Indy 62 Pics

BadBanana · 09-02-2011, 09:51 AM

OK, I guess I got those two backwards - but I knew they both won one of those categories and I even got the e.t. within .01. I was going off my memory from almost 50 years ago.
Dave Strickler was not very mechanical, but a great driver - in the mold of Ray Allen; or visa versa, as Dave was there first. Dave used to like to lay on the beach and tan while Jenkins was the mastermind. My favorite of all those guys was Dyno Don Nicholson, even after he switched over to the Comets. I almost bought his Comet Wagon from him; but I was in the service at the time and wouldn't have had the time - he eventually let "Fast" Ed Schartman drive it.

Those were the very BEST days in Super Stock - and the fans loved it !!!

X-TECH MAN · 09-02-2011, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BadBanana

OK, I guess I got those two backwards - but I knew they both won one of those categories and I even got the e.t. within .01. I was going off my memory from almost 50 years ago.
Dave Strickler was not very mechanical, but a great driver - in the mold of Ray Allen; or visa versa, as Dave was there first. Dave used to like to lay on the beach and tan while Jenkins was the mastermind. My favorite of all those guys was Dyno Don Nicholson, even after he switched over to the Comets. I almost bought his Comet Wagon from him; but I was in the service at the time and wouldn't have had the time - he eventually let "Fast" Ed Schartman drive it.

Those were the very BEST days in Super Stock - and the fans loved it !!!

I agree....It WAS the best of times to be racing (super Stock) SS/S. It was the last year ever for all of the factories to be racing HEADS UP with a car you could buy right off the show room floor. 1963 was a Dodge, Plymouth, and Ford only show. The Dodge and Plymouths were approx 200 to 300 pounds liter than the fiberglass front end Fords yet still ran in the same wt. break for S/S so guess who won. The Z-11 Chevy's were pushed into A/FX and the Pontiacs ran B/FX.

Paul Ceasrine · 09-02-2011, 11:16 AM

Popular Hot Rodding Magazine
December 1962,
Has a good overview of the event,,,,,
Back then it was called,,,,,,
the 'NHRA Drag Nationals',,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,which does sound better,,,,

BadBanana · 09-02-2011, 03:27 PM

I was one of about 36 who received Z-11s from the factory in late '62. I think they made about 50 or 60. I raced it at Niagara Dragway and Lancaster with a few match races in Canada and Central NY. Ran out of Glen campbell Chevrolet. Sold it in late '63 to someone form Quaker City Dragway. I believe his name was Roger Cunningham or something like that. Lost track of the car after that. Would love to have it back now, but couldn't afford it if I found it. I believe there is a picture of it in my profile pictures. If not, I will add it. White with red interior; and dented hand print on the front of the aluminum hood !!!

Hemi Moose · 09-02-2011, 05:57 PM

Does anyone here remember this car, it was Arlen Vanke's Tempest.

X-TECH MAN · 09-02-2011, 06:07 PM

Yep.....Not a factory built car. He built it himself. Has a solid pontiac rear under it and set the record. There was some "stink" about it having a real rear end instead of those rubber bands in the factory cars.

Hemi Moose · 09-02-2011, 07:45 PM

Okay then how about this one, anyone here remember this Pontiac Catalina.

BadBanana · 09-03-2011, 05:56 PM

Picture of my Z-11 at Niagara Dragway Spring 1963.

oldskool · 09-23-2021, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Does anyone here remember this car, it was Arlen Vanke's Tempest.

Don't know if this is the car that was mentioned, or not. It was a Bill Knafel's Anderson Pontiac '63, driven & tuned by Arlen Vanke.

" Yep.....Not a factory built car. He built it himself. Has a solid pontiac rear under it and set the record. There was some "stink" about it having a real rear end instead of those rubber bands in the factory cars."

Yeah, M/T & others made this rear end swap on the early Tempests. Don't know how much of the build Arlen did by himself.

IIRC, for '63, Pontiac rigged up at least 6 Tempest cars & 2 wagons(maybe more) with the 421SD engine, & gave 'em to top Pontiac racers. Then, some of 'em were probably raced by others.

DeuceCoupe · 10-30-2021, 08:27 PM

I'm putting this in here to add to Rat Patrol's nice 1962 summary at:

https://skunkwerkssuperstock.wordpre...s-experiments/

I found this while we were hunting for stuff about Antlocer being possible S/S R/U at 62 Indy as said on Boyce pg14.

