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hey,
my dad had a 57 chevy stocker named fugitive.......
you have any pic's of yours????

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...ivepicture.jpg

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A couple more I just remembered--
Mr. Clean--------Forgeys Funster-------Vega Bon--------Bag Pipes--------Lickety Split--------Herbies Hugger

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There was a Datsun pick up, with Chevy power, called "American Rick-shaw."

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The Datson "American Ric-shaw" was a super gas w/chevy power owned by
the auto shop teacher at my kids old high school University High in Irvine, CA.
he later moved up to a dragster and used to bring it into the shop at school.

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68 Hemi Dart " Playmate "owned by Chuck McJury
68 Hemi Dart " Dell'sDevil" owned by Sam Dell Dodge driven by John Bullock
63 Chev Z11 "Bonanza" owned by Salina Chev driven by Don Kimbel
Local Gassers 55-57 Chevs "Hangman" Bits and Pieces" " Orange Crate"

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I remember a old one from WV called "THE MAN FROM GLAD" owned by Frank Minnico

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[QUOTE=J Oliverio;64511]I remember a old one from WV called "THE MAN FROM GLAD" owned by Frank Minnico also from PA 64 Plymouth owned by Chip Palumbo The GODFATHER. the Sheehans should remember these two.

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Let's not leave out Herb Mccandless the original "Mr. 4 Speed", and Ronnie Sox who had alot of Pro Stockers named as "The Boss", and the Little Boss. Incedentally Herb and Ronnie were my boyhood heroes, while growing up, watching Drag Racing since I was 10 years old. Dandy Dick Landy worked the other side of the aisle for Dodge. Plus many many more. See ya at the races, Frank Hamer Jr.

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Stopped by and spoke to John James today and he showed me pics of his old Chevelle from 71 at Indy. Called..... JAMES GANG.

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My dad used that name on his 65 hemi car, his 67 car and his 68 dart. A man by the name of John Moore gave him that name when he drove a CHEBBY Nomad wagon in 64.


Herb Jr

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ok guys what about granny goose or the lemon wedge or as dick butler said wrecking crew which actually was your ss/c class winner at the 1984-1985 gatornationals. its a current make over of an old name and car from 30years ago.

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:D

http://www.signspro.com/sherwood.jpg

http://www.signspro.com/SYCsm.jpg

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Columbus, Ohio...Bob Kempshaw (sp?)... very beautiful and competitive Modified Production 55 Nomad... "Papa Bear".

I believe Bob was a fatality in a trucking accident in the early seventies.

http://gassermadness.com/vernscholz/264.jpg

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Joe Alsippi,41Plymouth Iron Pilgram, Cecil Petty,65 Dodge Mopar Mastadon

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I kinda like my uncle name for his Opel GT. "Wind Of Change" Which was rather appropriate considering he changed from a small block 69 Camaro to the Buick V6 powered Opel GT. An alternate name for this car might have been "A Gallon Of Go" as this was a 3.8 litre engine which everyone knows that 3.8 L = 1 gallon.

Rich Oakes' "Resurrection" He is currently on number 3. He had 57 Chevy named the "Green Onion" before that, with of course, a big block.

"Gorilla Milk", 57 Chevy that was white.

How about the "Screamin' Yellow Zonker" modified production VW??

East Coast Mazda of Al McEachern named the "Rotary Rattler".

Chip Banney's gasser the "Dancing Bear".

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How about going way back to the early sixties at 75-80 drag-o-way in Maryland.
Bob Luck 57 Chevy F.I. car "Little Terror"
Bill Riddle 61 Ford 39f0 car "Mr X"
Glenn Rennie 61 Pontiac Catalina tri power car "Snort"
Dennis Durban 57 Chevy "Sea Dog" and later a Z-28 "Sea Terror"
Hubert Buttry with Ivan Jordan driving 62 red metal flake 409 "Rompin Redskin"
Leon Miranian 58 Chevy Bel Air :Fuel Injected Banana" and later 65 Impala "Armenian Rug Beater"
Malcom Durham 63 Z-11 Chevy "Strip Blazer"
Sam Pannuty 55 Chevy Gasser "Poor Boy"
Robbie Edwards 63 Max Wedge Dodge "Mr Dependable"
Fred Leigh 63 Max Wedge Plymouth "Mr Buttons"
Bud Faubel 63 Max Wedge Dodge "The Honker"

Lots more, will add more if I can rember them!

