Old Stockers - Page 10

Frank Castros · 03-04-2012, 08:23 PM

Dino,
Post some Dover Drag Strip stuff.

Hemi Moose · 03-05-2012, 04:01 PM

Here's an old Fenton mag wheel advertisement...

Dan Bennett · 03-06-2012, 02:52 PM

When I mentioned the "brother" wheels to the Cragar S/S I was referring to the Cragar G/T and S/T. You didn't see too many of them since the chrome S/S looked so good very few bought the others.

The other wheels used the same center casting, but one had a black finish center with chromed rim and the other had a natural cast center.

At least that's how I remember them.

I still remember how odd the Super Tricks looked the first time I saw them. We went from the classic good looks of the S/S to the pure function of a disk wheel.

Lyn Smith · 03-06-2012, 03:58 PM

How much would a car pick up going from the old heavy Cragar SS to the light weight Super tricks?

mopar68 · 03-06-2012, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffsracing

From info I found, Loren Zeedyk with Dragway Automotive of Ohio owned, raced and/or sponsored quite a few cars back in the 70's into early 80's before he started Zeeker Chassis.

Let's not forget the Zeeker Max Wedge-style aluminum cylinder heads for the 383/440 cu. in. Mopar that Loren developed and sold in the early-mid-1980s, forerunner to Indy Cylinder Heads' version of same head based on the patterns and molds they bought from Mr. Zeedyk.

(Zeeker head in the background vs. Indy cylinder head in the foreground)

M68

mopar68 · 03-06-2012, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lyn Smith

How much would a car pick up going from the old heavy Cragar SS to the light weight Super tricks?

Back in the late 1980s an acquaintance of mine (Frank Maffiore of Ask Frank First fame) switched from Chevy Rally wheels w/center caps to Weldwheels (8-hole version) and reduced the ET a couple of tenths in his mid-eleven second 1980(?) Chevy Malibu bracket car.

Based on that, I'd guess it'd be a similar performance improvement switching from heavy Cragar S/S to very light Super Tricks.

M68

Charlie A · 03-06-2012, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan Bennett

When I mentioned the "brother" wheels to the Cragar S/S I was referring to the Cragar G/T and S/T. You didn't see too many of them since the chrome S/S looked so good very few bought the others.

The other wheels used the same center casting, but one had a black finish center with chromed rim and the other had a natural cast center.

At least that's how I remember them.

I still remember how odd the Super Tricks looked the first time I saw them. We went from the classic good looks of the S/S to the pure function of a disk wheel.

I had a set of Cragar GT's on my 65 elcamino.
Natural gray center and machined aluminium rim.
I really liked the look of those rims except there was no offset to them.

Frito · 03-07-2012, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffsracing

QUOTE: Hemi Moose
And the Dragway Automotive Super Stock '68 Hemi Barracuda...so who owns this one currently and whats the story behind this one.

Dave still owns the Cuda and has had it for a long time.

I bought a 64 Plymouth with aluminum fenders from Loren. No drivetrain,wheels tires or rear end housing, fiberglass hood,. the interior was mostly aluminum as it had been made into a bracket car. It did have the trade mark Black & yellow with Dragway Automotive painted on it. This wasn't to long before he started Zeeker. Do you remember when he and David Mosley started a company called APE, Atlanta Performance Engineering?

ss wannabee · 03-11-2012, 04:11 PM

Interesting history on the Brainbeau '67 car...I always thought Burgess was "Mopar-only." By coincedence, I was at that Sanford race when they got the mph record but I
don't remember the car...I was too busy watching Grump's SS/C Camaro win Super Stock (I think?) Believe they got most of the event in the books when it started to pour...in fact this July date was a re-run of the original June date if I'm not mistaken?

On the way home through town, noticed activity at a local gas station and stopped. Saw Grump's car, the "Kicks" B/S Biscayne, and other cars being torn down under the gas pump canopies.

BTW Paul, do you know where the Brainbeau '66 car ended up?

Run to Rund · 03-11-2012, 04:18 PM

Gene Horn had the Brainbeau 66 Olds for years, sold it back to Loyed Woodland who recently sold it to Ross Hunsinger.

03-04-2012, 08:23 PM	#91
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,661 Likes: 2,170 Liked 2,151 Times in 784 Posts	Re: Old Stockers Dino, Post some Dover Drag Strip stuff.

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Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Old Stockers Here's an old Fenton mag wheel advertisement... Last edited by Hemi Moose; 03-08-2012 at 12:29 AM.

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Dan Bennett Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 367 Likes: 583 Liked 377 Times in 87 Posts	Re: Old Stockers When I mentioned the "brother" wheels to the Cragar S/S I was referring to the Cragar G/T and S/T. You didn't see too many of them since the chrome S/S looked so good very few bought the others. The other wheels used the same center casting, but one had a black finish center with chromed rim and the other had a natural cast center. At least that's how I remember them. I still remember how odd the Super Tricks looked the first time I saw them. We went from the classic good looks of the S/S to the pure function of a disk wheel.

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Lyn Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pontiac,il. Posts: 1,126 Likes: 227 Liked 860 Times in 160 Posts	Re: Old Stockers How much would a car pick up going from the old heavy Cragar SS to the light weight Super tricks?

03-11-2012, 04:11 PM	#99
ss wannabee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 663 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Old Stockers Interesting history on the Brainbeau '67 car...I always thought Burgess was "Mopar-only." By coincedence, I was at that Sanford race when they got the mph record but I don't remember the car...I was too busy watching Grump's SS/C Camaro win Super Stock (I think?) Believe they got most of the event in the books when it started to pour...in fact this July date was a re-run of the original June date if I'm not mistaken? On the way home through town, noticed activity at a local gas station and stopped. Saw Grump's car, the "Kicks" B/S Biscayne, and other cars being torn down under the gas pump canopies. BTW Paul, do you know where the Brainbeau '66 car ended up?

03-11-2012, 04:18 PM	#100
Run to Rund Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 574 Likes: 6 Liked 44 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Old Stockers Gene Horn had the Brainbeau 66 Olds for years, sold it back to Loyed Woodland who recently sold it to Ross Hunsinger.