Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all time

Wade Mahaffey · 01-12-2013, 03:33 PM

I was wondering if anyone would know/remember who had the Quickest and Fastest Corvette in natural SS/LA of all time. I could not find any Corvettes in SS/LA at all in Nitro Joes Stats. Maybe there are none in that combination, but must have been at some time or another. I believe the combination fits 58-60 Corvette 283 single 4GC/WCFB and powerglide.

Wade Mahaffey

Michael Kilduff · 01-12-2013, 03:47 PM

Wade, I believe a long time ago John Lingenfelter had a mid 1970's style Corvette that ran in L or M, but I can't recall exactly. Needless to say if it was Lingenfelter's it was pretty fast!

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Originally Posted by Wade Mahaffey

I was wondering if anyone would know/remember who had the Quickest and Fastest Corvette in natural SS/LA of all time. I could not find any Corvettes in SS/LA at all in Nitro Joes Stats. Maybe there are none in that combination, but must have been at some time or another. I believe the combination fits 58-60 Corvette 283 single 4GC/WCFB and powerglide.

Wade Mahaffey

Mike Carr · 01-12-2013, 03:51 PM

Indeed. John Lingenfelter's then-SS/MA '73 Corvette (I think 350 cid 195-285). Ran a 10 in SS/MA WAYYYY back when. It's now a SS/IA-JA combo. Russ Linke has that car now, runs 9's in SS/JA with it. Not sure of many, if any, OLD old Corvettes in SS/LA-MA in recent memory. Don O'Malley has a '64 327/250 (or somwhere around that rating) that runs well in SS/JA and KA.

Wade Mahaffey · 01-12-2013, 04:01 PM

It seams like most of the old Corvette runners like the GT or Modified Super/Stock Classes. Guess they don't like the baby motors much, or maybe they just want to go fast! LOL I was just wondering how these cars did with that combination. Thanks fellas

Wade Mahaffey

Dick Butler · 01-12-2013, 04:16 PM

Who ran the 55 vette in Superstock WAY BACK/

Tom Meyer · 01-12-2013, 04:26 PM

The biggest chalange you are going to have with your combo is your carb. I would start now trying to get power off now. I think Gene Bich tryed a small carb on the dyno on one of his motors and it was not good. The wcfb is the beter of the two but you will lose over fity hp with the smaller carb.The 64 283/220 up have a bigger carb and i do not think anybody has tryed to get a 63 on back to run for years. The fastest L record was held by me at 10.46 in my chevy II years ago when the hp was at 230. 2012 was the first year anybody other than me to go sub 50s. Good luck Tom

Mark Yacavone · 01-12-2013, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick Butler

Who ran the 55 vette in Superstock WAY BACK/

Steve Green

I don't think there ever was one, Wade.

Ralph Feola, stick
Bill Cornelius, stick
Maybe Lou Cuviello?

Carb is too small for the 230 hp rating

Tom Meyer · 01-12-2013, 05:52 PM

As far as Johns corvette, it was one of the first to use a lockup converter and thrasted more on it than a prostocker in the the day. Was going to be the first in the 10s at indy then broke it , rented a coptor flew back to his shop got repairs to only have a piece of silcon go into the carb. Some magazine did a story on it have it somwhere Them were the days. Tom.

Geerhead55 · 01-12-2013, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Carr

Indeed. John Lingenfelter's then-SS/MA '73 Corvette (I think 350 cid 195-285). Ran a 10 in SS/MA WAYYYY back when. It's now a SS/IA-JA combo. Russ Linke has that car now, runs 9's in SS/JA with it. Not sure of many, if any, OLD old Corvettes in SS/LA-MA in recent memory. Don O'Malley has a '64 327/250 (or somwhere around that rating) that runs well in SS/JA and KA.

Here it is at Seattle in '76.
Danny Durham

JRyan · 01-12-2013, 08:01 PM

Lingenfelter's Corvette in SS/LA or MA was under the OLD weight breaks. At the time my '65 Chevelle 283 Wagon was a SS/RA car. Under the new (and current) weights it's SS/NA. So you can't really compare it to todays SS/LA cars.

Jerry

01-12-2013, 03:33 PM	#1
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 17 Times in 7 Posts	Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all time I was wondering if anyone would know/remember who had the Quickest and Fastest Corvette in natural SS/LA of all time. I could not find any Corvettes in SS/LA at all in Nitro Joes Stats. Maybe there are none in that combination, but must have been at some time or another. I believe the combination fits 58-60 Corvette 283 single 4GC/WCFB and powerglide. Wade Mahaffey

01-12-2013, 03:51 PM	#3
Mike Carr VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Enon Valley PA Posts: 1,650 Likes: 234 Liked 83 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t Indeed. John Lingenfelter's then-SS/MA '73 Corvette (I think 350 cid 195-285). Ran a 10 in SS/MA WAYYYY back when. It's now a SS/IA-JA combo. Russ Linke has that car now, runs 9's in SS/JA with it. Not sure of many, if any, OLD old Corvettes in SS/LA-MA in recent memory. Don O'Malley has a '64 327/250 (or somwhere around that rating) that runs well in SS/JA and KA. __________________ Mike Carr, Tri-State S/SS Association President Looking for 2015 S/SS Race Sponsors Contact me if interested buffdaddy_1302@hotmail.com (724) 510-5912

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Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 17 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t It seams like most of the old Corvette runners like the GT or Modified Super/Stock Classes. Guess they don't like the baby motors much, or maybe they just want to go fast! LOL I was just wondering how these cars did with that combination. Thanks fellas Wade Mahaffey

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Dick Butler VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Indiana Posts: 1,196 Likes: 5 Liked 32 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t Who ran the 55 vette in Superstock WAY BACK/

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Tom Meyer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pierce NE Posts: 936 Likes: 78 Liked 351 Times in 120 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t The biggest chalange you are going to have with your combo is your carb. I would start now trying to get power off now. I think Gene Bich tryed a small carb on the dyno on one of his motors and it was not good. The wcfb is the beter of the two but you will lose over fity hp with the smaller carb.The 64 283/220 up have a bigger carb and i do not think anybody has tryed to get a 63 on back to run for years. The fastest L record was held by me at 10.46 in my chevy II years ago when the hp was at 230. 2012 was the first year anybody other than me to go sub 50s. Good luck Tom __________________ Tom Meyer 5240 SS Stock ??? Last edited by Tom Meyer; 01-12-2013 at 05:21 PM. Reason: changed years

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Tom Meyer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pierce NE Posts: 936 Likes: 78 Liked 351 Times in 120 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t As far as Johns corvette, it was one of the first to use a lockup converter and thrasted more on it than a prostocker in the the day. Was going to be the first in the 10s at indy then broke it , rented a coptor flew back to his shop got repairs to only have a piece of silcon go into the carb. Some magazine did a story on it have it somwhere Them were the days. Tom. __________________ Tom Meyer 5240 SS Stock ???

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JRyan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aberdeen SD Posts: 645 Likes: 30 Liked 112 Times in 31 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t Lingenfelter's Corvette in SS/LA or MA was under the OLD weight breaks. At the time my '65 Chevelle 283 Wagon was a SS/RA car. Under the new (and current) weights it's SS/NA. So you can't really compare it to todays SS/LA cars. Jerry