History Stock-S/S-F/X 1959-1966

I beleive your talking about Dave Strickler's Old Reliable IV. Z-11 '63 Impala.

 

Yes Old Reliable thats teh car ,,big white beasty,,trying to find underside pix

 

Here's a shot of the unrestored underside. From March '84 Super Chevy

 

Sweet thanx !!

 

AFX /S/S cars..

Drag Racing History!!!!!!!

 

This is the AHRA Winter Nats. in Beeline AZ. in 1965. This is the week before Pomona. Some of the '65 AWB cars were there but Dave's wasn't done yet so they took the '64 SS Hemi car. It does have the aluminum AFX car doors on it here. Grump left the team after the Europe tour and Bill Stiles took over.

 

Now didn't Pontiac ( maybe in the firebird ) have something stock like that ?

 

Heres one of my 1966 427 fairlane, taken in 1967 at the old Arlington track, Was running in SS/C with one 4 barrel, 11.80's. Originally ran SS/B with dual 4's. But with the single could ET almost the same and the record was approx. 11.70's

 

Welcome to the HAMB. Fogg Motors sponsored, one of the northwest larger Ford dealers. They still there? Where was the picture taken?

 

I wish it still looked like that........... I have some good memories of that car that day.

 

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Came across this link I thought you'd all find interesting. Taken from Larry Davis' book, Super Stock, Drag Racing the Family Sedan.

http://www.cartechbooks.com/GetFile.cfm?Filename=SuperStock953Appen.pdf

 

Thanks..

It's a great , important book ......

 

Tim Richard's Taxi II @ Pocono Drag Lodge

 

HAMB'er Wally Bell's 57 Chevy

 

For the Mopar fans on here - just picked this up in a local Wal Mart this afternoon.

Other Superstocks available: Butch Leal's Mr 427 Thunderbolt, Gary Densham's Teacher's Pet Challenger

From the blacktop to the desktop...

 

early '63
I've never seen this.

pre-Z-11

Thanks for posting !

 

WOW! I'm not really into collecting Hot Wheels, but lately I've been buying those Drag Strip Demons series. That Dave Strickler Altered Wheelbase is awesome! I picked up the Pure Heaven Fuel Altered last week along with some vintage Funny Cars. These are really neat little cars. Out the door to Wally World right now!

 

Wow thats an awesome shot! It is interesting to note the comparison of the very few (around a dozen or so?) factory AWB Plymouths and Dodges to those done to stock wheelbase mopars by there owners once the trend had caught on. It seems almost every serious super stocker became and altered wheelbase in or around 1965.
-Dean

 

photographer, and z11 unknown..

 

One of Paul Rossi's Goldfender 427 cammer motor.

 

Anyone have a color shot of this car?

 

That some big ass chute to slow down that Z-11. What did they weigh ?

 

I know....

Had to be a publicity picture.

The cars were 3200 to 3400 lbs.

 

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The Bob Tucker "Thunder" Z-11 out of Orlando, FL. The Jim Hill shot if I'm not mistaken was from the 1964 NASCAR Winter Championships, Deland, FL. The car ran at alot of short shutdown area strips in the southeast and the big ribbon chute was used. The shot with the chute that Wally posted could have been a publicity shot, yes. It looks like it (the chute shot) is at Bobby Watson's Phenix City, AL track which was an NHRA strip and had adequete shut down. I believe this car was later sold to Jon Thorne of Valdosta, GA.
Joel

 

Joel,
Any idea whose T-bolt that is in the other lane?

 

I did know at one time but don't recall. I think it was from northern Florida or maybe the panhandle area of Florida. Not sure though Jody.
Joel

 

Tucker's car was immaculate...

 

Great Shot! Found this over at nitrogeezers.com.