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Originally Posted by Geerhead55
Before there was Super Gas,, there was a class called Pro Gas, which I believe got its start in northern California. Remember Bob Bunker and Dave Riolo and their '55 Chevys? If I remember right it ran on a 9.50 index,, there were no throttle stops or electronics and many of the cars were recycled Pro Stock cars, although old Modified and Comp cars and Altereds appeared too.Cars were built to run the number, not to blow completely by it, then choke it down. Heres a few NW Pro Gas cars from the early '80s I saw at Seattle International Raceway.
Photo 1: Roy Renieker's and Tom Turner's Vega.(Tom, I don't recall the Oregon based Camaro in the picture).
Photo 2: Dick Fox & Sons '56 Chevy
Photo 3: Henderson & Jwayad Camaro (ran a Lenco I believe)
Photo 4: Fox and Henderson in the staging lanes.
Photo 5: Dave Lukowski's Monza and the Jwayad & Henderson Anglia.
Photo 6: Fox's '56 launching against a '64 Nova wagon who I can't recall the driver.
If you have any Pro Gas pictures or stories to offer, put them in here for all of us.
Danny Durham
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Sure do remember Danny. The Chevy 11 wagon was owned by the Teager Brothers out of Richmond BC, it got converted to a 2 door after the car flipped at Seattle in the early 80s. A buddy of mine bought it when Teager built a roadster, I got to drive the wagon at Seattle in the late 80`s. (Yeah, me in a Chevy with a Powerglide, imagine that! )Dean Kilback still owns the wagon, but it hasn`t been raced in a number of years.
Also in the mid 80s, another buddy, John Graham, bought the Fox& sons 56 Chevy, he ended up painting it 2 tone blue, and when he moved to Alberta a few years later, the car went with him. John sold it quite some time ago, but I believe that it is still in Alberta. A few other early Div. 6 Pro Gas cars I recall were Steve Ellis` Corvettes, Bob Greenhouses T roadster, the Canyon sand and gravel Nova,the "Bellvue Kid" ex P/S Cuda, "High Voltage" Cuda, the ex Gary Pugh P/S Monza, Al Youngs Bardahl Challanger, Dave & Pat Bliss` and Ken Heards ex P/S Pintos. Long before throttle stop timers, much better to watch back then. By the way, I think the coolest Pro/S/Gas car from the Northwest was Bill Jwayads trick Mercedes SL 2 seater coupe with a BBC and Lenco, simply stunning!