Pre '60 Stockers
 

Anybody planning on running a pre-1960 car in Stock next season?
It will be interesting to see what shows up.

Re: Pre '60 Stockers
 

It will be interesting to see wwhat NHRA Tech ALLOWS to race.

Lots of great combination out there; the blown '57 Fords and lots of Studebakers with Paxtons, the Tri-power, solid lifter, 317 H-P '57 Pontiacs, those '50 Oldsmobiles, '56 Mercurys with 2 fours (260 H-P) and 348 Chevys with multiple carbs and solid lifters (335/350 H-P) in '59 and '60.

The possibilities are endless, but NHRA is not willing, I'll bet, to do the tech research to give us a lot of options. Still, it will be nice to see those 270 H-P '57 Chevys again.

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Would only be REALLY neat if they allowed any motor, trans combl. The Panel trucks are what got the juices flowing in Jr. Stock with the 55,56, 57 chevies.
But were these rules to quiet the conversation on Mustangs with blowers or....?
Even though it is a GREAT rule, does it "help anything"?or hurt with MORE combinations they cannot factor well?

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Shalby Hurley has a P/SA '55 Chevy she runs in IHRA and at some of my S/SS combo's. Other than her car, I can't think of anyone currently with one. Maybe we'll see some more in 2011.

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I have access to a couple of always Arizona '56 Ford wagons if anybody needs one. PM me for details.

Re: Pre '60 Stockers
 

Bill,

Can you see anything out there that would be competitive in heads up races though?

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I would like to see Mike Braswell's wagon as a stocker!

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IF anyone even builds a pre-'60's car it will only be '55 and up Chevy's.

As I pointed out in another thread, the only people that will benefit from this rule will be the Chevy guy's.

There are no other car's that can be built and be competitive with out spending over a 100k. Blown Fords and TBirds are non-existing and would cost 100k just to buy, 57 Pontiac's were not competitive, 58's were but where are you going to find one for less that $40,000.00, blown Studes suffer the same fate as the Fords.

Lastly, compare the availability of racing parts for the Chevy's vs all the other cars........nada, zip!

But, if there is a masochist out there I have a '58 Tri-power Pontiac Chieftan sedan, auto and posi with only 29k miles for only $38,000.00!

JimR

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Carl Libucha is putting his 1955 chevy super stocker back to stock trim. Plans on running P/SA with a Boucher motor. With Parker and Fink helping with the tuning, look out...

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My guess is NHRA will allow a current Paxton to replace the antique Paxton superchargers. After all, they are both belt driven superchargers, right.
You can find decent '57 T-Birds for $25K. A Studebaker or T-Bird with a new Paxton could be pretty interesting!