1967 ss/ea - Page 2

Paul Ceasrine · 06-26-2011, 01:25 PM

Moose,

Check out the Sox & Martin SS/E (the before photo).
Doug's Headers.

That photo should be the 67' Winternationals at Pomona.

The 67' Hemi cars, all were equipped with Hooker Headers.

Doug Thorley was paying better sponsor money than Hooker
in 1967 and 1968.

pc

Hemi Moose · 06-26-2011, 01:55 PM

I actually I thought they were both of the same car, notice the fake hood scoops on the 67 440 GTX in the first photo, and the hood scoop in the second photo. But after looking a little harder at the photos I can see the scoops are a different color, and the white bucket seats w/headrests don't show up either. So it must be the ex-Sox & Martin 67 RO Hemi Belvedere then...maybe compare it to this photo then.

Hemi Moose · 06-26-2011, 02:31 PM

Found another one:

Paul Ceasrine · 06-26-2011, 02:50 PM

Post #12
The SS/B,,,,,,,,that is the R/O
Check out the gas cap,,,,,,painted......
Not a chrome-trimmed GTX unit.

Those Sox & Martin guys..........very tricky.

Hemi Moose · 07-07-2011, 09:29 PM

So which Sox & Martin car was this one at the Winter Nationals, the 67 Hemi GTX or the 67 Hemi RO Belvedere, I can't quite make out the number on the window.

Paul Ceasrine · 07-08-2011, 11:22 AM

That is from the 1968 NHRA Winternationals,,,,,,

Super/Stock Eliminator
Hubert Platt SS/E 68' 428 Cobra-Jet
vs
Sox & Martin SS/D 67' 426 Hemi R/O Belvedere (w/GTX lettering)

Sometimes they would run 2 cars in the same class, to give them
better odds in SS/D.
67' GTX Hemi
67' R/O Belvedere Hemi (w/GTX lettering)

pc

mcink · 07-08-2011, 09:40 PM

photos from the recent Mopars in the Park in Farmington, MN

unknown if these are restored to a specific period of time, though?

(there was a wall right behind me, and always people on the other side, so these are the best photos I could get of them)

Geerhead55 · 07-09-2011, 01:55 AM

In the "before" and "after" photos, the fender lettering "The Boss" is different. Also the #715 car and the #716 car show this difference,,,so I'm thinking the car at Pomona is the #716 car with the block style lettering, at least according to my old eyes.
Danny Durham

Tim Takash · 03-04-2013, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Jimmy,

Dick Arons set the SS/EA E.T. record in August 1967.
12.13 @ 118.11

Dick also made it to the 1967 Wolrd Finals at Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He was Super/Stock Eliminator Runner-up.
Lost to Ed Miller's 65 SS/A Hemi Plymouth.
Dick cornered the traction problem at Tulsa, with the 396/325 HP automatic
67' Camaro.

Gene Takash with a 67' R/T 440/375 HP won the SS/EA class at
the 67' Indy Nationals.

pc

This is the car that I an Recreating for my Father ( Gene Takash )
Look Up in the Threads!

Rat Patrol · 06-28-2021, 12:10 AM

S&M ran three cars in 67.

1 - RO23 - Buddy bought it in May of 1967 from longtime sponsor Gate City Motor Company in Greensboro, North Carolina..

My only data on this car is it was raced at the Super Stock Nationals & Dave Strickler raced it at 67 Nats in SS/B.

Easily identified by shovel scoop - NO Hurst decal in rear sideglass.

2- ‘Hemi Belvedere’ - a modded 383 Belvedere fitted with a street Hemi

This car

- ran with a flat hood at 67 Winters in SS/C ,
- won SS/B and SS Eliminator at Spring Nats( with scoop) , and
- ran in SS/B af the 67 Nats (with scoop), AND
- the 68 Winters in SS/D - the car raced off against the Platt CJ Mustang...in SS/D still with scoop...because Chrysler declared it as a GTX, NOT an RO23.

It has a HURST decal in the rear sideglass - this is the easy way to id this car - This car did the bulk of SS/B, C and D work in 67/68...depending on the hood!

