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njk53 · 11-06-2009, 08:43 AM

Shelby, if I am not mistaken the NHRA changed the year rule because the cars, especially 55-56-57 Chevrolet morphed into what was a nighmare for the NHRA to police when it came to factory and dealer installed options. There had been claims of wild options like dual quads that were suposedly installed by the dealer as an optional "power pack". I think there was also a transmission that was in question. A lot of it was just a bunch of bogus high performance parts that got on to those cars that the NHRA couldn't prove was a OEM option or a dealer installed option. They just got tired of trying to police it. Junior stockers started to look and run like super stockers and modified production cars.

One way to plead your case is to ask the NHRA to consider the OEM options only that came on the 55-56-57 Chevrolets, no dealer installed options allowed. Same goes for Ford and Chrysler. The NHRA can create a baseline as to what they feel was a correct option package for that model year from the factory only and that is it. No argument beyond that.

I miss the old cars in that class.

Maybe there is somone out there that knows more specifics regarding the ban.

Good luck

11-06-2009, 08:43 AM	#13
njk53 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: East China, MI Posts: 504 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Stocker rules change? Please Shelby, if I am not mistaken the NHRA changed the year rule because the cars, especially 55-56-57 Chevrolet morphed into what was a nighmare for the NHRA to police when it came to factory and dealer installed options. There had been claims of wild options like dual quads that were suposedly installed by the dealer as an optional "power pack". I think there was also a transmission that was in question. A lot of it was just a bunch of bogus high performance parts that got on to those cars that the NHRA couldn't prove was a OEM option or a dealer installed option. They just got tired of trying to police it. Junior stockers started to look and run like super stockers and modified production cars. One way to plead your case is to ask the NHRA to consider the OEM options only that came on the 55-56-57 Chevrolets, no dealer installed options allowed. Same goes for Ford and Chrysler. The NHRA can create a baseline as to what they feel was a correct option package for that model year from the factory only and that is it. No argument beyond that. I miss the old cars in that class. Maybe there is somone out there that knows more specifics regarding the ban. Good luck __________________ Nelson Kowal Stock 345