Grumpy Jenkins

ok, SS/C vargo march '67, i believe....

 

and while i'm here,

jenkins, hurst's nikki and strickler

 

That is one cool ass model collection you got there Groucho!

 

Anyone know how the Strickler O.R.1 '61 Biscayne tribute car is coming? Will it make York this year?

 

Im told it will be there. Plans are for Bill to unveil the car car Friday.

 

that's a 65 ...not a 64

 

It would be nice if they have the Strickler family there too. I hope someone gives them a call.

 

Jody, how are you doing?..............Would love to get up your way for a few races.

Mark

 

don't forget the camaro...he was bad before bad was kool.
a camaro freak in town built a repo of his camaro , oh.... Those thoughts. I have a card of 1967 nationals.... 396 " w/ 375 horse

 

Doing good Mark!! If you can make the York US 30 show and Nostalgia Nationals @ Beaver Springs in July you won't regret it!!

 

Several years ago I had the opportunity to meet Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins... He was working as a tuning consultant for a Pro Stock racer, this was at the big E'Town SuperNationals event... Despite his "Grumpy" moniker that's been with him for so long, he was very friendly and personable to me-- He was also very respectful considering some male members of his generation don't always take to kindly to having a woman hanging around (especially at the drags)... I realize that he probably earned his "Grumpy" nickname by acting somewhat "Man-O-Pausal", you know, uh, grumpy-- But I don't think of him that way at all... And yes, he was able to handle a 4 speed back in the day, and he has a rich and colorful racing history... He deserves a lot of credit for what he's accomplished in the sport... He's certainly one of my heroes... "The Doc" (Celebrity Drag Racing Authority & Visionary)...

 

For sure

 

grumpy spoke to me once..he said "get that fu**ing car out of my way kid and threw his cigar at me...still have the cigar..

 

trading card, his '68 camaro pro stocker....

 

'71 winternats, strickler driving....

 

here's the real one, OR#1....

 

and OR#2....

 

'72 winternats, hemi slayer.....

 

'73 winternats, '72 cars last national event before it was wrecked....

 

I always like reading articles about the 60's stuff.
Especially the one, that he really didn't want to drive the 65' Plymouth
'Black Arrow' at the 65' Winternationals, he only drove it because he couldn't find anyone else to drive it, and 'Doc' Burgess was back in New York, and didn't want to take a west coast trip.
PC

 

a local boy!! my old boss used to tell me about grump and all his exploits. the guy knew his shit!!

 

Great thread! I idolized the dragracers from the '70's as a kid, but as I got to understand cars a little more, the guys rowing the gears were/are my heros.
Surely someone has the "MAKE THAT SHIFT" image to put up here again...please.

 

WAY easy when your car`s several hundred pounds lighter ........

 

the 'several hundred pounds' lighter '73 car at york....