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Originally Posted by Billy Nees
Look closely at your GTO pic, I think you'll find that it is in 1972 Stock trim.
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After looking into this a little closer, & running some numbers on a calculator, here's some things I've concluded.
(1) In '72, the weight break for G/S was 15,00-15.99. Well, not even a 2-barrel 400 engine would have run that low a class. Therefore, that car could not have run G/S in '72, in NHRA. Same goes for the '72 Bird, which Truman supposedly had, of which I've never seen a pic.
(2) But, in '74 & '75, sure. With all the possible 400 & 455 engines it could have run, it could have probably run G/S with at least one of those combos. IIRC, Todd Hoven won a nat event & got the G/SA class win @ Indy, in a '72 GTO.
(3) I noticed in the for sale pic the car did not have roll bars. Thought maybe that was an indication that maybe it had been switched over to Stock & the bars removed.
But, after lookin at the pic posted below, it's very obvious that the car did not have roll bars when Truman was driving it in SS/K.
(4) Under the hood, you can see a windshield wiper motor & alternator. Would just assume that SS racers could/would remove those. But, one or both could have been added, just to help with the sale.
There's a factory air cleaner on the engine. But, I don't know if that was required in Stock or SS, in '72. May have just been put on to cover the carb, & make the ad look better.
(5) Back then SS cars were what I call "Small Tire Super Stockers". I can't tell from the for sale pic exactly what tires are on the car. Anyhow, those tires were probably NOT what was run on the car, either in Stock or SS.
Anyhow, Billy, I don't have enuff knowledge of Stocker construction to see what you obviously see. So, please point out the things you see that indicate the car was run in Stock.
Again, anyone here who actually saw either the A or F-body that Truman had in '72, running in Stock, please post that info and any pics or links to pics showing either car with Stock lettering on 'em. Would love to know who owned/raced these cars after Truman.
Thanks for any help ! Would like to get to the truth about the 2 '72 model cars Truman had, in '72. .