Trailer Killers!

Billy Nees · 08-21-2010, 05:52 PM

I'm bored, try to comprehend what it would be like dragging these combos around! And the kick is some of them don't look too bad!
71 Chrysler T+C 3s wagon 383/300/295 makes P/SA at only 4890 lbs.
74 Ford Country Squire 460/195/300 can make Q at only 5270 lbs.
75 Pontiac Grand Ville 3s wagon 455/200/310 makes Q at 5440 lbs. 76Chrysler T+C 3s wagon 400/210/310 also makes Q at 5440 lbs.
75 Buick Estate wagon 3s 455/205/300 can make Q at a svelt 5270 lbs. BUT the same car can make R at 5570!
But the biggest groaner of them all has to be
76 Chevy Caprice Estate wagon 454/225/320 gets into Q at an insane 5610 lbs!
These kinda make Capt. Jacks 60 Chevy wagon 283/230/215 look pretty light in the a** in U/SA at only 4470!

cicero819 · 08-21-2010, 06:10 PM

Billy any of those automobiles left around? At that weight they're at,you know for sure someone has shipped it in tiny little pieces to China. How about a 1971 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser 455/320hp where would it end it up,Q/sa. CR

Dago Red · 08-22-2010, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by cicero819

Billy any of those automobiles left around? At that weight they're at,you know for sure someone has shipped it in tiny little pieces to China. How about a 1971 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser 455/320hp where would it end it up,Q/sa. CR

I seem to remember Jack Troxell had one that ran in SS/MA, woodgrain and all, in the seventies. This, in addition to trying to beat their way underrated 350 in SS/OA..

Does anyone remember a 68 Ford Country Squire called the "Jolly Green Giant"?. It used to really wind up a crowd to watch this tank get to half track and then see if some COPO/Hemi/FE combo could reel it in. It was some 352/390 combo that must have put it in, like, triple Z automatic....................

X-TECH MAN · 08-22-2010, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Dago Red

I seem to remember Jack Troxell had one that ran in SS/MA, woodgrain and all, in the seventies. This, in addition to trying to beat their way underrated 350 in SS/OA..

Does anyone remember a 68 Ford Country Squire called the "Jolly Green Giant"?. It used to really wind up a crowd to watch this tank get to half track and then see if some COPO/Hemi/FE combo could reel it in. It was some 352/390 combo that must have put it in, like, triple Z automatic....................

The Jolly Green Giant was Frank and Opie Moores 351 powered wagon. They had a wood grained Counry Squire wagon that was most sucessful also and won several IHRA national event and was world Champ one year. He drove the squire wagon from NC to Lakeland Florida one year, changed the rear pumpkin to racing gears and won the event. This was back in the mid to early 70's. He raced a 194 inch 6 cylinder Chev 2 with a P/G after that then kind of disappeared from the planet.

jim powers · 08-22-2010, 11:53 AM

i seem to remember gary labella with a 1969 impala wagon 396 and also howie busch in a black 70 impala wagon with a 454 right around 1971 to 73 at englishtown and atco

Mike Carr · 08-22-2010, 12:44 PM

1970 Ford T-bird, 429 cid, 360 hp factory and NHRA. Fits naturally into I/SA. 4,490 pounds. Might be one of, if not the, heaviest I/SA cars around.

Alex Denysenko · 08-22-2010, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

The Jolly Green Giant was Frank and Opie Moores 351 powered wagon. They had a wood grained Counry Squire wagon that was most sucessful also and won several IHRA national event and was world Champ one year. He drove the squire wagon from NC to Lakeland Florida one year, changed the rear pumpkin to racing gears and won the event. This was back in the mid to early 70's.

As I recall it was a 67 Galaxie wagon and was powered by a 289 2 barrel.
I spoke with him about the car when we were both racing the IHRA national event held at GLD in Union Grove WI in the late 70's.
It had the longest set of header collectors I ever saw. At least 48 inches long.
I also met Ricky Smith for the first time at that same event. He was rather difficult to understand then.

Mark Yacavone · 08-22-2010, 01:51 PM

One big problem with all these combos ,as I see it.

NHRA doesn't seem to care much for the lower class cars. Neither do the higher class guys. So , they got together and voted out > Deep Staging<.

cicero819 · 08-22-2010, 01:56 PM

In the September issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines Magazine there is a great write up on a 1971 Cobra jet 429 Torino Squire 370hp at 3,583lbs 9.68pds where would this one land? h/sa

Myron Piatek · 08-21-2010, 06:14 PM

....not to mention drivetrain and tire killers!
Only thing worse would be a stick option.

08-21-2010, 05:52 PM	#1
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,493 Likes: 3,595 Liked 7,724 Times in 1,738 Posts	Trailer Killers! I'm bored, try to comprehend what it would be like dragging these combos around! And the kick is some of them don't look too bad! 71 Chrysler T+C 3s wagon 383/300/295 makes P/SA at only 4890 lbs. 74 Ford Country Squire 460/195/300 can make Q at only 5270 lbs. 75 Pontiac Grand Ville 3s wagon 455/200/310 makes Q at 5440 lbs. 76Chrysler T+C 3s wagon 400/210/310 also makes Q at 5440 lbs. 75 Buick Estate wagon 3s 455/205/300 can make Q at a svelt 5270 lbs. BUT the same car can make R at 5570! But the biggest groaner of them all has to be 76 Chevy Caprice Estate wagon 454/225/320 gets into Q at an insane 5610 lbs! These kinda make Capt. Jacks 60 Chevy wagon 283/230/215 look pretty light in the a** in U/SA at only 4470! __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

08-21-2010, 06:10 PM	#2
cicero819 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Aylmer Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,086 Likes: 31 Liked 69 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Trailer Killers! Billy any of those automobiles left around? At that weight they're at,you know for sure someone has shipped it in tiny little pieces to China. How about a 1971 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser 455/320hp where would it end it up,Q/sa. CR

08-22-2010, 11:53 AM	#5
jim powers Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: manville nj Posts: 359 Likes: 198 Liked 13 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Trailer Killers! i seem to remember gary labella with a 1969 impala wagon 396 and also howie busch in a black 70 impala wagon with a 454 right around 1971 to 73 at englishtown and atco

08-22-2010, 12:44 PM	#6
Mike Carr VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Enon Valley PA Posts: 1,650 Likes: 234 Liked 83 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Trailer Killers! 1970 Ford T-bird, 429 cid, 360 hp factory and NHRA. Fits naturally into I/SA. 4,490 pounds. Might be one of, if not the, heaviest I/SA cars around. __________________ Mike Carr, Tri-State S/SS Association President Looking for 2015 S/SS Race Sponsors Contact me if interested buffdaddy_1302@hotmail.com (724) 510-5912

08-22-2010, 01:51 PM	#8
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,815 Likes: 2,903 Liked 5,121 Times in 1,952 Posts	Re: Trailer Killers! One big problem with all these combos ,as I see it. NHRA doesn't seem to care much for the lower class cars. Neither do the higher class guys. So , they got together and voted out > Deep Staging<. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

08-22-2010, 01:56 PM	#9
cicero819 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Aylmer Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,086 Likes: 31 Liked 69 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Trailer Killers! In the September issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines Magazine there is a great write up on a 1971 Cobra jet 429 Torino Squire 370hp at 3,583lbs 9.68pds where would this one land? h/sa

08-21-2010, 06:14 PM	#10
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Trailer Killers! ....not to mention drivetrain and tire killers! Only thing worse would be a stick option.