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oldskool · 12-23-2019, 02:40 AM

Gonna break in here with a '68 Bird we saw at the World Nationals race, held in Amarillo, TX, back in around '75 or '76. Was RU.

Maybe some of you older guys will remember it. Guys name is Lyndel Warren. Ran B/SA. So, I suppose it had to be one of the round port RAII engines.

He also had an early 2nd gen Formula 455HO. Here's what he said about it.

" I wanted a competitive NHRA car, so i acquired another car from Gary Moore, his factory aided superstocker, a '71 Formula H.O. Firebird.. We built it as a F/SA in 10 days & headed to Pomona. While we were in the tech line, NHRA decided to factor the horsepower & we came out of tech an E/SA. We ran under the F/SA index at Pomona, but couldn't run the E. The next year we returned to the WinterNat'ls at Pomona & was the low qualifer in E/SA, with Rock Running a close 2nd. I ran it a couple of years with some success, but local racing changed to bracket racing...The car was capable of 11.79 @ 114."

The b&w pic is from Laplace, LA. We took our 2 Stockers to a points race at Laplace in '75. But when Wesley saw 'em, he said I'd have to get rid of the clutch fan & cover the radio holes, and then bring 'em back & he'd take a closer look. I was nearly 200 miles from home & did not have the parts or time to fix everything that needed fixin, for Wesley to pass 'em. I had no idea how picky an NHRA tech guy could be. So, we just watched, then went home. Only ran at local tracks after that. And the next year, our local tracks switched over to mostly just bracket racing.

12-23-2019, 02:40 AM	#3
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 747 Times in 362 Posts	Re: Best Pontiac Powered Stockers Gonna break in here with a '68 Bird we saw at the World Nationals race, held in Amarillo, TX, back in around '75 or '76. Was RU. Maybe some of you older guys will remember it. Guys name is Lyndel Warren. Ran B/SA. So, I suppose it had to be one of the round port RAII engines. He also had an early 2nd gen Formula 455HO. Here's what he said about it. " I wanted a competitive NHRA car, so i acquired another car from Gary Moore, his factory aided superstocker, a '71 Formula H.O. Firebird.. We built it as a F/SA in 10 days & headed to Pomona. While we were in the tech line, NHRA decided to factor the horsepower & we came out of tech an E/SA. We ran under the F/SA index at Pomona, but couldn't run the E. The next year we returned to the WinterNat'ls at Pomona & was the low qualifer in E/SA, with Rock Running a close 2nd. I ran it a couple of years with some success, but local racing changed to bracket racing...The car was capable of 11.79 @ 114." The b&w pic is from Laplace, LA. We took our 2 Stockers to a points race at Laplace in '75. But when Wesley saw 'em, he said I'd have to get rid of the clutch fan & cover the radio holes, and then bring 'em back & he'd take a closer look. I was nearly 200 miles from home & did not have the parts or time to fix everything that needed fixin, for Wesley to pass 'em. I had no idea how picky an NHRA tech guy could be. So, we just watched, then went home. Only ran at local tracks after that. And the next year, our local tracks switched over to mostly just bracket racing. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by oldskool; 12-23-2019 at 03:56 AM.