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Set of headmen headers for my 1955 Chevrolet 180 H.P. power pack.
1961 comet 6 stick. In. Dec 1961 two weeks after my 16 th birthday.
The picture of VEE Motors was in Middletown N.Y. Not Unionville. I bought My first car their in about 1960 I was 14 years old it was a 1941 ford...
1955 Chevrolet 4 door two ten wagon with 195 HP 265 ran J/S at Dover Dragstrip Dover plains N.Y. In 1963.
The last time I was at a drag strip was two weeks ago. Won the 7.50 index at Bradenton motorsports park. Bradenton FL. Robert
1958 at Montgomery N.Y. I was 12 years old. I was watching my brother race his 57 Ford in A/S it was a 245 H.P. 312 C.I. Robert
I liked drag racing when i first went to the drag races in 1962 ran a class with cars that had the same HP to weight ratio heads up who ever got...
These are the NHRA rules for stock eliminator for 1973. If my memory is correct the rules for 1972 were the same. In 1974 headers were permitted...
In the 1973 NHRA rule book it states that cars in stock class are required to use street tires with full tread pattern. Any tire wheel...
I think it took us 3 record runs before we got the tires to 7 inches. I think the car would have hooked with 6 inch tires. ROBERT
When my brother and i set the R/S MPH record we were knocked down for the rear tires being wider then 7 in's. We did not know about the cheese...
Some photos of my 68 Z 28 Camaro when i wanted to order this car in sept 1967 my local chevrolet dealer told me that chevrolet did not offer a Z...
I was one of the unlucky cars to be picked to tear down the motor for the class win. this car had the 255 HP 350 CI motor. ROBERT
In 1963 i installed one of the sun tachs on my 55 chevrolet with the sending unit installed in the engine compartment it worked for a short time...
56 PONTIAC There was more to the story about my stolen 58 chevrolet wagon but i was told it was not a good idea to post on the internet.it's...
Rich Biebel This is a picture of my brothers 68 SS NOVA at island. he towed my camaro to island that day and raced. ROBERT
Kurts I can not remember what i did with that car i know i took the Fuel Injection and drive train out of the car sold everything but the FI....
This is a picture of my 58 chevrolet FI. wagon the picture was taken at island in 1967. the pIcture is poor but its the only one i have. This car...
When i meant Jack Worrell he was racing a 1955 chevrolet wagon. than the olds wagon. one day at island the reverse idler shaft fell out of the the...
I would have liked to have gone to island this year but i did not want to pay for the fuel for towing the car trailer. just drove up did what i...
I have another story. About the announcers match race at island. that Rich Biebel mentioned earlier. I was picked one sunday along...
IN 1971 my brother and i ran a 66 chevrolet wagon in R/S 220 HP 283. We had a carb tag from a powerglide we were runing a 4 speed Ralph Truppi...
I was the H/S winner sept 4 and the I stock winner april 17 thanks for posting those pages Colesy. It was the 58 chevrolet 250 HP FI. ROBERT
i think you are wright about that name . ROBERT
i remember a 59 two door wagon 348 250 HP 4 speed that ran at island i think the guys name was mike he later ran a 1966 chevy II 220 HP 283. i...
Rich Biebel ased if ran a 1968 nova at island iN H/S. That was my brother charles. from late 67 to 1970 i ran a 68 red Z 28 camaro. In 65-66 ran a...
I do not think the 4 speed was as much for performance as it was for durability the three speed was very week i think it was the same trans that...
I have a story about my first car/racecar the car was a 1955 chevrolet two ten 2 door sedan [post] i purchased a new replacement short block from...
In 1964 chevrolet advertised a 409 station wagon for trailer towing. My brother ordered a impala wagon 409 340 Hp 4 speed. i think it ran in...
About the 4 speeds in chevrolets that never came that way from the factory.the way it was explained to me over 44 years ago. Was the parts book...
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