Car Name Memories

[Greg Reimer 7376]

Back in our Orange County and Riverside Raceway bracket racing days, I had a white '63 Chevy Bel Air 2dr post car named Rapid Transit. It had a 409 with an A-1 Powerglide, a 12 bolt out of a Chevelle, and 4.56 gears. It ran 12.20's on a not real good day, but with a little tuning and fudging, it went 11.91 at about 9 PM at the County one night. It was a pretty good 12.45-12.60 car at Riverside. It had been a race car since about 1968, and both wind wings had San Fernando Drag Strip winner stickers. I sold it to one of my best buddies in San Diego, he has a rather docile big W motor in it, and it goes 11.75 most of the time. He just is in the process of getting it painted Ermine White, and it's getting some new moldings and stuff to finish it up. Glad its still around! P.S. I still have the 409 engine out of it.

[Gary Parker]

Back in the day from Lebanon valley... carpet bagger.... little stinker ..little pollock... sickness.... master charged....mini brute....

[Stan Weiss]

Bruce Sizemore ran H/MP with Preparation H


Stan

[Rory McNeil]

Continuing the "RAT" theme, at Mission Raceway in the 70s, there was a 396 66 Chevelle with "Aristo-RAT" lettered on the doors. Other locals included "Suddenly", "Blue Heaven" Last Chance" "Sweet Revenge", "Street Kleaner", "Frantic Affair", "Kid Dyno Mite", "Catch 22", "Rapid Rickshaw", "Tantrum", "Infinity", "Green Mosquito", "Blue Bolt", "Gold Rush" and "Fido Wagon" , among many others. Even if you didn`t know who the owner or driver was, chances are the car name stuck in your head. Obviously some stuck in mine!

[Superpro]

Storm Warning, formerly Raul Vargas' Portugese Man-O-War

[Greg Barsamian]

Also from Lebanon Valley back in the 70's Vince Barletta's 62 A/MP Corvette drivin by Wes Nester, with an "All Aluminum" Reid Automotive 427 BBC called "The Plastic Rat"
Bob Ackermans E/G 67 Camaro "Lil Streaker"
Richie Adamitas 70 B/G Ford Maverick "Plum Loco"
and my 70 Chevelle SS "The Wild Armenian"

[Mike Jones]

Conn. Dragway in the 70`s....Orange Corvette 58 or so, M/P or Gas class( Yac would know)
"My Little Coffin"

[Frank Castros]

High Roller

[Larry Hill]

Color Me Gone, Patches, El Cheapo, Crispy Critter, Tricks Are For Kids, Coal Digger

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by Lyn Smith

Div. 5 Stock racer Jim Burg had a couple cars named "All Dollars and no Sense" RIP Jimmy.

Jimmy was a great guy...and so was his buddy Terry Curkeet. My one and only trip to Brainerd resulted in a tear down . Terry tore my car down and assembled it for a fifth of whiskey. What a deal ? I was politely asked to never come back....LOL....inside joke there folks...The 66 wagon that Jimmy bought from Cal Method was named Financial Burden....After stock qualifying was completed Jimmy and crew would always stop at the first bar they saw....Those guys had a lot of fun. Lyn, thanks for the trip down memory lane....