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Lets see some 70's & 80's Pro Stockers...so who were some of your favorites from that era.

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And hopefully, where they might be today.

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Some shots from Maple Grove in the early '70's WCS meets and Wed nite shows.
A little grainy as I converted them from slides I had forgotten about.

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Here's a few more.
Yellow Nova was Paul Reinford's "Moose" Pro Stocker from around '72

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My two favorites...


Chris

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Tom some great shots there, I was always a 'Grumpys Toy' fan myself...

http://classracer.com/classforum/att...8&d=1350522403

http://classracer.com/classforum/att...0&d=1350522218

http://classracer.com/classforum/att...1&d=1350522218

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The former Yuill Bros" Pro Stock Monza, an SRD car, is out here in the NW, running in
Super Pro at Bremerton Raceway with a SBC/auto combo. It was on the cover of SS&DI back in '76, I believe. I'll see if I can post a current picture,, I'm sure Moose or Bob Rice can find a vintage photo of it,,, the one I took is too small, since I was too far away at that moment.
Danny Durham

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Anyone know what happened to Glidden's or Nicholson's '70 Mustang Pro Stockers ? I love those rule beating cars....

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And how about a 4 door Maverick?

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I was told that it was destroyed but Jack Roush was building a clone/tribute car awhile back. The new car may have a few parts on it from the original from what I heard.

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The 'Taxi" had been raced in C/A by some fellows from Long Island in the late '70's early '80's .
Last I heard ,it had been crashed and destroyed street racing .

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Danny here's a couple shots of the Yuill Bros pro stock Monza...

http://www.dragracingonline.com/colu.../03/image6.jpg

http://www.firebirdonline.com/blast_...FTP6_14_12.jpg

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Perhaps you can explain some of these rules that were bent, or should I say were accused of, for those of us that didn't read any of those stories from back then...

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Those cars were already 5 years old when raced. Longer wheelbase met the then pound per cubic inch rule/weight breaks to a better advantage.

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And as I recall the "taxi" Maverick was past the age limit....Hence the Mustang.

Hemi Moose, got any of the undefeated Arrow? Had a set of the W2 heads off it, they were wicked fast.

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The Mustangs were 1970 model cars and the the Maverick was built as a 1972 Don Hardy built the car it was 2-door it was stretched to a 4 door in Wayne Gapps shop in Livonia Loui Wolsinki did most of the fab work.

QUOTE=jmcarter;352574]And as I recall the "taxi" Maverick was past the age limit....Hence the Mustang.

Hemi Moose, got any of the undefeated Arrow? Had a set of the W2 heads off it, they were wicked fast.[/QUOTE]

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At one point in time that car was street raced in the North Jersey area. At one point it had a Hemi in it!

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The Glidden '70 Mustang was re-bodied with a later Mustang body. I believe it became the American Flyer car if I remember correctly?

The Gapp and Roush 4-door Maverick is alive and well in the Ramapo Mountain area of New Jersey, in the hands of an individual who prefers to be left alone.

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you are right about the American Flyer. Larry Sestack (spelling) ran it for awhile. Saw the 4 door Maverick running in Altered trim many times in Div. 1.

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Here's a few shots of the Gapp & Roush 4 door Maverick...

http://www.fordmaverick.com/uploads/...rmaverick3.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UXAgTZgl5d...axi7+roush.jpg

http://www.fordmaverick.com/uploads/...oushTaxi_0.png

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The Tijuana Taxi...

