We can label it Modified Production, Gasser, or ? but that doesn't change the fact that, in 1965, it was running and winning in Junior Stock.
Is the Don Bowles you speak of a photographer? The reason I ask is because there is a long time Ford racer named Don Bowles from Madisonville KY. He is famous for his Coal Digger Mustang and his A/SM Fairmont. Don is still doing fine because a couple weeks ago I certified the roll cages in several of his team Ford race cars.
No, he was a racer that took a few photos. He was from eastern Ohio and raced in the 70's through maybe the 90's, usually Stock and possibly S/S. In recent years he was really into the history and always digging for more pictures and info. Tragically a couple years ago he came down with cancer that consumed him within literally weeks of striking him. He was still relatively young, about 60 I think.
Lee Valentine works at "Big Al's Toy Box" in CT. Runs later Camaro's now with his son. Ran a 67 Chevy wagon I think called "Pied Piper" before this Nova. Real nice guy. Pat
Love that 396 Chevy II. A buddy's grandfather raced a factory 396/375 68 Chevy II just like that called "Mr. Vicious" out of East Paterson NJ back in the day. Wish I had a photo.
Yes and thank you I lost all my pictures in a garage fire this was the only one I ever found online The last sponsor I had was Penn-Jersey Auto Stores & Keystone gave me 4 Wheels for a sticker on the fender Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Looks like a super duty scoop which did have a Ford parts number. I see the class designation is Optional/Stock Auto which I believe was kind of a hybrid in 1961 (I thought it was Optional/Super Stock actually) allowing use of other factory parts similar to Factory Experimental (which I believe started in 1962)
Boss, you're absolutely correct. Attached is a picture of Don Nicholson's 61 409 that competed at Indy with a hoods coop. It was still on the car when I saw it for the first time at Lion's a few weeks after Labor Day. I'm not sure that the scoop pictured was ever on any other Chevy but he apparently used it to run in Optional Super Stock. c
^^^^To only find them in THAT condition today!!!^^^^. He said it was a 265; that meant a 265 CID, 2 barrel carburetor, 8.0:1 CR, 162 HP @ 4400 RPM, and a 3 speed transmission. What did it run back in the day??? Oh, and my 56 Sedan Delivery is very close to the same color. I am Butch/56sedandelivery.
Butch About 1970 there was an all original yellow and white 57 150 wagon in my area when I was in high school, the owner was a truck mechanic and parked it out front everyday, I too lusted after that car, stopped often and inquired about buying it then stopped seeing it altogether, often wondered what happened to it.
Optional Super Stock was O/SS for sticks or O/SSA for the automatics of which they were very few back in 1961......... Not "O/SA" !!!!!!!!
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