OLD Modified Corvettes

Lyn Smith · 11-23-2014, 10:20 AM

Went to the Musclecar and Corvette Nationals in Chicago yesterday and there was a 62 Vette old modified car there in the barn find section that had Truppi Kling on the quarter panel.Will try to get a picture of it posted.

71Dartman440 · 11-23-2014, 10:45 AM

Super Pro car but a nice piece of Corvette history just the same. To best of knowledge; last time pulled out and ran was mid 90's on an exhibition run. Blown, injected, zoomy headers and seem to recall a lenco. Took these picts a few years ago. The sound of this car is etched in my brain for eternity lol. Note the picture on wall above the roof line of the car; that's from the exhibition run spoken of.

Mark Ugrich · 11-25-2014, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Lyn Smith

Went to the Musclecar and Corvette Nationals in Chicago yesterday and there was a 62 Vette old modified car there in the barn find section that had Truppi Kling on the quarter panel.Will try to get a picture of it posted.

Lyn,Don't mean to step on your toes.I was at the show Saturday and saw this car also.Has a mechanical tach and bumper mounted wheelie bar cool stuff !

T Pogue · 11-30-2014, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Ugrich

Lyn,Don't mean to step on your toes.I was at the show Saturday and saw this car also.Has a mechanical tach and bumper mounted wheelie bar cool stuff !

Just ran across the article on that Vette in the April 1975 issue of Chevy Power a couple of weeks ago.
Did you catch who the owner is? I forwarded this to Darwin Doll and he would like to see this car at the York reunion next year.

Dick Butler · 11-30-2014, 07:24 PM

Who had the red A/SA vette advertised for a while on RacingJunk? record holder etc...?Thanks. Interested in his numbers.

Tim olson · 11-30-2014, 08:41 PM

I so love all the modified racing back then , thanks for all the photos guys !

jackal396 · 11-30-2014, 10:37 PM

Really nice corvettes.

jp

Don Sofranko · 12-01-2014, 11:11 AM

I loved that Epstein and Camic article. 10.60's at 126 with all that stuff done to a 302!
How much base do you think was in the clutch then?
Did Epstein need to have NFL quality thighs?

Look at what a modern 283 super stock engine does...
at 3300 pounds, 10.60s would be normal at 123 MPH (for a 283 stick car)
The little performance things sure have added up over the years!

I made a boo boo on my previous you tube upload, and had the video banned for using an NHRA, over the air clip. I redid it this morning for your audio pleasure!

11-23-2014, 10:20 AM	#1
Lyn Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pontiac,il. Posts: 1,199 Likes: 282 Liked 968 Times in 194 Posts	Re: OLD Modified Corvettes Went to the Musclecar and Corvette Nationals in Chicago yesterday and there was a 62 Vette old modified car there in the barn find section that had Truppi Kling on the quarter panel.Will try to get a picture of it posted.

11-23-2014, 10:45 AM	#2
71Dartman440 Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 74 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: OLD Modified Corvettes Super Pro car but a nice piece of Corvette history just the same. To best of knowledge; last time pulled out and ran was mid 90's on an exhibition run. Blown, injected, zoomy headers and seem to recall a lenco. Took these picts a few years ago. The sound of this car is etched in my brain for eternity lol. Note the picture on wall above the roof line of the car; that's from the exhibition run spoken of. Last edited by 71Dartman440; 11-23-2014 at 10:47 AM.

11-30-2014, 07:24 PM	#5
Dick Butler VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Indiana Posts: 1,196 Likes: 5 Liked 32 Times in 19 Posts	Re: OLD Modified Corvettes Who had the red A/SA vette advertised for a while on RacingJunk? record holder etc...?Thanks. Interested in his numbers.

11-30-2014, 08:41 PM	#6
Tim olson Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 20 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: OLD Modified Corvettes I so love all the modified racing back then , thanks for all the photos guys !

11-30-2014, 10:37 PM	#7
jackal396 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 13 Likes: 32 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: OLD Modified Corvettes Really nice corvettes. jp

12-01-2014, 11:11 AM	#8
Don Sofranko Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 121 Likes: 0 Liked 128 Times in 32 Posts	Re: OLD Modified Corvettes I loved that Epstein and Camic article. 10.60's at 126 with all that stuff done to a 302! How much base do you think was in the clutch then? Did Epstein need to have NFL quality thighs? Look at what a modern 283 super stock engine does... at 3300 pounds, 10.60s would be normal at 123 MPH (for a 283 stick car) The little performance things sure have added up over the years! I made a boo boo on my previous you tube upload, and had the video banned for using an NHRA, over the air clip. I redid it this morning for your audio pleasure! Last edited by Don Sofranko; 01-01-2019 at 06:30 PM.