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Yes....it was a true 4 door:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4TySFUkaT3.../mavroush3.jpg

http://www.fordmaverick.com/uploads/...oushTaxi_0.png

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And because a Vega wagon and a 4 door Maverick wasn't weird enough........

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...g?t=1264080082

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I still believe Wayne Gapp got the short end of the stick from Jack.

Sad it had to end that way!!!!!!!!

Jimbo

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My most favorite drag racer of all time ...Bob Glidden

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...arsGlidden.jpg

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I remember a finish line interview when Glidden was in Motorcraft red.
After winning the event (yet again) he told the announcer "These are our good old days. One day it will end and this is what we will look back on".

What a legacy he left behind.

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Dick Landy had a lot of nice race cars over the years, but I've always liked this paint job the best on his Pro Stock Challenger & Dart because it was very unique for the times.

http://image.moparmusclemagazine.com...challenger.jpg

http://image.moparmusclemagazine.com...challenger.jpg

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Two oldones that I like

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And one moore

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Oh yeah, Buddy Ingersol's Buick was badass! This car was a crystal ball vision into the future of drag racing, but ironically not the future of Pro Stock. I believe that this car was the forerunner of todays Outlaw and possibly even Pro Modified classes.

The sanctioning bodies did all that they could to hold Buddy back and ultimately terminated this car from competition at a time when anyone could walk into a Buick dealership and buy a rear wheel drive Regal with a turbocharged V-6 ...no one could buy a Boss HEMI powered T-Bird from a Ford dealership or a big block Camaro from a Chevy dealer at that time.

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Anybody know what happen to the car?

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Found this.
Chase it if you choose.

http://www.t6p.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1828

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Thanks Charlie.

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Wasn't that car a former Warren Johnson Olds Cutlas (Hurst) car ???? Converted to a Buick.

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Yes, it was the black car that Warren had.

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Here's a link to a great article about Buddy Ingersoll's controversial Buick Pro Stock car.

http://www.gnttype.org/misc/ingersoll.html

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http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...012/aab238.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...012/aab234.jpg

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Jim Hayter: 1971 AHRA Champ

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iELVIxiq8d...09_resized.jpg
And his 72 Vega:

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...wqFuBFnGVCnIEg

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don't know if you've seen this yet, but pretty good video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkcO7...eature=related

liteweight

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I always see the demise of the Taxi referred to as a "pit accident", does anyone have any further info on this? Was it a fire or hit by another car/truck? Can't believe a car that well know gets destroyed and nobody knows what happened, or pictures of it. Always been curious about that story.

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more John Hagen from Thunder Valley Dragways in Marion, South Dakota.

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...012/img733.jpg

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Here's a couple more guys.

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http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...012/img571.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...12/TVD3083.jpg

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more John Hagen at TVD in South Dakota.
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...12/TVD3663.jpg

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http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...12/TVD3484.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...12/TVD3415.jpg

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You guys keep posting them, and thanks for the fantastic memories brought back to life. I don't even remember some of them, like the Toxic Arrow and it amazes me how many were out there kicking around when match racing was so prevalant across the country. As a teenager we use to go see Herb, Ronnie, Dyno, etc. doing the rosin burnouts at Clarksville (TN) Dragway....those were the days (really!).

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http://imageshack.us/a/img37/451/ram...prostocker.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img407/6854/clarkcoonce.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img718/975/grumpy2.jpg

M68

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http://imageshack.us/a/img255/5995/soxmartin.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img546/9770/herbmccandless.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img84/3421/herbmccandless02.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img854/1650/s...oncarltond.jpg
(Bob Plumer photos)

M68

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http://imageshack.us/a/img823/9659/jegcoughlin.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/8237/mikevalerio.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img593/1448/quicktrip.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img62/5402/dickloehr.jpg
(Bob Plumer photos)

M68

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http://imageshack.us/a/img96/2812/06...esssoxmart.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img13/6717/mo...xandmartin.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img40/2859/larryhuff.jpg
(Bob Plumer photo)

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/1949/bobbyyowell.jpg
(Bob Plumer photo)

M68

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You remembered correctly!

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/880...ysengstack.jpg

M68

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http://imageshack.us/a/img203/262/bu...iaflashlea.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img525/4113/chevywest02.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img703/1627/brooklynheavy.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img502/6050/b...psbobplume.jpg

M68

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http://imageshack.us/a/img90/1223/co...ewaypark25.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img12/9615/co...ewaypark23.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img844/1316/amcforum36.jpg

http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/7...ipphotos86.jpg

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http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...StockArrow.jpg

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...y_the_kid1.jpg

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w.../ButchLeal.jpg

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http://imageshack.us/a/img841/4162/b...ipphotos19.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img84/9139/bl...ipphotos75.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img441/7524/b...ipphotos80.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img855/9213/b...ipphotos16.jpg

M68

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http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5241/5...8c0112de_b.jpg
FINESTIEN0001 by Joe Grippo, on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5045/5...d36d0c47_b.jpg
PROSTOCKSTUFF0005 by Joe Grippo, on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5139/5...bbda771c_z.jpg
SHAY NICHOLS001 by Joe Grippo, on Flickr

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I always been a fan of the Pro Stock class.
I have hundreds of photos of these cars to share.

Lets start off with Joe Satmary and John Hagen at Thunder Valley Dragways in Marion, SD.

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...12/tim1527.jpg

Purfeerst and Prince out of the Mpls area.

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...12/tim1333.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...12/tim1318.jpg

Charlie Malyuke. How many Road Runner Pro Stockers have you seen?

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...12/TVD3105.jpg

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Pro Motion 71 Challenger

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Rufus "Brooklyn Heavy" Boyd was a kingpin New York street racer who fielded an impressive collection of Mopar and Chevrolet Pro Stock cars ...both on and off the street.

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...oklynheavy.jpg

Ex - Grumpy Jenkins 1970 Winternationals and Gatornationals - winning Pro Stock Camaro
http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...ex68Camaro.jpg

Ex - Butch Leal - owned California Flash Camaro
http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...avy-Edited.jpg

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...menRotunda.jpg
http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...spotlight2.jpg
http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w...sstreetcar.jpg

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http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5169/5...54457120_z.jpg
PROSTOCKSTUFF0002 by Joe Grippo, on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5169/5...6726354c_o.jpg
CRAWFORD by Joe Grippo, on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5098/5...dc7cc04e_z.jpg
BRUCE LARSON PRO STOCK VEGA001 by Joe Grippo, on Flickr

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http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...12/TVD3084.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...12/TVD3081.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...12/TVD3077.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...12/TVD3076.jpg

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