stephen pontiac
 

does anyone remember the stephen pontiac 69' firebird? it was a raIV 4speed in c/s. i think the driver/tuner was bill ekstrom. they sold the car and ran a pro stock 70' firebird with raV power.

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Still alive and well in Ct. as far as I know.

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i know the guy who has it ,,he has had it for several years ,,still has the original paint
gmonde

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I lifted this from the H.A.M.B Junior Stock thread :


http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...c/scan0100.jpg

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If thats the stephen pontiac in bristol ct i grew up about a mile from it and walked that lot as a kid,my uncle worked there for years.later on it was called stephens world of wheels but its still there
probably why i race a poncho
scott fifield

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bill eckstrom showed up at lebanon valley late in 69' and cleaned house in stock. he was one of the best stick drivers i've ever seen. the car showed up in 70' with a new owner and called yellow bird. is bill still around and what about the pro stock bird and all the super rare raV parts?

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Yes bill is still around

He was an awsome driver he did especially well with the first 2 cars

68 RAII 4spd steel bumper GTO
69 RAIV 4spd firebird 11.93 et in 1969 c/ stock

Then the 70 thru 73 Firebird RAV car which was never really Super competative though It did race at Indy!

I have the pics from it at indy

It had to compete with big dollar ( for the day) race teams. It did run 10.35. But hemi cudas were in the 9s by then

It was about to get an aluminum Block when Pontiac pulled the plug

Check out rodder and super stock Jan 1973 for an article
Written at Etown with an interview with Bill in the staging lanes if I remember correctly

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If anyone has any more pics or information on these cars please post it

Always looking for more pics and info

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this is drag racing history in my home town ,, lets see some pictures gmonde

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