First Car to the Strip

Greg Reimer 7376 · 01-04-2021, 10:37 PM

1. 62 Impala SS,409,2X4's,4speed,Irwindale,Orange County.
2. 69 Plymouth Roadrunner,383,4 speed, Irwindale
3. 62 Bel Air bubble top, 409,4 speed,OCIR, Riverside, Firebird
4. 61 Bel Air 2 door, 283, OCIR, Pomona. Tony Janes Stock Eliminator car
5. 66 Bel Air 2 door post Stock Eliminator car, Riverside,Palmdale,Bakersfield,Pomona,
6. 63 Bel Air 2 door post, 409,425 horse, OCIR, Riverside, Palmdale,Terminal Island
7. 71 Monte Carlo,Riverside, Irwindale
8. 68 Chevelle Malibu 2 door hardtop,Stock Eliminator car,Palmdale,Vegas,Pomona,Speedworld,Bakersfield
9. 68 Chevelle wagon,Stock Eliminator car,Palmdale,Pomona,Fontana,Irwindale
10. 63 Nova,OCIR,
11. 68 Chevelle 300 deluxe,Stock Eliminator car, 2 door hardtop,Bakersfield, Fontana,Pomona,Speedworld,
Irwindale, Las Vegas,
12. 66 Chevelle wagon, ex Cal Method Stock Eliminator car,Pomona.
Guess that's about it. That spans July 1976 to fall of 2019.

Gordie Kissner · 01-04-2021, 11:16 PM

1978...67 Mustang FB 390 Auto..started in the low 15s and finished in the low 14s. Swapped the 390 for a 427 Med Riser and picked up a little..lol.
Midway Drag Strip Western CO. where the DA is typically around 7-8k ft. on a good day. Home track of Jim Hughes and several other noteable S/SS racers.

6130 · 01-05-2021, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg Reimer 7376

12. 66 Chevelle wagon, ex Cal Method car,Pomona.

I remember Cal and Mary Ann from D-6 races in the '80s at Woodburn...

Greg Reimer 7376 · 01-05-2021, 01:38 AM

You can't find better people anywhere, too.

Jon Sarrett · 01-05-2021, 08:35 AM

1974 Cuda in 89 at Firebird Raceway...errr...Wild Horse Pass place or whatever it's called now.

r429469 · 01-05-2021, 09:56 AM

1973 Ford Pinto, Miami-Hollywood Speedway Park, 20: something seconds.

1976 race date.

Al Wilson · 01-05-2021, 10:12 AM

My '64 Plymouth, ex state police car, 383 4 bl. Ran my first run at Onondaga dragway, Michigan circa 1972 in G/SA R/U. Don't remember the times, I believe in the 15's.

Dave Muller · 01-05-2021, 11:27 AM

I was 26 yo in 1979, shortly after I quit stock car racing (oval track). I had a rusted out '65 LeMans with a straight six, 2-speed auto and the ugliest green respray you've ever seen. My older brother called the car "The Green Latrine" and I must admit it deserved the name.

Anyway I couldn't stay away from unmuffled V8s so I grabbed a tired 389 that had been in a stock car, a stock engine plus a decent cam, got a set of headers and a Vega torque converter. Threw that junk together along with a pair of stiff and too-tall coil springs for the rear. The car looked like a bloodhound sniffing the pavement.

I took that out with street tires (flat-towed I think) to the Westhampton Dragstrip on Long Island (not sure what its name was at that point in time) and ran in the 15s with it. Broke out in round one but the hook was set.

GTS340 · 01-05-2021, 12:27 PM

in 1974 I took my 1969 Plymouth GTX to Empire Dragway outside of Rochester, NY. I ran best of a 13.22. That was when it was a 5 bulb amber tree. When it changed to 3 bulbs it was a whole different race.

