el-camino ever done? - Page 3

GTX JOHN · 01-10-2011, 07:54 PM

I sem to recall fuzzily that the Lady that pitted us for many year and died several years ago to Cancer..........won class back in the 50's with her El Camino and was the first women to do so in NHRA History. Does anybody else recall the Lady or Her Car? My memory is not what it was... Seems like her first Name was Roberta and she was a icon at the track nearly forever.

John Irving

X-TECH MAN · 01-10-2011, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by pauldilcher

Might be Ed Holman.

Paul and Bill....The guy who had the El Camino was Mike Schmitt of "The Desert Fox" fame who used to run a AA/SA 64 Ford Galaxie. . It was a 1960 Model El Camino and he won the C/SA class at the 1961 Nationals.

Ed Fernandez · 01-10-2011, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Paul and Bill....The guy who had the El Camino was Mike Schmitt of "The Desert Fox" fame who used to run a AA/SA 64 Ford Galaxie. . It was a 1960 Model El Camino and he won the C/SA class at the 1961 Nationals.

Why didn't you know that Dilcher?

X-TECH MAN · 01-10-2011, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GTX JOHN

I sem to recall fuzzily that the Lady that pitted us for many year and died several years ago to Cancer..........won class back in the 50's with her El Camino and was the first women to do so in NHRA History. Does anybody else recall the Lady or Her Car? My memory is not what it was... Seems like her first Name was Roberta and she was a icon at the track nearly forever.

John Irving

There was a lady named Marilyn Clark who won the B/SA class at the 1960 Nationals in Detroit driving a 1957 Chev. Could this be her ???????

X-TECH MAN · 01-10-2011, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Paul and Bill....The guy who had the El Camino was Mike Schmitt of "The Desert Fox" fame who used to run a AA/SA 64 Ford Galaxie. . It was a 1960 Model El Camino and he won the C/SA class at the 1961 Nationals.

P.S. The engine in the El Camino was a 348 with 3 carbs.

Jack McCarthy · 01-11-2011, 01:46 AM

of course a 59 is now LEGAL (as is 60) el camino... 283 or 348 U - PICK !!!

captain jack

hey can i just cut off the top of my wagon ??????????

bill dedman · 01-11-2011, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Terry wrote:
The engine in the El Camino was a 348 with 3 carbs.

Earlier in the thread, I wrote: "campaigned a 1st-generation El Camino with a triple-carbureted, 348-powered /hydramatic Stocker"

Terry, thanks a lot for all that information!!! I well remember the DESERT MOTORS '64 427 AA/SA car but had NO IDEA of the connection to the El Camino that started the HydraMatic dance that ended so badly,,,,

Can you imagine the profound effect this ensuing Hydro debacle had on Mike Schmitt, his having started the whole thing? At one time, in about 1970, every Stock Class record from about E/SA down to the bottom Automatic class (N/SA???) was held by some sort of Chevy/Hydro combination. Hell, there were '57 Fuelie motor (283 HP) sedan deliveries in profusion...

Marvin Ripes must have gotten a huge kick out of it when NHRA finally said, "NO MORE!!!"

bill dedman · 01-11-2011, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by bill dedman

Earlier in the thread, I wrote: "campaigned a 1st-generation El Camino with a triple-carbureted, 348-powered /hydramatic Stocker"

Terry, thanks a lot for that information!!! I well remember the DESERT MOTORS '64 427 AA/SA car but had NO IDEA of the connection to the El Camino that started the HydraMatic dance that ended so badly,,,,

Can you imagine the profound effect this ensuing Hydro debacle had on Mike Schmitt, his having started the whole thing? At one time, in about 1970, every Stock Class record from about E/SA down to the bottom Automatic class (N/SA???) was held by some sort of Chevy/Hydro combination. Hell, there were '57 Fuelie motor (283 HP) sedan deliveries in profusion...

Marvin Ripes must have gotten a huge kick out of it when NHRA finally said, "NO MORE!!!"

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Er, Bill; I think the gentleman in question's name was "Schmidt," not "Schmitt."... not that it matters, now, 45 years later....

thomas sheehan · 01-11-2011, 07:55 AM

I can't find a pic of Schmidt's el camino but here is a shot of the Desert Motors car (restored)....

pauldilcher · 01-11-2011, 05:57 PM

ED , I never said I was smart ------ just old .

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GTX JOHN VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 2,244 Liked 1,888 Times in 581 Posts	Re: el-camino ever done? I sem to recall fuzzily that the Lady that pitted us for many year and died several years ago to Cancer..........won class back in the 50's with her El Camino and was the first women to do so in NHRA History. Does anybody else recall the Lady or Her Car? My memory is not what it was... Seems like her first Name was Roberta and she was a icon at the track nearly forever. John Irving

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