It's been a VERY, VERY long time since I posted here but now I need the HAMB's help. I have the opportunity to purchase the (alleged) John Dianna M/P Duster. Anyone know how I can contact Rick Voegelin or anyone else that may have some insight into this car? The car hasn't been run in literally decades but is pretty much all there so it seems like a good venture. Anyone having ANY info or detailed pics, please E-mail me. Thanks!
posted by Marty Strode here:https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/tri-five-gassers.64869/page-19#post-12614645 Big Iron
Seeing the picture of Paul Blevins reminded me of the time Dick Moroso bet Paul $1,000 dollars when he was running Pro Stock that he could not out qualify Bill Jenkins and he proved Dick wrong by qualifying number 1 on that day. The look on Dick's face was priceless!!! Jimbo
What I have heard is to direct air up and into the grill. Kind of a ram air effect so to speak. Jenkins, I think, was the one who started it.
Maybe to help slow a car down for an index class? Sort of a modern day throttle stop. Just think of how many of these cars started out in Stock/Junior Stock, then went to Super Stock or Modified Production, just to keep racing, then they were sidelined to being put back on the street, or headed to the wrecking yard.. I am Butch/56sedandelivery.
Phillips does the white Falcon have a Chevy 6 in it? M/P at the time had to run same engine as car manufacture, I wonder? Pat
Junior Stock was the class to be racing in back in the 60's for sure. The pit area was full of cars running this one class because it was more affordable then the other classes. Jimbo
Hi Pat, I don't get that one either - unless IHRA allowed other make engines? AHRA didn't have an MP class distinction if I recall correctly. From earlier in this thread, NHRA rulebook: "Engine must be standard American automobile production model the same make as car with stock production heads." EDIT: Now I see the "NHRA record holder" on the Falcon! Can anyone answer this riddle?
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