OLD Modified Corvettes

[lynn engels]

mr cates, your not my enemy, im sure if i met you we,d be friends and enough bantering about whats what, lets just see more pics of old corvette drag cars. have a good day sir.

[JRyan]

Lynn. I just want to drive the gold car.LOL! Definitely one of the coolest super stockers out there.

Rick

[lynn engels]

thats what that car needs is a good driver like yourself

[Terry Drinkwater]

There were several beautiful Corvettes that raced out of Montgomery, AL back in the 70's and 80's. One was a candy apple red '62 owned and driven by Bill Bethea. Another was a black '63 (IIRC), owned and driven by Al Capatel. These were IHRA cars, so they prob weren't seen much outside of the Southeast. Surely someone has some pics of those.
I'm told that Bill still owns his car, not sure about Al. Bill's business partner, Kenneth Dickey also had a 'Vette. I believe his was also a '62, which ran in S/S.
Another was the McCann, Cowles and Kamakowski car, driven by Stanley Kamakowski, which was white and was a '67 or '66. (IIRC)
These cars were all Modifieds except for Kenneth's and all were immaculate and always well-prepared.
Anyone remember those cars?

[jimmyparker]

Terry,

I remember these racers and their cars well. They were good racers who ran at Phenix City and Montgomery quite a bit, I always admired their Corvettes and not surprised that Bill still has his.

Jimmy Parker

[chopperloco]

Originally Posted by dedracer

Schnelker & Losher G/gas Corvette from Fort Wayne Indiana, probably the best time capsule I've ever come across, was parked around 1973. Still retains the 287 & Doug Nash trans it was last raced with.

Doug,would it be possible to see interior and underhood?
Dom

[Cbrinson47]

Originally Posted by Dyno

It was WAY to HOT at Indy this year to watch any S/SS except early in the morning. Dyno

Beats watching the pro Fuel trash !

[vette1]

Stick shift nationals. Farmington Dragway June 19

[Doug Walker]

Recently owned by Angelo DeCarlo until a few years ago. Was sold to somebody that did a restoration of the Ault & James H/Gas Corvette.

Shown here in the courtyard west of the left lane bleachers at the US Nationals last September.

[Bruce Fulper]

Originally Posted by randy wilson

Ok, Here goes. CLASS: ECONO MOD
81 and older cars. No front wheel drive conversions.
9 lbs. per C.I.D.
Min. wt. 3,000 lbs.
Max. 1 750 cfm carb. Choke horn must remain. Baseplate standard 750.
Ford, Mopar, and GM only. Brodix spec head. Only mods allowed angle milling, and polishing combustion chamber. 11\32 valve min. 2.08 max. Titanium allowed.
Cast intake generally available. No external mods. Max 2" spacer.
Any piston, any rod, any crank, any ring package, any bore, any stroke.
No vac pumps, external oil pumps, belt drives, or internal billet pumps allowed.
No computers allowed.
No titanium, or carbon fiber driveline parts allowed, except carbon fiber drive shaft for safety reasons.
Max. 1 clutch disc, no smaller then 10.5 inch. No counter wts. allowed.
Max. primary tube size on header 2". No more then 2 steps on header.
Motor plates allowed.
Cool can allowed.
SpecC-12 VP fuel
Cam lift .750 max at the valve.
Stud mount rockers only, except Mopar.
14.32 max tire size.
Wheelie wheels permitted.
Max
RPM chip allowed. No other chips allowed.
Play back tach allowed.
Maximum 5 forward gears. CLUTCH MUST BE USED IN ALL 5 GEARS IN THE TRUE CONVENTIONAL MANNER.
Removable tunnel allowed.
No more then 50\50 wt transfer.
.4 pro tree only.
Cam must be in stock location, remain stock diameter for engine used.
Lifters must be stock diameter. Roller cams, and lifters allowed.
Any radiator in stock location.
Engine in stock location, plus, or minus 1"
Distributor must remain in stock location.
Crank trigger allowed.
Any head under suspicion must be sent to Brodix, and $500 fee put up for the expense of protested.
After market balancers required. Min, 8 pt cage. (up to NHRA)
1" site plug required in oil pan to inspect pump.
.Autos remove 100 lbs. Must still maintain min wt.

What? No Pontiacs? I have a 326 that will pop your eyeballs out. Would I get to use Edlebrock heads? Or a factory head? I prefer the factory head.