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Kenny Bomar 05-08-2020 11:18 PM

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I always liked the old 65/66 bb Chevy impala stick cars one had the name “Dis -is -it “ I remember it at Union Hill about 1970 don’t know who’s it was , I was running my original “ Great Pumpkin “ 69 b/sa camaro sold it to Jerry Jennings in 1971 he still has it I tried to buy it back not for sale I bought it new w 6 cyl 3 speed about $ 2800

GarysZ24 05-09-2020 01:25 AM

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Tom Snyder's "Pappy's Pride" A/Altered, and Rick Rusk's Quickest and Fastest refrigerator, the "Kelvinator", AMC Hornet wagon stocker.

BILL TAYLOR 05-20-2020 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by John DiBartolomeo (Post 613449)
Brutus. Eastern Raider. Yankee Peddler. Strip Poker. Names from a period when the cars were the stars. Today, it’s more about the people than anything else, which is probably what it should be, but oh those names, they defined the car and the driver.

https://dragracingedge.com/the-blog/car-name-memories/

Geez, I don't how we missed "Mother Nature", Suriano and Hildebrandt '57 Chevy 2dr wagon was a real crowd pleaser with it's bumper dragging wheel stands. It was no stranger to the Record Book or the Winners Circle!

Isaac Zane 05-22-2020 01:53 PM

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There were the Rich Oakes Resurrection cars and his Green Onion car before that.

Carl Juliano 05-22-2020 03:56 PM

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My dads Camaro in the 70's was "One More Time", a couple of other cool names from National Speedway and Westhampton were, "The Jolly Onion" "Fun City Hauler" "Stone Crusher"

rboyle 05-22-2020 05:03 PM

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I liked Light N Lively, Dancing Bear, Bat Out of Hell, Caged Animal, Rolling Thunder, Neighborhood Complaint, Something Funky, Rat Trap, Mighty Mouse, etc etc

Bob F 05-22-2020 06:02 PM

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Neighbor raced a 55 belair with the name Touch of Evil.

BigBlockBill 05-23-2020 12:21 AM

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There was a guy in my home town that had a '65 Mustang coupe that was "Quarter Horse" he sold it and bought a '65 Mustang fast back he called "the stoned streaker". It had BC, the caveman from the comics riding on a stone wheel and strategically placed smoke.
Yes, it was the mid 70's😂

dondon 05-23-2020 10:56 PM

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there was a 70 buick stocker called " a touch of class"

gsa612 05-24-2020 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by dondon (Post 615233)
there was a 70 buick stocker called " a touch of class"

I believe that car was from Minn.,ran in the mid 70's with the United Stockers Assoc.The owners name might of been Al,that was a long time ago... gsa612


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