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Moose,, I knew you'd come through with a vintage photo,, love the rare shot of Mardy Maltais' Monza too. Mardy's car was a beautiful piece of work,, it blew us away the first time we saw it at Seattle, and he had an equally nice Vega before that. Eventually he moved on to Funny Cars.
I found some recent shots of the former Yuill car on the Bremerton Raceway site, courtesy of See It Imagery, but they are copyrighted, so I'm not able to post them I guess.
Danny Durham

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:):):)Hey Guys...Larry Sengstack purchased Bob Glidden's '70 Mustang...was involved in a towing/trailer embankment accident...re-bodied car as '71-'73 Mustang...later to become a Ford Fairmont...that's the "facts"...not "story"...Larry & his brother good guys/racers...The Gapp & Roush 4-door Maverick was purchased/raced by Jimmy Marino & his brother of Yonkers ,NY...as a C/A in Comp Eliminator (with good early success)...this car was totaled in a pit accident @ Raceway Park (Englishtown...too bad the late Vinnie or Richie Napp aren't here to confirm)...I purchased the motor & Lenco & the 2-door Maverick (which the Marinos' had installed in the Texas/Mickey Mills Don Hardy 2-door Maverick car before $$$ issues forced them to quit) ...the 4-door car/carcass was stripped & junked at Saw Mill Auto Wreckers...in Westchester County,NY... please "stop" the so called "story" of the guy who wishes to remain unknown (it just ain't so... but it is a "story" 'eh :D) Jack (Roush) was indeed considering a somewhat "tribute"/re-creation car with Brent Hajack of Oklahoma (Brent "selling" the "plan"/idea)...when the obvious reality of actual vs. "created" (information) became known...Jack has somewhat cooled on this...Brent real nice guy...has been accused of bogus re-creations a number of times with other period cars ( he owns a "pile" of 'em)...U...get the idea...:D...he also owns 3 or 4 current Cobra Jet cars...one...the Al Joniec/Rice Holman "tribute" car won won Pomona with the Calverts running it...lastly...the Dyno Don Nicholson '70 Mustang is here in Mooresville,North Carolina...in-tact..sorry Steve...I know you believe...what you have stated...but until we all have left the "planet" that do know...were/are there...these made up "stories"...just ain't gonna' get it!!!:):):) Drake Viscome

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I worked at Thunder Valley Dragways in this era, and saw many obscure midwestern Pro Stockers come and go, as well as some big hitters, I will add what I can to this what I can.


John Hagen's Arrows
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http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...57/TVD1172.jpg

Laverty Performance (out of Iowa, if my memory serves me)
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Rodekopf AMC
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How about this pair of hitters from the cheap seats at Pomona, 1980, I believe.
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...N57/img067.jpg

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Here is a picture of the Yuill Bros, car in its current form. I sold it a few years ago and a good friend has it. Great car, sometimes I kick myself for getting rid of it. These are pics from 2008 when I had it.
http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/...6255/Monza.jpg

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Mr. Burton,, welcome aboard, and thanks for posting the shots of your former Monza, I wish your current Camaro had some historical tales to tell,,, actually it probably does, but we're talking Pro Stock here!
Take care, Tony,, hope to see you and the guys out there again next season.
Danny Durham

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Just a couple more of Bill Jenkins 'Grumpys Toy' Vega P/S, notice he was experimenting with different styles of hood scoops before everyone ended up using the common snorkel scoop...

http://www.svensworldofwheels.com/grumpy_vega/vega3.jpg

http://www.svensworldofwheels.com/grumpy_vega/vega4.jpg

http://www.svensworldofwheels.com/grumpy_vega/vega2.jpg

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Here's a few shots of some early Pro Stockers rolling though a Mecum Auction a couple of years ago...Sox & Martin '71 Hemi Cuda P/S and a couple of Bill Jenkins Grumpys Toys.

http://www.cruisenewsonline.com/Mecu...ldDragCars.jpg

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A little more of John Hagen's Arrow for y'all. Did Hagen purchase Glidden's Arrow and compete with it at some point? The first John Hagen post here shows an Arrow with large rectangular stretched rear wheel well openings which are very similiar to Gliddens original Plymouth.

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Bob Glidden's NHRA World Championship Pro Stock Plymouth Arrow

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...merPics086.jpg

Glidden's car after it was purchsed by Paul Gentilozzi who later became a Trans Am Series champion and team owner.


