[bill dedman]

Jeff Lee wrote: "And Stock Eliminator has ALWAYS been to showcase what is possible with factory produced, legal for street use vehicles. I can't think of ANY exceptions over the last 50+ years."

Well, not to muddy the water here, but tell me, Jeff; how many 1967 Shelby GT500s have you encountered on the street EVER, with one 4 barrel carburetor (to say nothing of the optional heads and cam they are running in Stock, all with the blessing of the NHRA Tech dept.)????????

Just answer me that, please... or, this: Did you ever see an advertisment, brochure, road test, or any other place IN PRINT, that would confirm that these cars were ever built and sold to the general public? Not one shred of evidence of any kind, have I ever seen... have you?

I was a tech inspector handling Stock and Super Stock at my local drag strip in 1967 (Des Moines Dragway) and I had the Class. Guide and received all the "tech bulletins" from NHRA and I never EVER saw one printed word about these '67 single 4bbl GT500's. I asked the GT500 registrar at a national Shelby club as to the number of single 4bbl '67 GT500s built, and he basically told me I was crazy; that there were none built; they all had dual quads and 390 heads.

Now, I am aware of "the letter" and I am not calling into question the legality of these cars. Not at all. NHRA has made them legal, they have raced, and it's a done deal...

But, you mentioned, "Stock Eliminator has ALWAYS been to showcase what is possible with factory produced, legal for street use vehicles. I can't think of ANY exceptions over the last 50+ years."

Would this not be an exception?

Just playing Devil's advocate, here... I think they belong in Super Stock... Why? Because the mph these cars seem capable of is indicative of a horsepower output that, when properly factored, will be beyond the scope of AA/S (7.5 pounds-per-cubic inch)...
but, then, nobody asked me... LOL!

Bill