962 Pontiac Catalina SD-421 of Lockwood Motors Pontiac (Peekskill, New York) was 'pictured' in one of the early Drag Magazines...
Had to look, Lockwood Motors Pontiac - In 1963 the A/S Class Record was 12.81 The 1962 Pontiac SD-421 ran in A/S thru 1965, then in B/S in...
Speaking of the 1962 Pontiac SD-421 Lockwood Motors Pontiac Dealership (Peekskill, New York) had one that they raced between 1962 thru 1965....
This looks about right............
Excellent Post - Mr. Biscayne...... On the 1968 Super Stock Nationals, I think Carmine Rotunda beat Wayne Jesel in the Finals. But I'm not...
Super Stock Nationals 1966 @ New York National Speedway {August 5, 6 & 7} Stock * Winner.........Bill Jenkins - 1966 Chevrolet Chevy II...
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