[Rat Patrol]

S&M ran three cars in 67.

1 - RO23 - Buddy bought it in May of 1967 from longtime sponsor Gate City Motor Company in Greensboro, North Carolina..

My only data on this car is it was raced at the Super Stock Nationals & Dave Strickler raced it at 67 Nats in SS/B.

Easily identified by shovel scoop - NO Hurst decal in rear sideglass.

2- ‘Hemi Belvedere’ - a modded 383 Belvedere fitted with a street Hemi

This car

- ran with a flat hood at 67 Winters in SS/C ,
- won SS/B and SS Eliminator at Spring Nats( with scoop) , and
- ran in SS/B af the 67 Nats (with scoop), AND
- the 68 Winters in SS/D - the car raced off against the Platt CJ Mustang...in SS/D still with scoop...because Chrysler declared it as a GTX, NOT an RO23.

It has a HURST decal in the rear sideglass - this is the easy way to id this car - This car did the bulk of SS/B, C and D work in 67/68...depending on the hood!

3 - a 440 ‘GTX’ - This car never ran a shovel scoop, and ran in SS/E in 67, SS/F in 68. It has no shovel scoop...and no HURST decal.

Thx to Steve Sasko for setting me straight.