Best Pontiac Powered Stockers

oldskool · 08-23-2020, 12:12 AM

Hey Dave, THANKS once again for the info !

Real sorry to hear about the Olds power in the Moyer car. Only Olds powered '78 Bird Stocker I've ever heard of.

http://www.classracerinfo.com/Engine...px?ENGINE=2859

The '78 Bird could also use a Chevy 350.

http://www.classracerinfo.com/Engine...spx?ENGINE=313

I edited that post, and mentioned instead a '78 400 powered Bird which I'd forgotten about. Only noticed it at one race, the div 7-7 race last year. It was driven by Steve Glenn, from WA. At the time, it was blue. with a white hood. I'm thinkin it may be the former Bill Edgeworth Bird. Would appreciate anyone who can help ID the car.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2019#indextop

I may have made a similar mistake with other Pontiacs which were available with non-Pontiac power options.

This is especially tuff with the GT Super Stock cars, since most any GM V8 is OK.

Because of my racing experiences, it became one of my pet peeves to see a Chevy engine in a Pontiac body that came with a Pontiac engine. So, even to this day, I only wanna talk about cars with a real Pontiac V8 in 'em.

I realize that many, if not MOST racers don't share my brand preference deal. But, I'm too old to change, now. So, ya'll will just have to excuse me, OK ?

PS: I don't know this, for a fact. But I ASSUME that if I were to run a 1st gen Camaro in a GT class, using a Pontiac engine for power, there would be quite a few die-hard Chevy guys who would frown on it.

But, since I'm a Pontiac guy, I think it's great that some of the Cobalts are now 428 Pontiac powered !

One of those Cobalts has dipped into the 8's. 2 have won class at Indy.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2016#indextop

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2019#indextop

08-23-2020, 12:12 AM	#11
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 748 Times in 363 Posts	Re: Best Pontiac Powered Stockers Hey Dave, THANKS once again for the info ! Real sorry to hear about the Olds power in the Moyer car. Only Olds powered '78 Bird Stocker I've ever heard of. http://www.classracerinfo.com/Engine...px?ENGINE=2859 The '78 Bird could also use a Chevy 350. http://www.classracerinfo.com/Engine...spx?ENGINE=313 I edited that post, and mentioned instead a '78 400 powered Bird which I'd forgotten about. Only noticed it at one race, the div 7-7 race last year. It was driven by Steve Glenn, from WA. At the time, it was blue. with a white hood. I'm thinkin it may be the former Bill Edgeworth Bird. Would appreciate anyone who can help ID the car. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2019#indextop I may have made a similar mistake with other Pontiacs which were available with non-Pontiac power options. This is especially tuff with the GT Super Stock cars, since most any GM V8 is OK. Because of my racing experiences, it became one of my pet peeves to see a Chevy engine in a Pontiac body that came with a Pontiac engine. So, even to this day, I only wanna talk about cars with a real Pontiac V8 in 'em. I realize that many, if not MOST racers don't share my brand preference deal. But, I'm too old to change, now. So, ya'll will just have to excuse me, OK ? PS: I don't know this, for a fact. But I ASSUME that if I were to run a 1st gen Camaro in a GT class, using a Pontiac engine for power, there would be quite a few die-hard Chevy guys who would frown on it. But, since I'm a Pontiac guy, I think it's great that some of the Cobalts are now 428 Pontiac powered ! One of those Cobalts has dipped into the 8's. 2 have won class at Indy. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2016#indextop https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2019#indextop Attached Thumbnails Last edited by oldskool; 08-24-2020 at 01:52 AM.