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Re: Project - NHRA Stock and S/S results 61-68
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The Max Sterling picture is not a 62 Cat 421/405sd. I think that picture in your writeup is a 61, maybe his previous car?..." Yeah, he had a '61, a '62, as well as a '71 Bird, all named "White Lightning". May have had others. But I only have pics of those 3. Last edited by oldskool; 10-31-2021 at 05:47 PM. |
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"... I have Proffit driving a Chev at Indy 62, even a pic of his car in the winners circle....so not sure why you thought I listed it as a Pontiac?..."
"...PONTIAC – 1962 421 cui Super Duties were produced in enough numbers to qualify for SS/S. These 421 cui motors ran 11:1, dual quad carburretors and were rated to 405. The lightweight panels were available to the approved teams and raced in SS/S. Hayden Proffitt proved the cars worth by winning Top Stock at the US Nationals..." I copied & pasted that from your '62 section. I assume you meant to say the Winter Nats. But, you said the US Nats. The pic you posted shows a '62 with #670 on it. I assume that was @ the Winter Nats. Yes, Hayden is mentioned driving the Chevy @ Indy, in other parts of the section. But, you obviously made a little booboo, as shown in the part I copied. Easily fixed. Last edited by oldskool; 10-31-2021 at 06:23 PM. |
10-31-2021, 09:11 PM | #163 |
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Re: Project - NHRA Stock and S/S results 61-68
Doggone it all this digging, I looked at 1961 again:
https://skunkwerkssuperstock.wordpre...thering-storm/ Another small oops, excusable for a Mopar guy I guess: The 1961 409 was a single 4v, 360hp. The top 1962 409 was the Beach Boys "4-speed dual quad positraction 409" "409 409" The song actually sings 409/409, inches and HP rating. The 409/409hp-8v was the 1st DUAL quad 409. In LATE 62, the 63 service parts (heads & cam IIRC) came out that actually made the 409/409-8v effectively a 409/425hp-8v, even though it kept its 409hp rating. For 63-64, that same engine became the 409/425hp-8v. So pretty much every 409 car you saw in 1960s class racing was a 1962 car, with a 409/425hp-8v under the hood (but rated at 1962's 409hp) or a 409/400hp-4v under the hood (but rated at 1962's 380hp) Not as convoluted as all those Mopar combos (ever count how many 383/330hp engines Mopar had?????) but still complicated. Of course the Beach Boys song features a real 409 soundtrack. This is fun stuff, glad the Nostalgia Stock section has some life again. |
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“Mal - They received the dual quad setup and cam August 1961 prior to Indy ‘61 (placing them in OS/S) . Cars ran single four barrel 360 HP at ‘61 Pomona Winternats.“ Last edited by Rat Patrol; 10-31-2021 at 09:36 PM. |
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15.00 in 67 11.50 in 68 11.00 in 69 10.50 in 70-71 The 327/285hp 67 Bird has W/P=11.23 with Auto So I'd guess 1969 H/SA=11.00 class But then there's the 400 hood: I dont see how a 67 Bird would fit in A/SA, ever, unless maybe in goofy 1972 when A/SA=9.00 class. Then a 400 RA1 factored to 360hp would fit, W/P=9.01 Do you know what book/page that picture is from? |
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"...Do you know what book/page that picture is from?..."
SS book p.137 Here's a couple more pics from the SS book. #1 is a '64 GTO which was running in the AHRA F2 B/S class. #2 is the Royal '66 C/S GTO, which ran the quickest ET in C/S, @ the '66 Winter Nats, but got a DQ because NHRA hadn't OK'd the factory RA set-up. Last edited by oldskool; 10-31-2021 at 10:05 PM. |
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Very few 409s period were made in 1961, about 160 or so IIRC - let alone a dual quad version. Usually on the street it was the 348 Chevy that met the 390 Ford. Was Nicholson the OS/S R/U at 61 Indy with that car or dont we know? |
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Looks like that picture has to be 1967, the only year that Sox's RO23 car ran in SS/B=7.00-7.69 class. That means that for the 67 Bird: A/SA=8.70-9.49 and H/SA=15.00-15.59 not likely. No 67 Bird even fits in there. But if the Bird is in A/SA, what does that mean? 3244/325=9.98 unfactored, doesnt fit A/SA=8.70-9.49 class. 3244/360=9.01 if the RA1 was factored to the GTO's 360hp already. That factoring to 360hp could put a RA1 Bird into A/SA=8.70-9.49 class in 1967. OK, sounds good. But it presents another problem: Tony Knieper ran a 67 Bird RA1 in SS/FA=9.50 at 68 Pomona. How'd he do THAT then? Unless it wasnt run as a RA1 car. A base car fits SS/FA=9.50 3244/325=9.98 But the link below says RA1. If we use the above logic and factor the RA1 to 360hp then 3244/360=9.01 That bumps the Knieper car from SS/FA=9.50 to SS/EA=8.70 class, but it ran in SS/FA=9.50 class. So it had to have an NHRA rating of way less than 360hp, like 340hp or less. Would the RA1 Bird be factored to 360hp in 1967, then DOWN to 340hp in 1968, then back UP to 360hp for late 1968? Sounds unlikely. Unless it wasnt run as a RA1 when it was R/U in SS/FA=9.50 class at 68 Pomona? Since you're a Pontiac guy, here's the link! https://www.hotrodders.com/threads/6...holder.144313/ Confusing story. Any ideas? Last edited by DeuceCoupe; 10-31-2021 at 11:19 PM. |
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