Re: Best 4-Speed SS Of All Time?
 

Mike Boyles (Good Ol' Charlie Brown) --although I believe the car is an automatic now. Am also a George Taylor (Al-co-haulic?) groupie, though I think his car is an auto now as well. Ronnie Sox has to be considered the king ( with all respect), I wish I were old enough to really appreciate what he was able to do with a four-speed.

Wish more 4-speed stockers and SS cars were out there!

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Joe Delorenzo HANDS DOWN!!

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Willie Devore has run stickshifts and done really well in everything he has done from stockers to Prostock.

He still has the 305 5 speed Camaro. He doesn't get out much with it, but when he does, he is fast and is favored to won rounds if not the entire event.

He was also the Class Nat's winner in SS in the same car. He is one of the few racers that does his own stuff from end to end. Not too many can do it all and drive too.

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Ronnie Sox.
But today it's hard to dispute Kevin Helms' success.

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Did anyone mention Butch Leal and his SS/B '65 Plymouth or Herb "Mr. 4 Speed" McCandless? Also, my friend Garley Daniels did pretty good with his stick cars.
Bob R

Re: Best 4-Speed SS Of All Time?
 

Was the original question best 4-speed SS of ALL Time? Mr. Ronnie Sox and very close Mr. Herb McCandless. I've been around the drag strip since 1961 and unless you knew the difference you would have thought they were using automatics. The last race Ronnie Sox ran at Farmington Dragway. He was very sick at that race; however, he wanted to continue with the show. The last pass down the track he left with the wheels up and everyone there was talking about him shifting second gear and the wheels still in the air. God Bless my friend.

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I've watched him at a few races this year, including Indy.

Ralph Porpora, probably the best a swinging a stick.

Re: Best 4-Speed SS Of All Time?
 

My pick is Ronnie Sox, simply magic this guy workin' the gears.

Honorable mention to Wally Booth and Bill Bagshaw.




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Re: Best 4-Speed SS Of All Time?
 

Kevin is really good. Brad Zaskowski is also really good. For longevity there is no one to compare to Jimmy Bridges.

Re: Best 4-Speed SS Of All Time?
 

Don Wolff, Tucker Parrish, Ronnie Sox, Jimmy Bridges, Cotton Perry.