Cool race car names!

Greg Wood · 01-01-2010, 10:15 AM

For you older Southern guys ...

"RoHo" Ellis Milner "Super Stock '64 Dodge"
"Strange Stuff" Max Smith " Z-11 '63 Chevrolet
"The American" Fred Adkinson " '55 J/SA Chevrolet"
"Daddy Rabbit" Ken Simpson " Super Stock '67 Camaro"
"Kid Goat" Billy Jacobs " Altered wheelbase '66 Dodge Dart"
"Stumpy" John Locke " '68 Camaro Z-28 E/S Record Holder"
"Golden Rule" Billy Denby "'55 B/Gas Chevrolet, '69 Pro Stock Camaro"
"Purple Passion" Pete Mount "63 Lightweight Galaxie Super Stock"

MEMORIES · 01-03-2010, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Wood

For you older Southern guys ...

"RoHo" Ellis Milner "Super Stock '64 Dodge"
"Strange Stuff" Max Smith " Z-11 '63 Chevrolet
"The American" Fred Adkinson " '55 J/SA Chevrolet"
"Daddy Rabbit" Ken Simpson " Super Stock '67 Camaro"
"Kid Goat" Billy Jacobs " Altered wheelbase '66 Dodge Dart"
"Stumpy" John Locke " '68 Camaro Z-28 E/S Record Holder"
"Golden Rule" Billy Denby "'55 B/Gas Chevrolet, '69 Pro Stock Camaro"
"Purple Passion" Pete Mount "63 Lightweight Galaxie Super Stock"

Here's the "Golden Rule" Camaro. I was at this race in 1974 at the old Ringgold, Georgia track named "Drag City". This Camaro was running in modified class, don't remember who owned it but it was an old pro stocker. Steve Bagwell drove a "Strange Stuff" 63 Chevy also. I don't know if it was the same one Max Smith had. I've got a picture of "Kid Goat" too. Precious Memories!

Wayne.

bill dedman · 01-03-2010, 05:20 PM

I haven't read all these many pages, so, this may have been answered, already, but forgive me if it has, please.

Somebody used to run a Stocker with the name "AFTER YOU" on the side of the car.

That sounded like the punch line to an interesting back-story, but I never heard the particulars...

Anybody remember that car? It raced for a long time......

It would be nice to know "After WHO?"

Then again, some things are better left unsaid, I guess...

MEMORIES · 01-03-2010, 09:06 PM

I saw an IHRA super stock Nova named "Since You" in the eighties. It really did some nice wheelies.

Wayne.

bill dedman · 01-03-2010, 09:59 PM

That's the car. I had the name wrong...

Thanks!

Mike Voth · 01-04-2010, 02:47 PM

In the late '60's, early '70's, dad had a '57 Chevy bracket car that was named, "GOLDDIGGER". I only have one picture of the car, and would have loved to see it in action.

Mike Town, and later Mick Lafferty, use to own our Monte. They use to call the car "CHRISTINE" because it had a mind of its own. Fortunately, dad has tamed the car considerably, and the name has since been forgotten!

al wisniewski · 01-06-2010, 05:47 PM

Tri-City Dragway,Saginaw Mi. back in the mid 70's I had a 63 Chevy II D/A called "Dueces Wild" and then bought the "Get Down" A/SM Camaro from Doc Watson. Then there was the still famous 69 Hurst Scrambler"Nasty Nash" owned by Butch LaVictoire and my buddy Dale Mudd owned the 68 Camaro called "Clockwork Camaro" And then the boys from Saginaw had Thunder Rat,Sugar Rat and Justifiable Homicide to name a few.

01-01-2010, 10:15 AM	#1
Greg Wood Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: US Posts: 65 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cool race car names! For you older Southern guys ... "RoHo" Ellis Milner "Super Stock '64 Dodge" "Strange Stuff" Max Smith " Z-11 '63 Chevrolet "The American" Fred Adkinson " '55 J/SA Chevrolet" "Daddy Rabbit" Ken Simpson " Super Stock '67 Camaro" "Kid Goat" Billy Jacobs " Altered wheelbase '66 Dodge Dart" "Stumpy" John Locke " '68 Camaro Z-28 E/S Record Holder" "Golden Rule" Billy Denby "'55 B/Gas Chevrolet, '69 Pro Stock Camaro" "Purple Passion" Pete Mount "63 Lightweight Galaxie Super Stock"

01-03-2010, 05:20 PM	#3
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Cool race car names! I haven't read all these many pages, so, this may have been answered, already, but forgive me if it has, please. Somebody used to run a Stocker with the name "AFTER YOU" on the side of the car. That sounded like the punch line to an interesting back-story, but I never heard the particulars... Anybody remember that car? It raced for a long time...... It would be nice to know "After WHO?" Then again, some things are better left unsaid, I guess... __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 01-04-2010 at 04:28 PM.

01-03-2010, 09:06 PM	#4
MEMORIES Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 298 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cool race car names! I saw an IHRA super stock Nova named "Since You" in the eighties. It really did some nice wheelies. Wayne.

01-03-2010, 09:59 PM	#5
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Cool race car names! That's the car. I had the name wrong... Thanks! __________________ Bill

01-04-2010, 02:47 PM	#6
Mike Voth Live Reporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Buhler, KS Posts: 527 Likes: 5 Liked 57 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Cool race car names! In the late '60's, early '70's, dad had a '57 Chevy bracket car that was named, "GOLDDIGGER". I only have one picture of the car, and would have loved to see it in action. Mike Town, and later Mick Lafferty, use to own our Monte. They use to call the car "CHRISTINE" because it had a mind of its own. Fortunately, dad has tamed the car considerably, and the name has since been forgotten! __________________ Mike Voth 5189 GTN - 5188 GTO Voth Racing Last edited by Mike Voth; 01-04-2010 at 02:51 PM.

01-06-2010, 05:47 PM	#7
al wisniewski Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: auburn,mi. Posts: 56 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cool race car names! Tri-City Dragway,Saginaw Mi. back in the mid 70's I had a 63 Chevy II D/A called "Dueces Wild" and then bought the "Get Down" A/SM Camaro from Doc Watson. Then there was the still famous 69 Hurst Scrambler"Nasty Nash" owned by Butch LaVictoire and my buddy Dale Mudd owned the 68 Camaro called "Clockwork Camaro" And then the boys from Saginaw had Thunder Rat,Sugar Rat and Justifiable Homicide to name a few.

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