Best Pontiac Powered Stockers

oldskool · 01-23-2020, 04:50 AM

" Bob Beyer..."

Found Running Bear & Boppin Bear Pontiacs. But no Brown Bear.

Not familiar with the name or the car. Is he any kin to Ed Beyer ? I just read on the Jalopy Journal that Ed set a nat record with a '56 Pontiac.

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...0#post-5978822

Here's an interesting/strange post I just copied from the J.J. site.

"...I raced NHRA Stock class cars from 1963 to 1973. From 1950 Oldsmobiles to a F/S Amx.
But what did it in for me was this.
In 1973 NHRA started to use the "NET" horsepower ratings that the manufacturer was advertising.
I bought a new 1973 Pontiac Ventura 350 ( pontiac engine ) that was rated at 150 horsepower. It fit in Q/SA at the time. I had a set of dual exhaust installed with cut outs,a shift kit in the 350 Turbo hydramatic and 4.11 gears. I drove it to the first points meet and set the Q/SA mph record. Did the teardown, passed, put the head back on using the same head gasket and drove the car home and sold the car 2 weeks later. I have not been to a drag strip since..."

http://www.classracerinfo.com/Engine...1&MAKE=Pontiac

01-23-2020, 04:50 AM	#11
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 " Bob Beyer..." Found Running Bear & Boppin Bear Pontiacs. But no Brown Bear. Not familiar with the name or the car. Is he any kin to Ed Beyer ? I just read on the Jalopy Journal that Ed set a nat record with a '56 Pontiac. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...0#post-5978822 Here's an interesting/strange post I just copied from the J.J. site. "...I raced NHRA Stock class cars from 1963 to 1973. From 1950 Oldsmobiles to a F/S Amx. But what did it in for me was this. In 1973 NHRA started to use the "NET" horsepower ratings that the manufacturer was advertising. I bought a new 1973 Pontiac Ventura 350 ( pontiac engine ) that was rated at 150 horsepower. It fit in Q/SA at the time. I had a set of dual exhaust installed with cut outs,a shift kit in the 350 Turbo hydramatic and 4.11 gears. I drove it to the first points meet and set the Q/SA mph record. Did the teardown, passed, put the head back on using the same head gasket and drove the car home and sold the car 2 weeks later. I have not been to a drag strip since..." http://www.classracerinfo.com/Engine...1&MAKE=Pontiac Last edited by oldskool; 01-23-2020 at 05:26 AM.