Best Pontiac Powered Stockers - Page 7

Carl Battis · 12-20-2019, 11:20 PM

Awesome thread - lots of history and lots of great pictures. I’m glad to see so many deserving Pontiac racers get placed on this list like the Burtons and the Schloes. Both of those families have made my racing life such a blast with their advice, assistance, friendship and hospitality over the years (despite the fact that I’m a Chevy guy) especially the Schloes.

As far as the fast Pontiac guys - I’d like to add Bob Mulry (Mulry/Aceves Racing) and Bryan Phillips into the list.....lots of Class wins and records for those two teams....not to mention all around good people. This thread has been great - please add more pictures if you have them.

Rick Unterseh · 12-21-2019, 12:36 AM

It looks much better in the sun, had to get it painted after it was called one of the ugliest stockers a few years ago in Vegas when it was still silver.

oldskool · 12-21-2019, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Rick Unterseh

It looks much better in the sun, had to get it painted after it was called one of the ugliest stockers a few years ago in Vegas when it was still silver.

LOL !

My favorite colors have always been silver & black. Ordered my '69 RA3 GTO silver with black interior. Kept it that color thru 60k+ street miles & 2 seasons of Stock Elim racing at local tracks.

Just another proof that opinions differ. Some like red, yellow, or green. I never have. Don't have a clue why not everyone likes the same colors, smells, or foods.

oldskool · 12-21-2019, 01:45 AM

"...I’d like to add Bob Mulry (Mulry/Aceves Racing) and Bryan Phillips into the list.....lots of Class wins and records for those two teams..."

Yeah, I just ran across both those names as US Nats class winners, in 2004. Mulry had a '74 Formula, & of course Phillips has a '67 Bird. Phillips won E/SA & Mulry won K/SA.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2004#indextop

It was an all Pontiac K/SA final, with another white Bird in the other lane, driven by Don Holmes.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2004#indextop

I like the silver '68 Bird that Bob Aceves drives.

And speakin of silver '68's, I like the the stick version that Adam Strang drives.

oldskool · 12-21-2019, 02:33 AM

GREAT pics guys !!! Keep 'em comin !

oldskool · 12-21-2019, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Don Turk

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PS: Wish I'd had the money, when your car was up for sale. Sounded like a bargain to me. Seems i remember that the new owner won at least 1 race with it this season.

They won Columbus in the Grand Am and had strong showing the rest of the year. I really enjoyed N/SA racing but it was time for a change and I missed sub 11 second runs still miss em wink wink[/QUOTE]

oldskool · 12-21-2019, 02:53 AM

Since my wife raced '68 Birds, I've always liked 'em. Here's a Gillespie Bird driven by Julie Biermann.

Ronald Prince has one.

Todd Hoven has one. Todd now drives a Mopar. Duane has been driving the Bird. There's a story behind the Bird. I think Todd got it from Truman Fields, For a while he painted it up as a tribute to Truman's "Hard Times" Bird, which was the car that made Truman my first Pontiac hero. Todd has explained the whole story about the car to me. But, I may get it all messed up. So, I'll just leave it at that.

Leo Glasbrenner ran a '68. Lately, he's been racing a late model in Stock, and his 4th gen GT car in SS. Don't know if he plans on running the '68 next season, or not.

oldskool · 12-21-2019, 03:23 AM

Gotta give a special shout out to Brent Flynn. When I 1st discovered this site, he had a build thread going, switching his '68 Bird from a 455 bracket car, over to a 400 powered Stocker.

And, he was trying to do it on a budget. I REALLY enjoyed following his build.

gsa612 · 12-21-2019, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by oldskool

Gotta give a special shout out to Brent Flynn. When I 1st discovered this site, he had a build thread going, switching his '68 Bird from a 455 bracket car, over to a 400 powered Stocker.

And, he was trying to do it on a budget. I REALLY enjoyed following his build.

I wonder what ever happened to Brent,he hasn't posted since early 2016.Any Div.3 guys seen him?...gsa612

oldskool · 12-21-2019, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by gsa612

I wonder what ever happened to Brent,he hasn't posted since early 2016.Any Div.3 guys seen him?...gsa612

Looks like he's "Rockin" & building a stroker.

https://www.facebook.com/brent.flynn.501

12-20-2019, 11:20 PM	#61
Carl Battis Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 100 Likes: 22 Liked 184 Times in 36 Posts	Re: Best Pontiac Powered Stockers Awesome thread - lots of history and lots of great pictures. I’m glad to see so many deserving Pontiac racers get placed on this list like the Burtons and the Schloes. Both of those families have made my racing life such a blast with their advice, assistance, friendship and hospitality over the years (despite the fact that I’m a Chevy guy) especially the Schloes. As far as the fast Pontiac guys - I’d like to add Bob Mulry (Mulry/Aceves Racing) and Bryan Phillips into the list.....lots of Class wins and records for those two teams....not to mention all around good people. This thread has been great - please add more pictures if you have them.

12-21-2019, 12:36 AM	#62
Rick Unterseh Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 133 Likes: 3 Liked 31 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Best Pontiac Powered Stockers It looks much better in the sun, had to get it painted after it was called one of the ugliest stockers a few years ago in Vegas when it was still silver. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Rick Unterseh O/SA P/SA

12-21-2019, 01:45 AM	#64
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 750 Times in 361 Posts	Re: Best Pontiac Powered Stockers "...I’d like to add Bob Mulry (Mulry/Aceves Racing) and Bryan Phillips into the list.....lots of Class wins and records for those two teams..." Yeah, I just ran across both those names as US Nats class winners, in 2004. Mulry had a '74 Formula, & of course Phillips has a '67 Bird. Phillips won E/SA & Mulry won K/SA. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2004#indextop It was an all Pontiac K/SA final, with another white Bird in the other lane, driven by Don Holmes. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2004#indextop I like the silver '68 Bird that Bob Aceves drives. And speakin of silver '68's, I like the the stick version that Adam Strang drives. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by oldskool; 12-21-2019 at 02:21 AM.

12-21-2019, 02:33 AM	#65
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 750 Times in 361 Posts	Re: Best Pontiac Powered Stockers GREAT pics guys !!! Keep 'em comin !

12-21-2019, 02:53 AM	#67
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 750 Times in 361 Posts	Re: Best Pontiac Powered Stockers Since my wife raced '68 Birds, I've always liked 'em. Here's a Gillespie Bird driven by Julie Biermann. Ronald Prince has one. Todd Hoven has one. Todd now drives a Mopar. Duane has been driving the Bird. There's a story behind the Bird. I think Todd got it from Truman Fields, For a while he painted it up as a tribute to Truman's "Hard Times" Bird, which was the car that made Truman my first Pontiac hero. Todd has explained the whole story about the car to me. But, I may get it all messed up. So, I'll just leave it at that. Leo Glasbrenner ran a '68. Lately, he's been racing a late model in Stock, and his 4th gen GT car in SS. Don't know if he plans on running the '68 next season, or not. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by oldskool; 12-30-2019 at 12:34 PM.

12-21-2019, 03:23 AM	#68
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 750 Times in 361 Posts	Re: Best Pontiac Powered Stockers Gotta give a special shout out to Brent Flynn. When I 1st discovered this site, he had a build thread going, switching his '68 Bird from a 455 bracket car, over to a 400 powered Stocker. And, he was trying to do it on a budget. I REALLY enjoyed following his build. Attached Thumbnails