Paul Haszlauer

01-04-2021, 10:37 PM	#1
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,137 Likes: 172 Liked 719 Times in 220 Posts	Re: First Car to the Strip 1. 62 Impala SS,409,2X4's,4speed,Irwindale,Orange County. 2. 69 Plymouth Roadrunner,383,4 speed, Irwindale 3. 62 Bel Air bubble top, 409,4 speed,OCIR, Riverside, Firebird 4. 61 Bel Air 2 door, 283, OCIR, Pomona. Tony Janes Stock Eliminator car 5. 66 Bel Air 2 door post Stock Eliminator car, Riverside,Palmdale,Bakersfield,Pomona, 6. 63 Bel Air 2 door post, 409,425 horse, OCIR, Riverside, Palmdale,Terminal Island 7. 71 Monte Carlo,Riverside, Irwindale 8. 68 Chevelle Malibu 2 door hardtop,Stock Eliminator car,Palmdale,Vegas,Pomona,Speedworld,Bakersfield 9. 68 Chevelle wagon,Stock Eliminator car,Palmdale,Pomona,Fontana,Irwindale 10. 63 Nova,OCIR, 11. 68 Chevelle 300 deluxe,Stock Eliminator car, 2 door hardtop,Bakersfield, Fontana,Pomona,Speedworld, Irwindale, Las Vegas, 12. 66 Chevelle wagon, ex Cal Method Stock Eliminator car,Pomona. Guess that's about it. That spans July 1976 to fall of 2019. Last edited by Greg Reimer 7376; 01-17-2021 at 03:41 PM.

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Gordie Kissner Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Emmett, Idaho Posts: 221 Likes: 1,319 Liked 18 Times in 10 Posts	Re: First Car to the Strip 1978...67 Mustang FB 390 Auto..started in the low 15s and finished in the low 14s. Swapped the 390 for a 427 Med Riser and picked up a little..lol. Midway Drag Strip Western CO. where the DA is typically around 7-8k ft. on a good day. Home track of Jim Hughes and several other noteable S/SS racers. __________________ Gordie Kissner SS 6010 STK 6010 Last edited by Gordie Kissner; 01-04-2021 at 11:23 PM.

01-05-2021, 01:38 AM	#4
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,137 Likes: 172 Liked 719 Times in 220 Posts	Re: First Car to the Strip You can't find better people anywhere, too.

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Jon Sarrett Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sullivan, OH Posts: 311 Likes: 831 Liked 140 Times in 46 Posts	Re: First Car to the Strip 1974 Cuda in 89 at Firebird Raceway...errr...Wild Horse Pass place or whatever it's called now. __________________ Jon Sarrett Stock 3779

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r429469 Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 68 Likes: 84 Liked 40 Times in 26 Posts	Re: First Car to the Strip 1973 Ford Pinto, Miami-Hollywood Speedway Park, 20: something seconds. 1976 race date. Last edited by r429469; 01-05-2021 at 12:57 PM.

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Al Wilson Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Dunnellon, FL Posts: 75 Likes: 158 Liked 109 Times in 38 Posts	Re: First Car to the Strip My '64 Plymouth, ex state police car, 383 4 bl. Ran my first run at Onondaga dragway, Michigan circa 1972 in G/SA R/U. Don't remember the times, I believe in the 15's. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Al Wilson NSS 7160 W201 stock

01-05-2021, 11:27 AM	#8
Dave Muller Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 497 Likes: 162 Liked 223 Times in 73 Posts	Re: First Car to the Strip I was 26 yo in 1979, shortly after I quit stock car racing (oval track). I had a rusted out '65 LeMans with a straight six, 2-speed auto and the ugliest green respray you've ever seen. My older brother called the car "The Green Latrine" and I must admit it deserved the name. Anyway I couldn't stay away from unmuffled V8s so I grabbed a tired 389 that had been in a stock car, a stock engine plus a decent cam, got a set of headers and a Vega torque converter. Threw that junk together along with a pair of stiff and too-tall coil springs for the rear. The car looked like a bloodhound sniffing the pavement. I took that out with street tires (flat-towed I think) to the Westhampton Dragstrip on Long Island (not sure what its name was at that point in time) and ran in the 15s with it. Broke out in round one but the hook was set. Last edited by Dave Muller; 01-05-2021 at 05:49 PM.

01-05-2021, 12:27 PM	#9
GTS340 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Las Vegas, Nv Posts: 874 Likes: 278 Liked 1,349 Times in 412 Posts	Re: First Car to the Strip in 1974 I took my 1969 Plymouth GTX to Empire Dragway outside of Rochester, NY. I ran best of a 13.22. That was when it was a 5 bulb amber tree. When it changed to 3 bulbs it was a whole different race. Paul Haszlauer