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My Nostalgia Super Stock Belvedere

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I bought a new 1969 Camaro 6cyl 3spd built a bb 427/425 ran B/SA it was a new color for 69 Hugger Orange. My friends including Gordon Holloway of Comp Cam at Lakeland drag strip in Memphis said it looked like a pumpkin going down the track said I ought to put a green stem on the roof. Back then everybody had a name on their car. I thought about Charlie Brown waiting on the Great Pumpkin so there it was. I sold that car to Jerry Jennings in 1971 he still has it I tried to buy it back but not for sale. I built another about 1985 I'm racing now looks just like #1 I named it Great Pumpkin #2

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Here was that car at Indy in 1971. There were 26 cars in B/SA, I was the last chevy to go down to the mopar 426 wedge cars.

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Kenny, I remember that car at Carlisle!

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Hi Dwight we had some great times at Carlisle lots of great cars and people I don't think we realize how good it was!! But also I'm glad I lived through those days we were kind of crazy. Thank the Good Lord, He was watching over us even when we weren't living for Him!

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x2!!

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Dickie Ogles "Silly Bear"

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Eugene Kelly and later Greg Tabler's "Killer"

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Joe Jacono's funny car,Rollin' Stoned

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My 68 Camaro ex checkmate modified car is called killintime. As in ET. Also is well suited for time I spend in the garage.








Bruce Cameron

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My dad's car in the late 60's/early 70's was a 55 Chevy called The Gold Digger. So was Jim Boudreu's cars.


Larry Golliday's "Wild Child" AMX is one of my favorites.

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Back in the late 70's when I bracket raced there was a '56 chevy from Pa called Blitzkreig.
It was black and a brassy yellow. Owner was Bob Blitersdorf I think. Also an anglia called the Whoopie Car.I could sit here all night running them off but they stood out. I first used the name American Graffiti on my original gremlin (a 1973 bought new) then carried the name over to my '77 gremlin stocker.

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Preparation H, was an H/MP Maverick. saw it many times at Englishtown

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"Rovin Gambler" "Mr. Ears" "Magtown Missle" "Born Again"

"Gung Ho" "D-con"

"Easy Lovin" --CMA song of the year in 1971 & '72. 3 weeks at #1 on the country charts, and made it to #17 on the Billboard pop chart.

And here's Freddie to sing it for ya'll . :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzRhrBCHiBU

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I remember a '56 T-Bird called Mr. Persistent that ran at Milan in the mid '60s. He ruined it by turning it into a flip top roadster.

Back to the topic of naming the OPs Mustang, Speed Steed. Piston Packin' Pony. Round Runner.

Dale

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Ed, Blitzkrieg is still alive and well. I remember that car as well when I was just a kid somewhere in the mid 70s

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David and Herbie Torrotos "Trust Me" from New Castle Delaware

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I had a '62 Dodge Wagon, 383/343hp, that was named OBSOLETE............seemed appropriate. Denny

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Had a 1962 Chevy 2 C/MP small block called "The Little Mouse That Roared".

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Always thought "Quarterhorse" was a great name for a Mustang

Mike A114 P/SA

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My personal favorite My Daytona Bill Flynns last car
"Yankee Peddler"!!

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My little pony
The old nag
The Horse with no name
Inheritance


Has the OP picked one yet??

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My old 72 Challenger I built in the early 80's and bracket raced at NED and then Bradenton for a short while.....

http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/o...s/image0-5.jpg

Turned up in Lakeland FL in the hands of a well known local SS racer last year....tried to buy it back....but hear it's in good hands and getting a complete rebuild....possibly SS..???

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Here's a couple from the Portage,MI area- Dick Loehr's "Stampede" Mustang and Paul Stewart/Craig Clapp's "Jack the Bear" cars. I believe the last car they owned,an early 60's Corvette, was sold to Mike Keener. Maybe Mike can comment on this.

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Actually the Jack the Bear car was sold to John Piper but Merc and I raced it for him. Here is a shot of the only time I ever drove this car which was the 79 Springnationals at Columbus.

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Thanks for setting the record straight,Mike.I'm good friends with Paul,he still helps out with cars In the area and gets to Martin often. By the way,he has a friend who now owns the '57 Chevy MP car he campaigned,they are putting it back together.

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Some of my favorites:
"The Alien" '67 Camaro
"Canton Hustler" '67 Camaro
"Chosen One" '69 Road Runner
"Buckeye Brawler" '65 Plymouth
"Hard Times" '68 Dart
"Mr. Big Stuff" '70 Road Runner

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I'm thinking about calling my 79 Mustang U/SA "Slow Motion"

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"Horse Play" for your Mustang.

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stud horse

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I Like that one too.

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Clayton Wright used that on his 68 SS/AA Hemi Cuda and 65 Belvedere wagon U/SA. Spelled it "Slo Motion", though.
Googling shows Clayton had (has?) a 70 SS/DA Hemi Cuda, too. Cool cars, all.
I met Clayton once, briefly. He was buying the U/SA wagon from a friend of mine, Mike Smith.

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Names of all my cars over the past 40 years. Bad Finger, 64 chevelle G/HR, Night Moves, D/ECono Dragster, CatDancing, 67 nova C/MS, Someday Lady, SS/CS 67 Camaro, Cathouse Thursday, 86 Camaro, SS/CS, Heavens Door, 92 Camaro SS/CS, and 2008 Cobalt, SS/DM, Already Gone.

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There used to be a moderately-successful NHRA Stock Eliminartor car called called "Since You." The mind reels at the back-story on that one.... I have a 1964 Valiant, turbocharged slant six bracket car tthat I will call "Canned Heat" as soon as I get it painted...

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My old 69 Camaro " Possum Hauler ". Car sat in the garage over the winter, first time run in the Spring just before I stage two possums fall from underneath the car and run for the fields at Great Lakes. Name stuck.

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My first race car was a Gas class VW Bug called "Time Waster" . My father had one before that called "Lil Streaker". I like race cars having names.

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Yes, every car should have a name! Good or bad... I ran across a post where the car was tan, and it was called "Quick Sand". I thought that was pretty clever. Keep the names coming! :)

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I remember some famous Pontiac Funny Cars called "Brutus", "Infinity", "War Eagle", and of course, the "Skoal Bandit".

One of my favorite Pontiac wagons was named "Tons-a-Fun". Arnie also had one named "Grocery Getter". He also had some cars named "Tameless Tiger".

This name has already been mentioned. But, my 1st Pontiac hero was Truman Fields, when he won the '73 US Nats, with his "Hard Times" Firebird.

Other Pontiacs I remember are: "Packin Poncho", "Kathy's Clown", "Black Gold", "Big Iron", "Super Sleeper", "Hatari"(still racin).

Judy Lilly drove a car named "Miss Mighty Mopar".