Best Pontiac Powered Stockers

[oldskool]

A guy on another site is asking for info on the Ray Hunt Pontiacs. This pic of a '72 A-body is all I can find. It may have been a Super Stocker, at the time. Can't tell, for sure. I think Ray was connected to Mid-America Speed Centers. May have owned it. Don't know.

Anybody have more info on Ray Hunt Pontiacs ?

[Stan Weiss]

Originally Posted by oldskool

A guy on another site is asking for info on the Ray Hunt Pontiacs. This pic of a '72 A-body is all I can find. It may have been a Super Stocker, at the time. Can't tell, for sure. I think Ray was connected to Mid-America Speed Centers. May have owned it. Don't know.

Anybody have more info on Ray Hunt Pontiacs ?

Don't know if this is the same Ray Hunt.


Stan


Lot #976.1 - Sold new at Klinger Warner Pontiac in Ann Arbor, MI and used strictly for drag racing purposes in D-Stock Eliminator by former owner Ray Hunt from 1968 to 1998. A consistent NHRA winner plus two-time IHRA Northern National Championship wins with racing photos included. Restored back to stock condition in 2004 using all correct or original components. Never cut or tubbed. P.H.S. Documentation and Window Sticker along with owner history and previous title copies included. Vehicle features include 400/335hp WT Coded engine, M20 wide ratio 4-speed, 4.10 posi-traction rear end, power brakes, Rally gauges with tachometer, AM radio with Verba-phonic, wood grain steering wheel, black vinyl upholstery, black vinyl covered top, outstanding chrome, stainless, trim and glass, all four original T-3 headlamps, Rally II wheels with redline tires and refinished in the original Regimental Red.

https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Even...HARDTOP-137948

[oldskool]

"... A consistent NHRA winner plus two-time IHRA Northern National Championship wins with racing photos included..."

Would love to see those pics & links to the race win results.

"...Don't know if this is the same Ray Hunt..."

I don't know either.

Note: Ray is connected to the "Warrior" intakes, which were supposedly copies of the original "Nash" intake. May have even had a business called "Warrior Racing Products". He gets real bad reviews on some Pontiac sites. Here's one of the "nice" threads about him.

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...d.php?t=422060

But, I'm not interested in that. I'm only interested in the Pontiac powered cars he may have either driven or sponsored, in Stock or Super Stock.

Assume the '67 linked may have looked similar to this F/SA '67, but a bit more red.

[oldskool]

I thought this was a "Feel Good" racing story.

Lindy Lindholm raced a '74 Firebird Formula. A few years back, somebody stole the car & trailer.

Today, Leo Glasbrenner told me that, with police help, he found the Lindy Lindholm '74 Formula Stocker.

The thieves had messed up some stuff. So Leo fixed/freshened everything, got it race ready, & then surprised Lindy with it ! Ain't that cool ?

Lindy raced it at Vegas, & somehow I just didn't see it.

It ran .736 under.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2021#indextop

[chris ok]

I had the warrior performance catalogue/pamphlet. I bought some parts from them in circa 1988. Ram Air IV cam lifters springs and a chain and assorted goodies. I built up a budget backyard 455 I picked up. I would dream looking at that intake and other equipment. Still have my Pontiac performance books on numbers and mods. Forget the names now.
Cool thread.
Having a GTO stocker must’ve been awesome. Ram Air IV cars are still my fav cars of all time. Especially the 1969s.

[oldskool]

Originally Posted by chris ok

I had the warrior performance catalogue/pamphlet. I bought some parts from them in circa 1988. Ram Air IV cam lifters springs and a chain and assorted goodies. I built up a budget backyard 455 I picked up. I would dream looking at that intake and other equipment. Still have my Pontiac performance books on numbers and mods. Forget the names now.
Cool thread.
Having a GTO stocker must’ve been awesome. Ram Air IV cars are still my fav cars of all time. Especially the 1969s.

Since you live in New York, I assume you are familiar with Pontiac guys Richie Hoffman & Nunzi Romano.

For any reading this who don't know these guys, Richie is well known for his Pontiac powered bracket racing & Pontiac engine building.

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...3884&p=3898670

Nunzi has done it all. I suppose he was the biggest name in Pontiac performance & racing, for decades. I'm quite sure I've posted pics of some Stockers he either owned or sponsored. I'll look 'em up & post 'em here.

Pics 2-4 are of a '62 Cat which ran C/S. Pics 5-7 are what I assume is either the same car, restored, or a re-creation of it, which ran D/S.

Pics 8 & 9 are of a '69 Judge which says on the rear quarter "Prepared by Nunzi's Automotive".

https://www.yenko.net/forum/showpost...93&postcount=1

I'm sure he did work on, & probably built engines for other Stockers, back in the old days. If you guys know of any, please post info and/or pics.

[oldskool]

While lookin for the Nunzi prepped '69 Judge, I ran across 2 more '69 Judge Stockers, which I'd found pics of but don't think I've posted here.

The 1st one is was named "Jolly Olly Orange". Orange obviously referred to the color of the car. Don't know about the Jolly Olly part. It has "Schoon Motors" on the rear quarter. The 1st pic shows that it was towed behind a car, with a tow bar. That's how I started. In that pic, I think the car in the other lane is the "Viking" '70 Judge, another Schoon Motors car.

The 2nd car had "Whittington Pontiac" on the door.