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GTX JOHN 01-10-2011 07:54 PM
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by pauldilcher (Post 232473)
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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Quote:
Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN (Post 232526)
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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Quote:
Originally Posted by GTX JOHN (Post 232505)
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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Quote:
Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN (Post 232526)
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
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN (Post 232541)
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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Quote:
Originally Posted by bill dedman (Post 232609)
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
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I can't find a pic of Schmidt's el camino but here is a shot of the Desert Motors car (restored)....

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...tks/desert.jpg

pauldilcher 01-11-2011 05:57 PM
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ED , I never said I was smart ------ just old .


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