Anybody know this car?

Ed Carpenter · 06-19-2008, 08:05 PM

Anyone know what happened to this car? Who owns it now and is it still in competition? ED

Bob Rice · 06-19-2008, 09:46 PM

Ed,
It was owned by Ronnie Brigham. I tried to contact him last year but didn't get a response.
Bob Rice

Mark Yacavone · 06-19-2008, 10:37 PM

Ed, That car was built by/ for Doc Hoover ,from Tenn. Don't know where it went to.
Ronnie has been on here recently. Might be making a comeback.

Ed Carpenter · 06-19-2008, 11:52 PM

Bob,

It's amazing how many photos you have of Chevy II's and Nova's. My son found this video. I think he pulled the wheels higher on the 1-2 shift then the leave.

Greg Barsamian · 06-20-2008, 09:46 AM

Ronnie's car really Looked good & worked well. The late Dave Baptiste built him an engine.
It wasn't until Ronnie attended a National event that the "tech guy's" had a "field day" about the construction of the car.
That "duce" had some real "neat tricks" to it.

Bob Rice · 06-20-2008, 12:11 PM

Mark,
You are the first person that I can recall who has mentioned the Doc Hoover Chevy II. I was told that the sheet metal on the car back then was paper thin and that NHRA told him not to bring it back. Don't know if that was true or not. Wasn't the car painted a pearl white with red trim?
Bob Rice

Ed,
I've spent way too much money collecting pictures over the last few years. As you can tell, the 66-67 Chevy IIs are my favorites.
Bob Rice

06-19-2008, 08:05 PM	#1
Ed Carpenter Live Reporter Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dripping Springs, Tx Posts: 2,709 Likes: 186 Liked 520 Times in 132 Posts	Anybody know this car? Anyone know what happened to this car? Who owns it now and is it still in competition? ED __________________ Ed Carpenter 2005 Chevy Cobalt A/SM Race Engine Development

06-19-2008, 09:46 PM	#2
Bob Rice Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 617 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Anybody know this car? Ed, It was owned by Ronnie Brigham. I tried to contact him last year but didn't get a response. Bob Rice

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Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,807 Likes: 2,897 Liked 5,109 Times in 1,947 Posts	Re: Anybody know this car? Ed, That car was built by/ for Doc Hoover ,from Tenn. Don't know where it went to. Ronnie has been on here recently. Might be making a comeback. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

06-19-2008, 11:52 PM	#4
Ed Carpenter Live Reporter Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dripping Springs, Tx Posts: 2,709 Likes: 186 Liked 520 Times in 132 Posts	Re: Anybody know this car? Bob, It's amazing how many photos you have of Chevy II's and Nova's. My son found this video. I think he pulled the wheels higher on the 1-2 shift then the leave. __________________ Ed Carpenter 2005 Chevy Cobalt A/SM Race Engine Development

06-20-2008, 09:46 AM	#5
Greg Barsamian VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Massachusetts Posts: 1,398 Likes: 708 Liked 410 Times in 94 Posts	Re: Anybody know this car? Ronnie's car really Looked good & worked well. The late Dave Baptiste built him an engine. It wasn't until Ronnie attended a National event that the "tech guy's" had a "field day" about the construction of the car. That "duce" had some real "neat tricks" to it.

06-20-2008, 12:11 PM	#6
Bob Rice Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 617 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Anybody know this car? Mark, You are the first person that I can recall who has mentioned the Doc Hoover Chevy II. I was told that the sheet metal on the car back then was paper thin and that NHRA told him not to bring it back. Don't know if that was true or not. Wasn't the car painted a pearl white with red trim? Bob Rice Ed, I've spent way too much money collecting pictures over the last few years. As you can tell, the 66-67 Chevy IIs are my favorites. Bob Rice