Question for Class Racers.

[stocker396]

My Question to you is: Does this bother you? I have seen a growing number of people at car shows and online in forums with Stock and Super Stock Letters / Class catagories on their cars. These are not even remotely legal or class examples. Such as someone with a new showroom camaro having FS/B on the windshield or B/SA on a 69 Chevelle that has a built 454 no roll bar and cragars with full exhaust street car etc. I saw a nasty rusty 64 Dodge with C/SA shoe-polished on the window, it had a 383 2BBL!

It bothers me that these "imposters" are running around mis-informing people at car shows etc that "they" are Stock/Superstock cars.
See example. (This is a nice car I just disagree with his impression)

[Billy Nees]

As long as the person isn't trying to pass his car off as the real thing at an NHRA event, it doesn't bother me one bit.
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery".

[jim powers]

to real racers they look like jerks, i am sure they are all 1.20 under also!!

[Mark Yacavone]

The ones that bother me are the "Gassers" with no fenders, no hood, and fake, modern bolt on spindle mounts.

[Mike Carr]

I agree with Billy--as long as they are not trying to pass it off as 'legit' and try to run an xHRA race. If they want to cruise around, or bracket race it, fine.

I have no problem with a 'tribute car' design; as long as they do not try and pass it off as the actual car. Case in point: at Quaker City in the mid 90's during a muscle car nostalgia race, there were FOUR 1963 Plymouths; all represented as ex-Arlen Vanke 'Old Brownie' cars. One problem--Arnie only ever had ONE. That part I do have a problem with. If you want to bill your car as a 'tribute' car, fine. But do not try and claim it as the real deal. I saw, a few years ago, a late 1970's Mopar wagon in a grocery store parking lot. Regular street car. Was painted up with a Division 4 number (4472 or something?) and U/SA on the windows. I asked the guy about it, he said he saw a similar car in a racing magazine years ago, and wanted to make his street car look like it.

I would like to know more information about that gold Chevelle. I see Butler PA and D/D Engines on it, which both are pretty close to me. In '68-'70, Dad was in Vietnam, so he would not have been here then. Who did, or does, have it ?

[james schaechter]

Doesn't bother me when they are at car shows. Although I saw a "retro" pro stock vega at a car show. When I looked inside it had a Powerglide I it! I admit that I threw up just a little bit when I saw that. .

[Bob Don]

The "real" ones are in the staging lanes.

[Steve Stasko]

Originally Posted by Mike Carr

I agree with Billy--as long as they are not trying to pass it off as 'legit' and try to run an xHRA race. If they want to cruise around, or bracket race it, fine.

I have no problem with a 'tribute car' design; as long as they do not try and pass it off as the actual car. Case in point: at Quaker City in the mid 90's during a muscle car nostalgia race, there were FOUR 1963 Plymouths; all represented as ex-Arlen Vanke 'Old Brownie' cars. One problem--Arnie only ever had ONE. That part I do have a problem with. If you want to bill your car as a 'tribute' car, fine. But do not try and claim it as the real deal. I saw, a few years ago, a late 1970's Mopar wagon in a grocery store parking lot. Regular street car. Was painted up with a Division 4 number (4472 or something?) and U/SA on the windows. I asked the guy about it, he said he saw a similar car in a racing magazine years ago, and wanted to make his street car look like it.

I would like to know more information about that gold Chevelle. I see Butler PA and D/D Engines on it, which both are pretty close to me. In '68-'70, Dad was in Vietnam, so he would not have been here then. Who did, or does, have it ?

Craig Dawson has/had? the original Ol' Brownie. He painted it black, but lettered it up like it was originally lettered. I seem to recall the reasoning was he didn't want to cause confusion with Paul Suloff, who had built a clown of Ol' Brownie. The clown car is still floating around, and was featured in Mopar Collector's Guide fairly recently with a bunch of misinformation in the article.

[Mike Meier]

Bothers me more when people post street cars or bracket cars in the Stock / Super Stock section of Racing Junk.

[ALMACK]

I have no problem with tribute class cars so long as they are not misrepresented.

I personally love looking at Stockers and Super Stockers that are dressed out with a look from a certain era. ( mostly late 70's to late 80's)