Track announcer, Mike Bassin

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1967 Camaro- BANDITO circa 1973 E/Modified Production NHRA
1968 Camaro- BANDITO circa 2008 H/Crate Motor IHRA

http://classracer.com/classforum/pic...1&pictureid=25
http://classracer.com/classforum/pic...1&pictureid=21

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MIKE 75/80 DRAGS on friday nights were the best racing going for me.
Try these names on for size.
BLACKJACK 64 T BOLT GLEN FRAZIER& JACK ARNEW
JACK THE RIPPER 64 A/S FORD
PINK SATTLELIGHT 34 FORD A/G SUPERCHARGER VERNON ROWLEY (deceased)
HEMI-ROIDE 68 CUDA SS/AA RICHARD SHIPPLEY

These are nanes from the past,(1956 thru 1975),before big money took over the sport.
I just guess that the way of things!

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My uncle was an art teacher, and he taught me that trick. I lettered about a half a dozen cars with Con-Tac paper. I'd sketch the design out on the Con-Tac paper in pencil, spray paint it the main color(s) with those little cans of Testor hobby paint, then hand paint or airbrush details onto them. Then I had to cut the design out with scissors. Application was a tough process! It actually worked really good in the beginning, but after a few years, the quality of the material and the adhesive dropped significantly.

That's how I originally did my "Dust Devil II", along with "Miss Misery", "Turn Me Loose", and a few other cars that ran at Beaver Springs.
http://www.staginglight.com/images/cars/delcamp.jpg

This photo was from shortly after I finally got brave enough to hand paint and airbrush the "Dust Devil" and the Taz directly on the door for the first time.
http://www.staginglight.com/images/cars/beardbilly.jpg

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Hey Michael,did you beat the old man in the picture on that run?

Ed

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That's a Classic! I would love to be able to pick Billy's brain like you can...ya know he's quit proud of you...he told me not to tell though! I ask him once why you wouldn't run NHRA too. He said you would run where the money was.

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If you look closely, Billy is of course adjusting his helmet/glasses/sleeves/position in his seat. When Billy stages a car, a guy steals 3rd base. He's also the only guy I've ever seen get an Autostart time-out on a solo run!

Yup. I think Mr. Bill and I have raced three times. He was red once, broke out once, and just flat beat once.... but of course he was disarming.

"Michael, ya gotta understand something: YOU'RE the local hero. You're SUPPOSED to beat me. It doesn't MEAN anything."

He's really no fun. ;)

I did the Nees's Pieces on his 4-door car, but I'd really like to re-do it sometime. I was tinkering with some different print settings, and I'm not happy with the quality on it at all. Maybe I'll replace it for him when he gets the Turismo done. :p

Let me share a few things with you that I have learned from Billy over the years.
- Pay attention to vapor pressure
- Flash cooling
- "Don't touch that."
- "You've finally grown up when you realize all of your heros are *&&h*les"
- "When in New Jersey, don't make eye contact, and don't say 'hi'. They're liable to think something's wrong with you, follow you home, and shoot you."
- "Don't stick your head in the transmission fluid bucket."

Lots of other little things, but those are the 'words to live by'.

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Names I remember from the Beaver Springs and York US 30 days that were not mentioned:

Rapid Rodent- Fred Hartman

Mr. Speed- Vernon Rowley

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dragway park cayuga 1980 cicra "CLOCKWORK ORANGE" 71-73 duster always a crow pleaser

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from the 70's.......mopar express ss/ka '73 duster[mine]
granpy's duster ss/ia' 71 duster, "chum "bruce
mouse trick f/gas '57 chev ,ray rouch
fog city flyer b/mp '70 demon, wendell howes
bumper to bumper hemi ss/da '70 challenger, wendell howes
coffee hound u/sa '65 dodge wagon ,vince hazel
one more time ss/ia nova, barry paton

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How about Al Ackerman's ...... RAPID TRANSIT.
What kind of car is this?

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...lyorktruby.jpg

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Henry J Sears and Robuck

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Bob;
I believe it's a Willys Aero from 1953.Sears sold a variation of the Henry J.The Sears version was upscale with a glove box and I think nicer floor mats.Imagine going into Sears or Home Depot today to buy a car.