But the fun part is I saw a big Chrysler 300 as S/SA R/U car.
Holy cow who would believe a big dog like that!
Well it turns out they werent THAT big.
NHRA lists shipping wt for the 62 300H at 3750.
That's lighter than a lot of Galaxies & Pontiacs & even fat 1970up "Muscle Cars".
The June 1962 Hot Rod article is here:

http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/membe...S_Auto_1-3.pdf

Off the assembly line the 1962 300H weighed 4040 with half a tank or about 4100 curb.
(Our 64 Galaxie XL curbs at 4200!!)

The car had 4.56 gears, a prototype 413/405hp-8v LRSP (Long Ram Short Partition) & they added the proper cam and then headers & some chassis work.

I'm surprised how good this big dog ran.
14.73 at 95.74 in street trim, closed exhaust & 4040 lb car.

12.88 at 108.40 in NHRA trim ready at 3880 lb ready for 62 NHRA Pomona Winternationals.
Great article.

09-02-2011, 09:51 AM	#1
BadBanana Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 76 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Indy 62 Pics OK, I guess I got those two backwards - but I knew they both won one of those categories and I even got the e.t. within .01. I was going off my memory from almost 50 years ago. Dave Strickler was not very mechanical, but a great driver - in the mold of Ray Allen; or visa versa, as Dave was there first. Dave used to like to lay on the beach and tan while Jenkins was the mastermind. My favorite of all those guys was Dyno Don Nicholson, even after he switched over to the Comets. I almost bought his Comet Wagon from him; but I was in the service at the time and wouldn't have had the time - he eventually let "Fast" Ed Schartman drive it. Those were the very BEST days in Super Stock - and the fans loved it !!!

09-02-2011, 11:16 AM	#3
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Indy 62 Pics Popular Hot Rodding Magazine December 1962, Has a good overview of the event,,,,, Back then it was called,,,,,, the 'NHRA Drag Nationals',,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,which does sound better,,,,

09-02-2011, 03:27 PM	#4
BadBanana Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 76 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Indy 62 Pics I was one of about 36 who received Z-11s from the factory in late '62. I think they made about 50 or 60. I raced it at Niagara Dragway and Lancaster with a few match races in Canada and Central NY. Ran out of Glen campbell Chevrolet. Sold it in late '63 to someone form Quaker City Dragway. I believe his name was Roger Cunningham or something like that. Lost track of the car after that. Would love to have it back now, but couldn't afford it if I found it. I believe there is a picture of it in my profile pictures. If not, I will add it. White with red interior; and dented hand print on the front of the aluminum hood !!!

09-02-2011, 05:57 PM	#5
Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Indy 62 Pics Does anyone here remember this car, it was Arlen Vanke's Tempest.

09-02-2011, 06:07 PM	#6
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: Indy 62 Pics Yep.....Not a factory built car. He built it himself. Has a solid pontiac rear under it and set the record. There was some "stink" about it having a real rear end instead of those rubber bands in the factory cars.

09-02-2011, 07:45 PM	#7
Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Indy 62 Pics Okay then how about this one, anyone here remember this Pontiac Catalina.

09-03-2011, 05:56 PM	#8
BadBanana Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 76 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Indy 62 Pics Picture of my Z-11 at Niagara Dragway Spring 1963. Last edited by BadBanana; 09-03-2011 at 05:58 PM.

10-30-2021, 08:27 PM	#10
DeuceCoupe Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 274 Likes: 98 Liked 48 Times in 44 Posts	Re: Indy 62 Pics I'm putting this in here to add to Rat Patrol's nice 1962 summary at: https://skunkwerkssuperstock.wordpre...s-experiments/ I found this while we were hunting for stuff about Antlocer being possible S/S R/U at 62 Indy as said on Boyce pg14. But the fun part is I saw a big Chrysler 300 as S/SA R/U car. Holy cow who would believe a big dog like that! Well it turns out they werent THAT big. NHRA lists shipping wt for the 62 300H at 3750. That's lighter than a lot of Galaxies & Pontiacs & even fat 1970up "Muscle Cars". The June 1962 Hot Rod article is here: http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/membe...S_Auto_1-3.pdf Off the assembly line the 1962 300H weighed 4040 with half a tank or about 4100 curb. (Our 64 Galaxie XL curbs at 4200!!) The car had 4.56 gears, a prototype 413/405hp-8v LRSP (Long Ram Short Partition) & they added the proper cam and then headers & some chassis work. I'm surprised how good this big dog ran. 14.73 at 95.74 in street trim, closed exhaust & 4040 lb car. 12.88 at 108.40 in NHRA trim ready at 3880 lb ready for 62 NHRA Pomona Winternationals. Great article. Last edited by DeuceCoupe; 10-31-2021 at 08:31 PM.