01-14-2020, 08:42 AM
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Re: Best Pontiac Powered Super Stockers
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Originally Posted by oldskool
While lookin for pics of J.B.'s car when it ran an auto trans, I found this pic. It shows a '73 GP that John Clegg ran. It was a feature car in the H-O newsletter. Article says it could run a 400, a D-port 455, or the round port SD455. Although the SD455 never came in anything but a '73-'74 Bird, apparently, NHRA has always allowed it, in other body styles, also.
http://www.classracerinfo.com/Engine...px?ENGINE=2080
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Phil Szupka, an east coast "hitter" but seemingly forgotten in this Pontiac history lesson, had a 73 GP, 455SD that was bought new at the dealership that he was working in at the time. VERY rare car.
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