Oldest driver & car partnership
 

This question may be asked before, but I am new to this forum.

My question is there a driver has bought their car brand new in the 1970s, built into a Stocker or Super Stocker , and still races it today.
Same driver, same car, even if they may changed classes several times.

I am amazed at how many 1970s muscle cars are still drag racing competitively today.
I am from a Road Racing background, and outside the Historical Racing categories, a 10 year old car is considered old in Road racing.

Regards from OzzyMike - Australia :cool:

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Ben Wenzel 67' Camaro

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Larry Jewell SS/DA '67 Corvette

My Dad ordered the car in the fall of '65 and took delivery of it January 2nd '66. The car is an original '66 427/425 4-speed car. Converted it to a '67 in the mid-70s so he could run an automatic behind a big block in Super Stock. He's been racing it since he bought it. He still has the window sticker and a bunch of the original parts.

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There are quite a few.

Larry Jewell had his car since brand new. Same with Red LeBlanc and his SS/G '69 Mustang. I believe both took their honeymoon in their cars, if I remember correctly. Ben Wenzel won Indy in 1967 in his then-B/S '67 Z 302 Camaro. Still runs it to this day in D/S, and won Norwalk a few years ago. Bill Davis has owned his current SS/D '67 Camaro since brand new. There are probably many other stories like these.

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I believe John Sien's (GSA612) 70 1/2 Camaro was bought brand new. Still goin' strong!

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Jim Parsons bought his '66 L-79 Nova SS brand new.

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i can think of a few.....
Ed Matsko - 69 Camaro, Ewing Bros 69 Z28, George Baptiste Hemi Cuda, I'm sure there are plenty more

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Donn Rhode......bought the Camaro new in 1968, drove it to college then turned it into a super stocker.

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James Lee has raced the same '55 Chevy since 1964.

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Thanks Al, it's a 71 SS 396 still has orig.paint and 14K mi.on the odometer.It was bought off the showroom floor in late 71,actually from a member here's father that owned the dealership.Been run as a stocker since '74,where did the time go lol.. gsa612

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John Benders Bevedere and Ken Kopecky with his Demon

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I ordered the 66 Corvair in Sept 65, took delivery on Nov 15, 65 and took it to the track the next weekend.

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At least a few up here in Div.6. Jim Devines G&H/S 340 4speed 72 Duster was bought new in 72, and John Buczynskis E/SA 340 AAR Cuda are still activly raced by their origional owners. Also, Dave Wren owns the same 63 Max Wedge Plymouth that he runnered up at the 68 Winternationals in S/S, as well as the 68 Hurst Hemi Barracuda that he bought new. Neither are campained in Stock or S/S anymore, but both have been down the track in the past 2 years. Although they didn`t buy them new, Jim Isherwoods SS/DA Hemi Belvedere has been raced since new, and Jim Has owned it since 1978. Although it hasn`t been out in a few years, Cyrus Gallants A&B/SA 70 SS 454 Chevelle ragtop has been in his posession since 1974. Jim Johnstons raced his 55 Chevy SS/OA as a Modified Production car in the mid-late 60s, and has been a S/S car for about the past 15 years or so, after spending many years as "driveway art."

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Here are the cars of Isherwood and Johnston mentioned above at the Pacific Raceways Combo #2

http://i.imgur.com/JclFWcv.jpg

Dale

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my dad, who is 68 bought his 68 427/435 4 speed corvette in 1970. He raced it as a street car until 73. Its been a race car ever since. Its back to being a 435 and hopefully soon it will be back to a 4 speed.

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How about Bob Marshall and his 65 Dodge?


Hammer

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Gary Williams SS/NA Comet, Art Peterson's SS/JA Pontiac, Doug Holder's CC/SA Camaro, Richey Pauley's C/SA Mustang, all racing the same cars since my dad began racing in '74.

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I think John Dinkel's Stage 3 Max wedge car might qualify for this list?

Anyone confirm this?


See you at the races,
Wayne Kerr

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John Clegg's SS/AM Pontiac Firebird

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http://www.competitionplus.com/06_17...lie_brown.html

http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-...a-legend-lives

I hope these two links work (im not too computer savy). He didn't buy in new but well worth a mention. Don Jackson

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Thanks Doug for thinking of me. Readers digest story. My girl friend bought the 67 Plymouth new while I was in Vietnam Nam. Came home got married, and made the Plymouth a race car in 1975, and we are still racing today.