3 - a 440 ‘GTX’ - This car never ran a shovel scoop, and ran in SS/E in 67, SS/F in 68. It has no shovel scoop...and no HURST decal.

Thx to Steve Sasko for setting me straight.

06-26-2011, 01:25 PM	#11
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: 1967 ss/ea Moose, Check out the Sox & Martin SS/E (the before photo). Doug's Headers. That photo should be the 67' Winternationals at Pomona. The 67' Hemi cars, all were equipped with Hooker Headers. Doug Thorley was paying better sponsor money than Hooker in 1967 and 1968. pc

06-26-2011, 02:31 PM	#13
Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: 1967 ss/ea Found another one:

06-26-2011, 02:50 PM	#14
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: 1967 ss/ea Post #12 The SS/B,,,,,,,,that is the R/O Check out the gas cap,,,,,,painted...... Not a chrome-trimmed GTX unit. Those Sox & Martin guys..........very tricky.

07-07-2011, 09:29 PM	#15
Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: 1967 ss/ea So which Sox & Martin car was this one at the Winter Nationals, the 67 Hemi GTX or the 67 Hemi RO Belvedere, I can't quite make out the number on the window. Last edited by Hemi Moose; 07-07-2011 at 09:31 PM.

07-08-2011, 11:22 AM	#16
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: 1967 ss/ea That is from the 1968 NHRA Winternationals,,,,,, Super/Stock Eliminator Hubert Platt SS/E 68' 428 Cobra-Jet vs Sox & Martin SS/D 67' 426 Hemi R/O Belvedere (w/GTX lettering) Sometimes they would run 2 cars in the same class, to give them better odds in SS/D. 67' GTX Hemi 67' R/O Belvedere Hemi (w/GTX lettering) pc Last edited by Paul Ceasrine; 07-08-2011 at 11:26 AM.

06-26-2011, 01:55 PM	#12
Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: 1967 ss/ea I actually I thought they were both of the same car, notice the fake hood scoops on the 67 440 GTX in the first photo, and the hood scoop in the second photo. But after looking a little harder at the photos I can see the scoops are a different color, and the white bucket seats w/headrests don't show up either. So it must be the ex-Sox & Martin 67 RO Hemi Belvedere then...maybe compare it to this photo then.

07-08-2011, 09:40 PM	#17
mcink Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: eastriver Posts: 460 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 1967 ss/ea photos from the recent Mopars in the Park in Farmington, MN unknown if these are restored to a specific period of time, though? (there was a wall right behind me, and always people on the other side, so these are the best photos I could get of them)

07-09-2011, 01:55 AM	#18
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: 1967 ss/ea In the "before" and "after" photos, the fender lettering "The Boss" is different. Also the #715 car and the #716 car show this difference,,,so I'm thinking the car at Pomona is the #716 car with the block style lettering, at least according to my old eyes. Danny Durham

06-28-2021, 12:10 AM	#20
Rat Patrol Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 169 Likes: 68 Liked 31 Times in 26 Posts	Re: 1967 ss/ea S&M ran three cars in 67. 1 - RO23 - Buddy bought it in May of 1967 from longtime sponsor Gate City Motor Company in Greensboro, North Carolina.. My only data on this car is it was raced at the Super Stock Nationals & Dave Strickler raced it at 67 Nats in SS/B. Easily identified by shovel scoop - NO Hurst decal in rear sideglass. 2- ‘Hemi Belvedere’ - a modded 383 Belvedere fitted with a street Hemi This car - ran with a flat hood at 67 Winters in SS/C , - won SS/B and SS Eliminator at Spring Nats( with scoop) , and - ran in SS/B af the 67 Nats (with scoop), AND - the 68 Winters in SS/D - the car raced off against the Platt CJ Mustang...in SS/D still with scoop...because Chrysler declared it as a GTX, NOT an RO23. It has a HURST decal in the rear sideglass - this is the easy way to id this car - This car did the bulk of SS/B, C and D work in 67/68...depending on the hood! 3 - a 440 ‘GTX’ - This car never ran a shovel scoop, and ran in SS/E in 67, SS/F in 68. It has no shovel scoop...and no HURST decal. Thx to Steve Sasko for setting me straight. Last edited by Rat Patrol; 12-29-2022 at 12:51 AM.