Question for Class Racers.

[MFR440]

Originally Posted by Steve Stasko

Myself, I like to post photos of other's peoples cars without knowing anything about it and judge them based on my opinion.

The real impostors are "Nostalgia Super Stock" cars, because my Grandfather had a 500+" all aluminum engine, Weld wheels, and 10.5"W tires on his car in 1965...HA!

You can bet if those parts were available and affordable, grandpa would have had them! My Grandpa had a 318 2-bbl in 1965 - lame! Since we couldn't afford to build it for Super Stock, we ended up fitting into Nostalgia Super Stock. Imposter? Not hardly. The informed know the difference between N/SS and S/S, and we have never tried to pass it off as "real".

IMO, Anybody can put whatever they want on their own car as far as class designation or numbers. As long as they aren't trying to run that class, who cares? Anyone who actually has an idea what the class designation is, will know whether it's real.

[Mike Schwartz]

I came here to also mention the Truppi-Kling Chevelle. I was under the impression that they had restored the race car to showroom stock and then re-lettered it.If that was the case, why bother? By restoring it you destroy any value it's racing history would have offered.

What about all the fast bracket doorslammers with 'T/S' on the window that have zero mentions when you search for the driver number on Drag Race Central?

[T Pogue]

The Ray Allen Truppi/Kling car was put back up for sale last year and the motor had been updated to the way it was when raced.

[Tom P]

That was such a sacrilege, I think it had 14x6 Cragar SS wheels and small tube headers but otherwise stock restored.

Problem is taste, money and desire to preserve history are not always in the same dosage. The people that can afford to buy those cars often don't know or care.