Z-11 CHEVY vs NEW FORD CJ

X-TECH MAN · 02-12-2009, 02:37 PM

I remember when the 1963 Z-11 Chevy came out. They made 25 in the first run then 25 more about a month later then 7 to use up the left over parts. Total 57 cars. At the 1963 Winternationals NHRA made a NEW class for them and the new 1963 light weight Fords because not enough had been sold or available. It was called L/P (Limited production) with 7 inch slicks. This class was run just at the Winter Nats. The few (both chevy Z-11 and fiberglass Fords) that showed up with 10 inch slicks ran A/FX. After the Winternationals they (the Z-11's) all ran A/FX with 10 inch slicks. The Chevy guys had no other choice as they were not allowed in S/S (to fast for the Fords and Mopars at that time) Remember S/S back then was just like a stocker except it was the top wt breaks for production cars so S/S didnt mean anything special except they were the highest class like AA/S is today. They even ran OEM camshafts (the winner of L/P was bounced for an illegal cam). The Ford light weights ran either S/S or A/FX depending on the size tire the racer ran (thier choice) as they finally made and sold 100 fiberglass front end Fords. The point is that NHRA made a special class for these NEW and powerful cars (at that time) for ONE RACE until they either had enough on the market and sold to anyone who wanted one and/or had a chance to see how they ran in competition. Why didnt NHRA do this again until enough people who wanted one had them on the track?

02-12-2009, 02:37 PM	#1
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Z-11 CHEVY vs NEW FORD CJ I remember when the 1963 Z-11 Chevy came out. They made 25 in the first run then 25 more about a month later then 7 to use up the left over parts. Total 57 cars. At the 1963 Winternationals NHRA made a NEW class for them and the new 1963 light weight Fords because not enough had been sold or available. It was called L/P (Limited production) with 7 inch slicks. This class was run just at the Winter Nats. The few (both chevy Z-11 and fiberglass Fords) that showed up with 10 inch slicks ran A/FX. After the Winternationals they (the Z-11's) all ran A/FX with 10 inch slicks. The Chevy guys had no other choice as they were not allowed in S/S (to fast for the Fords and Mopars at that time) Remember S/S back then was just like a stocker except it was the top wt breaks for production cars so S/S didnt mean anything special except they were the highest class like AA/S is today. They even ran OEM camshafts (the winner of L/P was bounced for an illegal cam). The Ford light weights ran either S/S or A/FX depending on the size tire the racer ran (thier choice) as they finally made and sold 100 fiberglass front end Fords. The point is that NHRA made a special class for these NEW and powerful cars (at that time) for ONE RACE until they either had enough on the market and sold to anyone who wanted one and/or had a chance to see how they ran in competition. Why didnt NHRA do this again until enough people who wanted one had them on the track? Last edited by X-TECH MAN; 02-12-2009 at 02:58 PM.