OLD Modified Corvettes

[dedracer]

Thanks to all for the kind words, as far as class designation Mike, I know it's gonna have a stick in it, not sure about a 283 yet. here's a few of the 57 before and after.. thanks....

[sox]

I grew up watching those cars.Can anyone tell me the specs on those High Winding Motors.Im curious to know what most people ran.Cubes,Stroke,Bore,and what Heads they ran back then.Those Motors were way ahead of their time.

[vette1]

Originally Posted by dedracer

Thanks to all for the kind words, as far as class designation Mike, I know it's gonna have a stick in it, not sure about a 283 yet. here's a few of the 57 before and after.. thanks....

THANKS dedracer Those before and after photos are Awesome. Thanks again JB

[Manny Sousa]

Originally Posted by Glenn Hayes

Modified Production was THE BEST!

Thanks for sharing the videos, brings back great memories.

I agree. I remember as a 6-8 year old pouring bleach under my Dads slicks at Epping and Conn. Dragway. Whenever he ran a 'Vette, I assumed we would lose. Those cars scared me! I remember we went to a race in Maryland or Virginia and there was a 'Vette there that my Dad was in awe of. Think it was lettered Martinez and Barth or something like that. Anyone remember? I also remember getting beat regularly by Larry Kopp and "Sundays Child", driven by some guy named Al Hoffmann! M/P ruled!


Manny Sousa

[Dennis P Chapman]

Originally Posted by Manny Sousa

I agree. I remember as a 6-8 year old pouring bleach under my Dads slicks at Epping and Conn. Dragway. Whenever he ran a 'Vette, I assumed we would lose. Those cars scared me! I remember we went to a race in Maryland or Virginia and there was a 'Vette there that my Dad was in awe of. Think it was lettered Martinez and Barth or something like that. Anyone remember? I also remember getting beat regularly by Larry Kopp and "Sundays Child", driven by some guy named Al Hoffmann! M/P ruled!


Manny Sousa

Martinez and Barth had yellow 64 or 65 vette fast car for the time hard working guys they were from new York.

[randy wilson]

Don Coonce, and Albert Clark's vette, I think in E\Gas. I have a picture somewhere.

[Don Sofranko]

All
I added another video of the McLemore dry hop from 1992.
Why is it that a new, ground hugging, 8.10 comp car is less fun to watch than this car?
I can't believe he got 3 dry hops in, and thought about a fourth one!
This may have been the coolest thing at the entire event.
Glad I caught it.

[Larry Fulton]

Originally Posted by dedracer

I took a few pics of the 60 to show you what it looks like now, it's painted 61 corvette fawn beige with a creme cove, I hope to have it together by spring but we'll see. The 66 is an ex modified car that we have been working on for a couple years now & it's close, you should see it in super stock come spring....

Doug, not sure how / where you keep coming up with these old cars, but so happy you do... Always a real pleasure seeing your end results.

This Fawn car is Bitch'n!!

[SS/GSI]

Please post more vids if you have them, ive been glued to my PC, lol! Love those class runoffs, super bada$$

[troublemaker427]

Originally Posted by 2021STK

Jody, Gary Ballenger and I bought the "Addict" in the early 80s and converted it into SG with a BBC. Had it for 5-6 years and sold it to a guy who raced at Capitol, he sold it to a racer in Pa. and its still up there around York.

Thanks. Here are a couple of shots of my Dad racing the "Addict" at Mason Dixon in I think 1973.