Ed F.

Anyone know what track that is in the picture?

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there was an opal that I think had a hemi in it, that was named Gods of Hellfire. I saw it only once but always loved that name and car.

http://www.maziracing.com/99June/god1.JPG

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Old names from Div 2
Bill and MA Madden's gasser Chicken Picker
MA owned a poultry processing plant
Stocker and Gasser from Montgomery AL area - Revenuer
Cartoon character and a still
Ronny Traffenstedt - 55 wagon, chevelle wagon - Revenge
Olds 442 stocker from Gadsden AL - Big Iron
64 Ford Galaxy 427 from Piedmont AL - Ole Blue
41 Willys gasser from GA Hemi Hurricane
Altered car Jerry Gwen - Baby Huey

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Ed,

The track looks like York U.S. 30

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Ed you mite be right, I could not remember what the tail lights look like on the HJ but they were very close.

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I raced the Div 1 bracket finals there in 1978-79.I dont remember the tower being that fancy then.Thanks
for the info.Bob the Henry J's had rear fenders that kicked up into small fins like 50-53 cadillacs,with round taillights in the back panel.

Ed

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Ed,

Pulled up a picture from US 30 Dragway web site and tower picture is a match from York. A lot of good pictures from the mid to late seventies on that site. To bad the track closed. I retired 2 weeks ago from the Apple automotive group in York, Pa. They last operated US 30 and closed the track in 1979. I've often asked the owners to consider reopening the track, they know it probably would do very well but they
have so many other ventures going, many car dealerships, building products division, construction companies, land development, trash removal, airport and more. They have spent big money on all their businesses and operate all of them in a first class manor. They just don't feel like taking on this project. I used drive by the track, [airport] daily, "Cragar" tower long since torn down. Never announced there,
was always working Sat .nites at 75-80 drag-o-way. Did see many events in the early sixties, raced there a few times back then also. A great place, always fun.

Mike Bassin

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Friends of mine...

"Plum Wild": Nash 5speed 64 F85 Olds
"Novastalgia"
"It's about Time"
"Good night Irene"
"Quick Expense"
"Sweet Music" My car...A well tuned engine is "sweet music" to my ears, and I've been playing guitar for 25+ years. 2 of the loves of my life!

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The engine builder for my cousins car mentioned his car name in this forum and that's how I found this forum. He raced up at Music City Raceway in Greenbrier Tn. ....formally known as Union Hill Drag strip in the early years.....

"Rambunctious " owned and driven by Wayne Basham

some of you might remember Billy Hobbs Jr. of Hobbs Transmission (he is in the background with white cowboy hat)

http://groups.msn.com/TonyBeazleyPho...8.msnw?lc=1033

sad note*
while we were at Waynes funeral someone stole his engine out of his drag car....

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My '72 Dodge Demon Super Stocker (I still have it) I named "Demonstration". My current FWD Stocker I put "Out Front Racing" on the door. My very first race car ride was a 1966 "D" Stock Dart (273) factory race car. It's name was "Lambcharger". My first car was a '31 Model A sedan with an old Hemi. I called it "The Time Machine".Jim

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This is a great thread.

I simply named my magazine project Mustang, "Project Stocker." It's boring, but to the point.

There was also:
Project Six Pack
Project X (Popular Hot Rodding '57 also seen in the movie "Hollywood Knights."
Project O (PHR Super Stock Olds).
Matawan Missile (Frank Manzo)
Whip Wilson's "Trail Boss"
I am working on Frank Bialas to name his high-flying '70 GTX "Hook and Ladder." He is a Fire Captain and his car hooks and leaves like it's climbing a ladder.
Anything with the name SHaKEr in it, Georgia Shaker, etc
Hedonist's Chariot (Dan Stork's 7-second Super Pro Bracket dragster from the late '80s at E-town on 10% nitro).
Cheap Thrills (John Bender, though it's not proven to be such a cheap thrill).
John Caliendo's "Flashback" '60s Vette.



Evan

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My dad Jimmy Waibel built that car it was a 1972 oldsmobile SS/O car when dad built it. is there any way you could scan a picture from that national dragster?


Jeremy Waibel
NHRA 2231
K&N/MT/Battery tender '69 camaro

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Jack Werst's string of "Mr 5 & 50" Mopars