D1 70;s SS/history question?

richie 2 · 08-10-2017, 08:00 PM

tks lads... The SS/I BENNETT & SIRIANNI Camaro was one tough customer in the north east.... love to hear any storys/info on those guys & that car.. I loved seeing them at san-air back then...ronnie & carl inspired me...

Hacksaw · 08-10-2017, 08:38 PM

The story as told to me. The car was a terror and it rarely lost a round. They had a mishap and barrel rolled it several times, major damage as you can imagine. They sold it as is to Ihor Fedun and he stripped off all the "good" stuff and scrapped the rest. That car had the trickest 10 bolt rear anybody ever saw. Those guys were pretty sharp.

Mark Yacavone · 08-10-2017, 10:02 PM

The 67 car was actually made into a 68 car, after a horsepower hit. Wanting to stay in "I", they changed the existing car over.
Those of you that know Camaros realize that it ain't as easy as it looks.

Bob Don · 08-10-2017, 11:00 PM

Here's a pic:

SStockDart · 08-11-2017, 12:28 AM

I believe that is the car that made me park my SS/I Roadrunner in favor of a SS/E 427 Chevelle. Lol

Dave Ley · 08-11-2017, 09:51 AM

Absolute killer car ! Remember it well. They were always the first car to the lanes when SS was called.

Pistol Pete · 08-11-2017, 07:37 PM

I started racing super stock in 1974.
Carl & Ronnie were a class act and would
always lend a hand if you needed it.
They pretty much cleaned up at Englishtown
on a weekly basis.
For national events you had to win class in
order to race in the eliminator and I'm
not sure what year it was but along came
Don Bowles in a SS/I Mustang.
His car was wicked fast and pretty sure
he won class a lot.
Not sure what year Carl & Ronnie went
to the Super Mod Class.
That's 1 class that NHRA should've kept.
It was Jr. Pro/S so to speak.
I think 1 yr there were 25 C/SM at
Englishtown. Only the winner got into
Modified Eliminator.
Definitely a fun class to watch.

richie 2 · 08-11-2017, 08:32 PM

I believe it all happened at carl's one car garage in ashbury park nj? and what a lineup of help...T/K, Hoffman, duffy's, trans end, I believe jack arnew did the front end, tony feil...bob's berserko lounge too.

Mark Yacavone · 08-11-2017, 11:43 PM

Dave Casey · 08-12-2017, 11:49 AM

It was a unique time to be racing when they ran that car. I remember a Summernationals that there were lots of SS/I cars and when they got down to 3 cars for class I saw them crawl under their car in staging lanes and drain some oil out. I was a 20 year old then and that was the first time I saw that done. I am pretty sure in those years they weighed the cars without the driver, so Ron was a pretty light guy so he would be the obvious choice to drive .

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richie 2 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 916 Likes: 318 Liked 155 Times in 71 Posts	D1 70;s SS/history question? tks lads... The SS/I BENNETT & SIRIANNI Camaro was one tough customer in the north east.... love to hear any storys/info on those guys & that car.. I loved seeing them at san-air back then...ronnie & carl inspired me... Last edited by richie 2; 08-13-2017 at 08:42 AM.

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Hacksaw Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 838 Likes: 148 Liked 276 Times in 151 Posts	Re: D1 70;s SS/history question? The story as told to me. The car was a terror and it rarely lost a round. They had a mishap and barrel rolled it several times, major damage as you can imagine. They sold it as is to Ihor Fedun and he stripped off all the "good" stuff and scrapped the rest. That car had the trickest 10 bolt rear anybody ever saw. Those guys were pretty sharp.

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Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,414 Likes: 2,579 Liked 4,447 Times in 1,693 Posts	Re: D1 70;s SS/history question? The 67 car was actually made into a 68 car, after a horsepower hit. Wanting to stay in "I", they changed the existing car over. Those of you that know Camaros realize that it ain't as easy as it looks. __________________ We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for..... Will Rogers Last edited by Mark Yacavone; 08-10-2017 at 10:04 PM.

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Bob Don VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greater Boston Posts: 1,476 Likes: 980 Liked 778 Times in 175 Posts	Re: D1 70;s SS/history question? Here's a pic: Attached Thumbnails __________________ Bob Don 128 SS

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SStockDart VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arizona, Texan forever Posts: 1,115 Likes: 714 Liked 458 Times in 173 Posts	Re: D1 70;s SS/history question? I believe that is the car that made me park my SS/I Roadrunner in favor of a SS/E 427 Chevelle. Lol __________________ Gary Hansen - SS/FA 4911, B/SA 4911

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Dave Ley Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: South Jersey , The 51st. State Posts: 422 Likes: 1,476 Liked 242 Times in 43 Posts	Re: D1 70;s SS/history question? Absolute killer car ! Remember it well. They were always the first car to the lanes when SS was called. __________________ Dave Ley

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Pistol Pete VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Punta Gorda Isles, Fl. Posts: 1,582 Likes: 2,797 Liked 688 Times in 182 Posts	Re: D1 70;s SS/history question? I started racing super stock in 1974. Carl & Ronnie were a class act and would always lend a hand if you needed it. They pretty much cleaned up at Englishtown on a weekly basis. For national events you had to win class in order to race in the eliminator and I'm not sure what year it was but along came Don Bowles in a SS/I Mustang. His car was wicked fast and pretty sure he won class a lot. Not sure what year Carl & Ronnie went to the Super Mod Class. That's 1 class that NHRA should've kept. It was Jr. Pro/S so to speak. I think 1 yr there were 25 C/SM at Englishtown. Only the winner got into Modified Eliminator. Definitely a fun class to watch. __________________ "Pistol" Pete Dutko

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richie 2 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 916 Likes: 318 Liked 155 Times in 71 Posts	Re: D1 70;s SS/history question? I believe it all happened at carl's one car garage in ashbury park nj? and what a lineup of help...T/K, Hoffman, duffy's, trans end, I believe jack arnew did the front end, tony feil...bob's berserko lounge too. Last edited by richie 2; 08-11-2017 at 09:32 PM.

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Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,414 Likes: 2,579 Liked 4,447 Times in 1,693 Posts	Re: D1 70;s SS/history question? __________________ We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for..... Will Rogers

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Dave Casey VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hampden, MA Posts: 1,151 Likes: 197 Liked 581 Times in 127 Posts	Re: D1 70;s SS/history question? It was a unique time to be racing when they ran that car. I remember a Summernationals that there were lots of SS/I cars and when they got down to 3 cars for class I saw them crawl under their car in staging lanes and drain some oil out. I was a 20 year old then and that was the first time I saw that done. I am pretty sure in those years they weighed the cars without the driver, so Ron was a pretty light guy so he would be the obvious choice to drive . __________________ Dave Casey 1330 STK