70's & 80's Pro Stockers - Page 48

mopar68 · 10-27-2015, 04:55 AM

First time I've seen a photo of a white G & R Pinto.

mopar68 · 10-27-2015, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Charlie A

My favorite Glidden car. Looks like 200mph if it was just sitting there:

Here's how it looked not long after new owner Larry Sengstack rebodied it into a 1971 Mustang.

(Hey buddy...do you mind?)

Pete

mopar68 · 10-27-2015, 05:50 AM

Forty-two years later and these cars still don't look "dated." By that I mean, these cars would
not seem out of place if seen in the staging lanes at your local track, especially Bob Riffle's
Rod Shop car. Compare these 1973 cars with drag cars just ten years earlier or even five.
Quite a difference. It just goes to show you how far ahead of the times these Pro Stockers
really were when they appeared on the scene and the mind-blowing, awesome impact they
had on drag racing fans from that era. It sure did on me.

(Dale R. Cole photos)

mopar68 · 10-27-2015, 05:52 AM

(Dale R. Cole photos)

Craig Dawson · 10-27-2015, 12:10 PM

Thank you all for the great pictures especially from NTR. My brother, sister and I grew up at that track and have special memories of Pro Stock in it's early days. What a great era it was. Craig

Geerhead55 · 10-27-2015, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by danoone

The Yuill Bros Monza is for sale on racing junk right now. I remember it here in PA 20 years ago. Now on the mid west.

Nowhere in the add does it state that this the former Yuill Bros Monza. Unless there was a second Monza, the real original Yuill Bros car has been up here in the NW for a number of years now running as a Super/Pro car.
I'll admit the car on RJ has a very authentic looking paint scheme, but I'm thinking its a tribute car. Elsewhere in this thread are pics of the real car currently. You can compare the difference in the rear wheelwells by looking at posts #23 from then and #26 from now. The wheelwells on the RJ car are different. My 2 cents.
Danny Durham

mopar68 · 10-27-2015, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig Dawson

Thank you all for the great pictures especially from NTR. My brother, sister and I grew up at that track and have special memories of Pro Stock in it's early days. What a great era it was. Craig

You're welcome, Craig. However, they're not my photos. You can see more pix here from the 1973 Springnationals:

http://drag.racersreunion.com/photo/...=00zmdi2z2fwmj

Yep, great era (in my mind the greatest) it sure was.

Pete

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10-27-2015, 04:55 AM	#471
mopar68 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,660 Likes: 8 Liked 44 Times in 27 Posts	Re: 70's & 80's Pro Stockers First time I've seen a photo of a white G & R Pinto. __________________ "The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws." - Tacitus Last edited by mopar68; 10-27-2015 at 10:55 PM.

10-27-2015, 05:50 AM	#473
mopar68 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,660 Likes: 8 Liked 44 Times in 27 Posts	Re: 70's & 80's Pro Stockers Forty-two years later and these cars still don't look "dated." By that I mean, these cars would not seem out of place if seen in the staging lanes at your local track, especially Bob Riffle's Rod Shop car. Compare these 1973 cars with drag cars just ten years earlier or even five. Quite a difference. It just goes to show you how far ahead of the times these Pro Stockers really were when they appeared on the scene and the mind-blowing, awesome impact they had on drag racing fans from that era. It sure did on me. (Dale R. Cole photos) __________________ "The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws." - Tacitus Last edited by mopar68; 10-28-2015 at 01:16 AM.

10-27-2015, 05:52 AM	#474
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10-27-2015, 12:10 PM	#475
Craig Dawson Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Mahomet Illinois Posts: 90 Likes: 942 Liked 77 Times in 18 Posts	Re: 70's & 80's Pro Stockers Thank you all for the great pictures especially from NTR. My brother, sister and I grew up at that track and have special memories of Pro Stock in it's early days. What a great era it was. Craig

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