Re: 1967-68 SS/C-D Hemi B-Body: Cold Air or Flat Hood?
 

I know this is an older thread.
But wow, Some good info


In regards to the Grotheer 1967

Ive been told it was a slant six car per the vin ( thus the reason it had red interior , as All RO cars were black interior)

Early on the car had no scoop, The decal was on the decklid.
The door/decklid decals had No shading in the C A B L E lettering
Basically stock appearing hemi underhood

Shortly later it received the scoop , And only the C B E were shaded on doors only.

Then later the decklid decal went away entirely, and the door decals were shaded behind the C A B L E letting

My question would be.
Was the C A B L E and Plymouth lettering always red.?

Re: 1967-68 SS/C-D Hemi B-Body: Cold Air or Flat Hood?
 

I was around Don's 1967 car a lot and I never remember seeing it without a scoop.

I really think there is a scoop on the car in the photo you attached but just very hard to see white on white.

A good friend of mine purchased the car from Don and yes my understanding is that was was a slant six car that had the drive train from Don's 66 installed.

Does anyone know if Don raced at the 1967 Winternationals and if so what car he ran?

Bill Lamb

Re: 1967-68 SS/C-D Hemi B-Body: Cold Air or Flat Hood?
 

I think we determined in another thread Don ran the '66 car at the Winters.

The b&w photo of the '67 car is washed out. I always assumed it had a scoop also, and you couldn't see it because of the print quality of the image.

Re: 1967-68 SS/C-D Hemi B-Body: Cold Air or Flat Hood?
 

Well, as it turns out. A friend of mine used to own one of Dons cars( the doner white Cuda )

And he has talked to him several times over the years.

He currently owns the former Stiles / Stahl 1967 GTX, ( on the left here) Its a real 1967 GTX 440 car,,,done up to replicate an RO car 440
Its been painted in its current livery since early 70s , and as long as he owns it...It will stay as such

Re: 1967-68 SS/C-D Hemi B-Body: Cold Air or Flat Hood?
 

the 1971 Hemi cuda , that was used to fill the body in white / racecar
Was parted out when brand new and put out behind the barn for many years

Re: 1967-68 SS/C-D Hemi B-Body: Cold Air or Flat Hood?
 

April 1967 Car Craft . Photo taken at the 1967 NHRA Winter nationals in Pomona I believe

No hood scoop

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Good find and good info!

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Re: 1967-68 SS/C-D Hemi B-Body: Cold Air or Flat Hood?
 

340 Cuda is correct - Jenkins stood in as driver in a 65 A990 Plymouth and holeshotted Dick Housey’s similar car to win the 65 Winter Nats.

Jenkins had built and tuned the car for Doc Burgess.

He came with a top reputation after dominating 64 with Dave Strickler as driver in the Dodge Boys team.

Re: 1967-68 SS/C-D Hemi B-Body: Cold Air or Flat Hood?
 

As a followup. Was the Jenkins driven Doc Burgess 1965 Plymouth an original A990 , if so it SHOULD be tan interior correct?

The info I have on file shows it was an auto?

I just would assume with Grump driving it would have been 4 spd ?

Edit, Never mind
Found out elsewhere , It was in fact an auto car.

Re: 1967-68 SS/C-D Hemi B-Body: Cold Air or Flat Hood?
 

Frank Lupo has owned the "Dodge Boys" '64 Dodge for many, many years.

Re: 1967-68 SS/C-D Hemi B-Body: Cold Air or Flat Hood?
 

For those still following, Jim Maycock’s son Mike has contacted me -

“Hi. My dad was Jerry Maycock. I remember sitting in the back of the high and the mighty when dad was warming it up before setting the valves every week at wattsburg PITA drag strip.

I still have a couple pics of the car racing in 64? I saw your comment about that being the last car dad and jim had together. I know they had a red 65 car after that. As a kid I can remember dad having the Gorski car stored in our shop. Think it was yellow?”

Re: 1967-68 SS/C-D Hemi B-Body: Cold Air or Flat Hood?
 

I saw your question on FB - small world!

Re: 1967-68 SS/C-D Hemi B-Body: Cold Air or Flat Hood?
 

Thanks, I do get around it seems

I love building replicas of these old door slammers