Coolest or Oddest Combo..... - Page 3

Bob Don · 01-20-2009, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Wade_Owens

Did anyone ever run the 4 cylinder version of the Chevy II?

Wade

Steve Tarrance held the record in X/S with a '67 Chevy II. I am not sure if it was a 4-banger or a 194" six.

X-TECH MAN · 01-20-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Don

Steve Tarrance held the record in X/S with a '67 Chevy II. I am not sure if it was a 4-banger or a 194" six.

194 six.

Dwight Southerland · 01-20-2009, 04:26 PM

Scott Wilcox's '67 L88 Corvette in SS/A.

bill dedman · 01-20-2009, 04:27 PM

How about Minneapolis/St. Paul's Richard Charbonneau's '66 (or, '67?) Fairlane wagon with a dual-quad, 425hp FE motor and a 4-speed??? Doesn't get a whole lot weirder than that, unless you remember Helena, Arkansas' Jack Mullins, who had a Pontiac station wagon (about a '63???) running in Super Stock with a manual transmission, and winning a lot... and, I'm not at all sure about this, but I THINK it was a 2-bbl car. Anybody remember the carburetor on that car? (Dwight?)

X-TECH MAN · 01-20-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by bill dedman

How about Minneapolis/St. Paul's Richard Charbonneau's '66 (or, '67?) Fairlane wagon with a dual-quad, 425hp FE motor and a 4-speed??? Doesn't get a whole lot weirder than that, unless you remember Helena, Arkansas' Jack Mullins, who had a Pontiac station wagon (about a '63???) running in Super Stock with a manual transmission, and winning a lot... and, I'm not at all sure about this, but I THINK it was a 2-bbl car. Anybody remember the carburetor on that car? (Dwight?)

Charbonneau's car was a single 4 barrel (410 HP) and a flat steel hood. Jack Mullins' '63 Pontiac was a 235 HP with a single small AFB.

Wade_Owens · 01-20-2009, 05:33 PM

Was there an aluminum head Buick, 2x4 deal in or around the mid 60's?

Also, what about the 4 cylinder Pontiac Tempest with a Q-jet?

Any body ever try or own one of these?

Wade

Dwight Southerland · 01-20-2009, 05:52 PM

Jack also built a '63 four-dour hardtop for SS/R to butt heads with Dwight Cox's Indy-winning '66 Impala. He also built a '73 SD Firebird, but gave out on NHRA's decision to do breakout racing on the indexes.

I think Don O'Malley's '64 Corvette is cool. So is Eddie Miranian's '68 when he runs it with the 3x2 carbs.

Pillo's SS/B Hemi. Neil Smedley's turbo Firebird. And who was it that built the turbo '80-something T-bird for R/S? Blew everybody away with NO sound.

Mark Y. - If you are going back as far as Johnny Bartlett, you are going to leave out a lot of this crowd.

My personal favorite cool door car, although not a Stock or SS car, was the Wayne County Opel B/G.

Sean Haning · 01-20-2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by larry dowty

How about art leong's FWD dodge neon current record holder in SS in the 12's with a 4 banger and a automatic O.M.G.

Most people don't like fwd Mopars. Heck Sometimes we don't even like each other!

art leong · 01-20-2009, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean Haning

Most people don't like fwd Mopars. Heck Sometimes we don't even like each other!

Tim Kish has gone in the 12's (might be a premonition for me for 3 weeks from now) I've gone 13.1 so far
4 cyl fwd auto 2600 pounds
Tim Kish and I really "P" them off and we don't even have turbos. For them to complain about LOL

bill dedman · 01-20-2009, 06:46 PM

X-Tech Man....

Thanks much for the correction! As soon as I read that, I remembered the "medium riser" setup they put in those Fairlanes. Still, it was a weird combination, I think. Probably no weirder than the wagon of Jack Mullins, though. Seems like Jack's wagon was a 3-speed stick car, but I'm beginning to doubt my memory, now.... was it?

Bill

01-20-2009, 04:26 PM	#23
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 1,980 Likes: 52 Liked 724 Times in 177 Posts	Re: Coolest or Oddest Combo..... Scott Wilcox's '67 L88 Corvette in SS/A.

01-20-2009, 04:27 PM	#24
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Coolest or Oddest Combo..... How about Minneapolis/St. Paul's Richard Charbonneau's '66 (or, '67?) Fairlane wagon with a dual-quad, 425hp FE motor and a 4-speed??? Doesn't get a whole lot weirder than that, unless you remember Helena, Arkansas' Jack Mullins, who had a Pontiac station wagon (about a '63???) running in Super Stock with a manual transmission, and winning a lot... and, I'm not at all sure about this, but I THINK it was a 2-bbl car. Anybody remember the carburetor on that car? (Dwight?) __________________ Bill

01-20-2009, 05:33 PM	#26
Wade_Owens Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 578 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: Coolest or Oddest Combo..... Was there an aluminum head Buick, 2x4 deal in or around the mid 60's? Also, what about the 4 cylinder Pontiac Tempest with a Q-jet? Any body ever try or own one of these? Wade

01-20-2009, 05:52 PM	#27
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 1,980 Likes: 52 Liked 724 Times in 177 Posts	Re: Coolest or Oddest Combo..... Jack also built a '63 four-dour hardtop for SS/R to butt heads with Dwight Cox's Indy-winning '66 Impala. He also built a '73 SD Firebird, but gave out on NHRA's decision to do breakout racing on the indexes. I think Don O'Malley's '64 Corvette is cool. So is Eddie Miranian's '68 when he runs it with the 3x2 carbs. Pillo's SS/B Hemi. Neil Smedley's turbo Firebird. And who was it that built the turbo '80-something T-bird for R/S? Blew everybody away with NO sound. Mark Y. - If you are going back as far as Johnny Bartlett, you are going to leave out a lot of this crowd. My personal favorite cool door car, although not a Stock or SS car, was the Wayne County Opel B/G.

01-20-2009, 06:46 PM	#30
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Coolest or Oddest Combo..... X-Tech Man.... Thanks much for the correction! As soon as I read that, I remembered the "medium riser" setup they put in those Fairlanes. Still, it was a weird combination, I think. Probably no weirder than the wagon of Jack Mullins, though. Seems like Jack's wagon was a 3-speed stick car, but I'm beginning to doubt my memory, now.... was it? Bill __________________ Bill