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I came across this info on a few other websites and I've heard a couple of different stories about Gliddens Arrow, so I don't know if it was his originally or not...

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http://www.nhra.com/UserFiles/image/...July/arrow.jpg

Quote: Paul Gentilozzi’s old D/Gas Arrow is alive and well, and my father, Dennis Buckley, has been bracket racing the car for the last 12 years now," wrote Scott Buckley. "The little Plymouth has retained all of its original Wayne Farr chassis and red anodized tinwork but was updated with an early '80s grille and headlights by a previous owner. Paul Gentilozzi and Wayne Farr verified the authenticity of the car at a Trans Am Series race at Road America about eight years ago. Paul told us that he had the car constructed when he was the technical editor for Popular Hot Rodding magazine after doing an in-depth feature on Glidden’s Pro Stock Arrow. Paul was first in line to purchase Glidden’s car when Ford renewed Bob’s Pro Stock sponsorship, so he sold the red Arrow to a fellow Super Gas racer in Kentucky (after removing the manual trans and installing a Powerglide), and it eventually wound up in Nebraska, where my father purchased it 12 years ago. The old Arrow is still very consistent, and Dad won the Super Pro category at the Drag News Shootout a few years ago and also had a runner-up finish at the Fall Bracket Nationals. The old Plymouth Arrow is in the Madison, Wis., area now.

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This was not Glidden's Arrow, I know since my father owned and campaigned this car in Super Pro for the last 14 years. Paul Gentilozzi was the technical editor for Popular Hot Rodding magazine back in the late 70s - early 80s when the magazine featured a lot of drag racing. Paul and Wayne Farr built the red and silver Arrow starting with a body in white and were awarded Best Engineered for their efforts at the 1979 Spring Nationals. My father sold the car to a Milwaukee area racer about 2 years ago and we haven't heard from him since.

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Gentilozzi never campaigned this Arrow in Pro Stock since it was originally created to break a D/Gas record which it, but we were told by the previous owner in Nebraska that the car was raced in a midwestern Pro Stock series with a HEMI in place of the W-2 headed small block. My father received HEMI motor plates and headers with it when he purchased it back in the mid 90s.

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...entilozzi2.jpg

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...sArrow1979.jpg

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...entilozzi1.jpg

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a990hemi, so can you please explain your comments that you made here...did Gentilozzi buy the Glidden Arrow or not. :confused:

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Did Bob have two arrows I thought Don Campinelo in nj bought the arrow less motor and trans

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Paul Gentilozzi purchased Bob Glidden's red, white and blue Arrow from Bob Glidden immediately after Ford renewed Glidden's Pro Stock sponsorship. Glidden only campaigned the Plymouth Arrow for one season and absolutely dominated the NHRA series with it.

Gentilozzi saw the advantages of buying a turn key world championship car versus upgrading his own creation for the Pros. The red and silver Arrow is an entirely different car from the white with red and blue striped Glidden Arrow. The obvius difference is the different shapes of the rear wheel openings - Gentilozzi built red/ silver car has oval openings where the white Glidden built car has stretched rectangular rear wheel openings.

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...sArrow1979.jpg

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Yes I also noticed the larger wheelwells and different scoops that were used on the Hagan & Glidden pro stock Arrow's and wondered why anyone would change them back to the original wheel opening, when they were sold to whoever bought them...but makes sense they're two different cars.

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My information about Gentilozzi and Glidden came directly from Paul Gentilozzi a couple of years ago when I spoke to him last. I am however wondering if Gentilozzi did not buy the white Arrow directly from Glidden since I just rediscovered a photo supplied by Gentilozzi showing an updated grille with rectangular headlights in the Glidden car when he owned it. I'll try to reformat and post that pic soon. I know that this paractice was common in order keep the car legal for competition as long as possible with NHRA's 5 year old maximum body rule for Pro Stock. So why would Paul update the front end as soon as he bought it from Glidden?