11-18-2010, 01:00 PM
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Re: What class does this supercharged / stick Thunderbird fall in?
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Originally Posted by bill dedman
If I remember right, the '57 Tri Power Pontiacs had a dealer-installed option of a solid lifter cam. It may have been an Isky e-2 or e-3.... I dunno. Maybe someone else will remember that. I think this was in the pre-McKellar days...
One such vehicle, owned by Tulsa's John Zink won the top stock class at the '57 NHRA Nationals in Oklahoma City, that year. I think he ran 96 MPH, on street tires, with mufflers, and with the air cleaner on.
"Stock" meant STOCK, in those days.  |
Isky E-2 with solid lifters.
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