Who has raced the same car the longest time - Page 2

GRAPE · 07-14-2010, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Raced my 73/74 Ventura / GTO from August of 1973 to a few years ago .........Sure wish I had it back - best racer I ever owned .

Jack what car did you have in may of 1973 when you won Englishtown Pts Race?

Jack Matyas · 07-14-2010, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by GRAPE

Jack what car did you have in may of 1973 when you won Englishtown Pts Race?

Yep -- This is the car -- at the time it was a R/SA ......And I drove it to the track -- almost a hundred miles -- uncorked the exhaust - changed the rear tires to Concordes and away we went .Short field -- 129 entries ........The late Mike Smith was in the other lane at Englishtown when he redlit in the final with his SuperStock Magazine sponsored "Project Six Pack" C/S Roadrunner. BTW -- This photo was taken at Cayuga, Ontario, Canada -- long before it became Toronto Motor Sports Park .

rod · 07-14-2010, 07:35 PM

i have raced my '56 Nomad since 1972. that's 38 years. and all on the same 265. [hope this doesn't jinks me]
former AHRA O/S. still the same car. slow but fun. "Old Days"
rod in AZ

Joe Martens · 07-14-2010, 08:48 PM

My buddie Bill Eadelis bought his 1970 GTO brand new off the showroom floor. It was a street/strip car til about 1974. Been strictly a drag car since then, now running SS/IA. The odometer shows 9,903 miles.

Walt Reynolds · 07-15-2010, 08:25 AM

I have also owned my 68 Z/28 Camaro since day one. It was a stock eliminator car for about ten years. The current engine is in stock eliminator trim. I mainly race it at the Hod Rod Magazine Drag Week. To do this, I had to put in a T56 to drive from track to track with 5.57 gears.

Kevinf · 07-15-2010, 04:03 PM

I purchased my 1965 Chevy Impala in July, 1969. While I was in Viet Nam my mother drove my brother and sister to school in it and when I got out of the army I drove it in Pure Stock from 1970 until the summer of 1972. Then I pulled the car off the street and started racing Stock Eliminator in fall of 1972 and it has been in Stock Eliminator since.

treessavoy · 01-03-2010, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bill dedman

Does it have the aluminum front end? Can I have it (be a shame to waste that rare part to the corrosive nature of plain old dirt!!!)???

415hp, steel!
No, you can't have it, where would I lay my head, but if you want to dig it up I'll tell you where it is! Lol! I'll have them put me in the trunk.

JimR

bill dedman · 01-04-2010, 01:54 AM

er... thanks... I think.....

MFR440 · 01-04-2010, 10:06 AM

Sorry....wrong topic!

07-14-2010, 07:35 PM	#3
rod Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kingman, NW AZ. in the middle of the longest stretch of Route 66 Posts: 315 Likes: 0 Liked 20 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Who has raced the same car the longest time i have raced my '56 Nomad since 1972. that's 38 years. and all on the same 265. [hope this doesn't jinks me] former AHRA O/S. still the same car. slow but fun. "Old Days" rod in AZ

07-14-2010, 08:48 PM	#4
Joe Martens Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: North Olmsted, Ohio Posts: 788 Likes: 631 Liked 196 Times in 69 Posts	Re: Who has raced the same car the longest time My buddie Bill Eadelis bought his 1970 GTO brand new off the showroom floor. It was a street/strip car til about 1974. Been strictly a drag car since then, now running SS/IA. The odometer shows 9,903 miles. __________________ Joe Martens AA/Stock 3969 Last edited by Joe Martens; 07-15-2010 at 05:06 PM.

07-15-2010, 08:25 AM	#5
Walt Reynolds Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lucas (Dallas) Texas Posts: 40 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Who has raced the same car the longest time I have also owned my 68 Z/28 Camaro since day one. It was a stock eliminator car for about ten years. The current engine is in stock eliminator trim. I mainly race it at the Hod Rod Magazine Drag Week. To do this, I had to put in a T56 to drive from track to track with 5.57 gears.

07-15-2010, 04:03 PM	#6
Kevinf Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Who has raced the same car the longest time I purchased my 1965 Chevy Impala in July, 1969. While I was in Viet Nam my mother drove my brother and sister to school in it and when I got out of the army I drove it in Pure Stock from 1970 until the summer of 1972. Then I pulled the car off the street and started racing Stock Eliminator in fall of 1972 and it has been in Stock Eliminator since.

01-04-2010, 01:54 AM	#8
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Who has raced the same car the longest time er... thanks... I think..... __________________ Bill

01-04-2010, 10:06 AM	#9
MFR440 Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 112 Likes: 6 Liked 13 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Who has raced the same car the longest time Sorry....wrong topic! __________________ Meyer Family Racing (re-tired) 1965 Dodge Coronet - Steet car and Part-time N/SS 1962 Plymouth Fury S/ST #3384 - Race in Peace, Craig Meyer Last edited by MFR440; 01-05-2010 at 01:49 PM.