Project - NHRA Stock and S/S results 61-68

oldskool · 08-25-2021, 06:02 PM

Been lookin back thru some of the threads in the nostalgia section.

I suppose that any undertaking of this size will likely produce a few mistakes.

Me being a Pontiac guy, I always look for references to the Pontiacs.

So, I discovered a couple of obvious mistakes.

(1) It is posted that the '66 GTO had a 400 cube engine. All Pontiac guys know that the 400 was not introduced until the '67 models. '66 was the last year for the 389.

"...PONTIAC – The 66 GTO came with a new 400 cui motor..."

(2) It is posted that the '58 Pontiac named Tokyo Rose won Stock at the '67 World Finals. But, the pic shown is of a '56 Chevy wagon with that name, which was driven by race winner George Cureton. Pics of the '58 Pontiac Tokyo Rose are below. I assume the mistake was made simply because the 2 cars had the same name.

I realize that VERY few people care about this. But, it's been my experience that usually when incorrect info is posted, on most car forums, some are QUICK to post corrections. So, all I'm doing is just posting corrections to a couple of mistakes I noticed.

08-25-2021, 06:02 PM	#12
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: Project - NHRA Stock and S/S results 61-68 Been lookin back thru some of the threads in the nostalgia section. I suppose that any undertaking of this size will likely produce a few mistakes. Me being a Pontiac guy, I always look for references to the Pontiacs. So, I discovered a couple of obvious mistakes. (1) It is posted that the '66 GTO had a 400 cube engine. All Pontiac guys know that the 400 was not introduced until the '67 models. '66 was the last year for the 389. "...PONTIAC – The 66 GTO came with a new 400 cui motor..." (2) It is posted that the '58 Pontiac named Tokyo Rose won Stock at the '67 World Finals. But, the pic shown is of a '56 Chevy wagon with that name, which was driven by race winner George Cureton. Pics of the '58 Pontiac Tokyo Rose are below. I assume the mistake was made simply because the 2 cars had the same name. I realize that VERY few people care about this. But, it's been my experience that usually when incorrect info is posted, on most car forums, some are QUICK to post corrections. So, all I'm doing is just posting corrections to a couple of mistakes I noticed. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by oldskool; 08-25-2021 at 06:24 PM.