70's & 80's Pro Stockers

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey

Got to bring this back.
Still took a good skilled racer could build a Pro Stocker.
But a lot of people got into building them.

D

Its sad what Pro Stock has morphed into today. You need around $3 1/2 Million to get to the starting line today for a single season. Todays cars remind me of NASCAR jelly bean cars. Like Stock elim. the rules have slid into Jr. Super Stock or Modified production. My opinion is the AHFS is a joke but hey....Its my opinion so like it or not. I do not care. I'm just happy to have been around when it all started.

[mopar68]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Its sad what Pro Stock has morphed into today. You need around $3 1/2 Million to get to the starting line today for a single season. Today's cars remind me of NASCAR jelly bean cars. Like Stock elim. the rules have slid into Jr. Super Stock or Modified production. My opinion is the AHFS is a joke but hey....Its my opinion so like it or not. I do not care. I'm just happy to have been around when it all started.

I hear you and agree 100%. Today's Pro Stock is like a NASCAR version of the class, totally unrecognizable from its original concept.

To me, the Pro Stock class ended when they stopped resembling production vehicles; when they started using body styles that were never V-8 powered and especially those that were front wheel drive vehicles originally.

My favorite (and as far as I'm concerned the best) Pro Stock era is the Bill Jenkins/Sox&Martin/Dick Landy/Don Nicholson/Wally Booth/Don Carlton/early Bob Glidden/Gapp & Roush and etc., era.



P.S. Glad to see you post. I was wondering the other day what happened to you because I haven't seen any posts from you in this section of the forum.

Pete

[mopar68]

[mopar68]

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by mopar68

I hear you and agree 100%. Today's Pro Stock is like a NASCAR version of the class, totally unrecognizable from its original concept.

To me, the Pro Stock class ended when they stopped resembling production vehicles; when they started using body styles that were never V-8 powered and especially those that were front wheel drive vehicles originally.

My favorite (and as far as I'm concerned the best) Pro Stock era is the Bill Jenkins/Sox&Martin/Dick Landy/Don Nicholson/Wally Booth/Don Carlton/early Bob Glidden/Gapp & Roush and etc., era.



P.S. Glad to see you post. I was wondering the other day what happened to you because I haven't seen any posts from you in this section of the forum.

Pete

Oh I'm still alive and have good health. Thanks for thinking about me. I'm just playing with my toys. I'm rebuilding a 79 Corvette right now. Might make it an NMCA Nostalgia/MC. That seems like the least expensive way to go since IHRA has died. I'm not into spending the money for all the stuff they allow these days. NHRA cost to much for me. At 72 years of age I still have a hard time getting drag racing out of my system. I will post as long as Ken will still allow me to. I still ride the Harley and help put on the local car shows.
Have a great New Year
Terry

[Tom keedle]

a couple of things, way back in the late 70's there was an unlettered 4 dr maverick (like gapp&roush's) that ran at thunder valley (South Dakota) and always wondered what the story was on it


sure like the old pics, thanks!!!

sure don't make 'em like they used to

[mopar68]

Originally Posted by Tom keedle

a couple of things, way back in the late 70's there was an unlettered 4 dr maverick (like gapp&roush's) that ran at thunder valley (South Dakota) and always wondered what the story was on it


sure like the old pics, thanks!!!

sure don't make 'em like they used to

Really? I never thought anyone else would even think about building such an ugly race car again. Lol.



Thank you. You're right, they don't.

Pete

[mopar68]

[mopar68]

[mopar68]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Oh I'm still alive and have good health. Thanks for thinking about me. I'm just playing with my toys. I'm rebuilding a 79 Corvette right now. Might make it an NMCA Nostalgia/MC. That seems like the least expensive way to go since IHRA has died. I'm not into spending the money for all the stuff they allow these days. NHRA cost to much for me. At 72 years of age I still have a hard time getting drag racing out of my system. I will post as long as Ken will still allow me to. I still ride the Harley and help put on the local car shows.
Have a great New Year
Terry

You're welcome my friend. Have a great New Year. Ditto all the members of this forum.

Pete