Top SS/AH car

Terry Drinkwater · 02-01-2015, 02:37 PM

Just been looking over some of the past Hemi Shootout photo albums and all the cars look immaculate, (as you would expect), but I got to wondering which car would you guys say is the top car in the class. Not the fastest or the best looking paint scheme or even the car with the most wins, but overall appearance, engineering, performance, history, and all other criteria you would use to judge the top overall car in this class in terms of the most desired if you were going to buy one? As if most of us could! LOL! Anyhow, just an entertaining way to pass the time before the Super Bowl. Good Luck to everyone in 2015!

Terry

hemitime · 02-01-2015, 03:37 PM

Chuck and Steve Comella , factory car still being raced has my vote ,lots of history.

Terry Drinkwater · 02-01-2015, 06:03 PM

Prob won't be raced much longer, along with some others. Joe Tueton said in a recent interview that the cars are just too valuable to keep racing them, and that some guys have already begun building replacements.

Chuck Comella · 02-03-2015, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Terry Drinkwater

Prob won't be raced much longer, along with some others. Joe Tueton said in a recent interview that the cars are just too valuable to keep racing them, and that some guys have already begun building replacements.

We have no plans to stop racing the Dart. Start this weekend at Immakolee IHRA opener.

hemitime · 02-04-2015, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck Comella

We have no plans to stop racing the Dart. Start this weekend at Immakolee IHRA opener.

Good to hear that . Would be a sad day to see that one parked. Hats off for keeping it out there to keep the days of real factory race cars alive for future generations .

Terry Drinkwater · 02-04-2015, 09:48 AM

Absolutely! The historical aspect of the class is umatched as far as I am concerned. I don't think Big Joe intends to stop racing his cars either. But, watching Bucky Hess go into the wall at the Dutch Classic has to make some guys think about it. I mean, there will never be another era in which cars like these will be built again! (As originals, that is.)

Frito · 02-04-2015, 11:49 PM

Only two original cars were raced last year. Chuck's and Harold Leiter. The other 36 SS/AH cars that made passes in NHRA last year were clones. BTW the Comella's get my vote also.

Charlie A · 02-05-2015, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck Comella

We have no plans to stop racing the Dart. Start this weekend at Immakolee IHRA opener.

Go for a ride:

marfen · 02-05-2015, 10:59 AM

I knew Jim Pancake and Dave Raybourn were running BO LO cars sometimes. Are they still campaigning any of the originals?

Terry Drinkwater · 02-05-2015, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Frito

Only two original cars were raced last year. Chuck's and Harold Leiter. The other 36 SS/AH cars that made passes in NHRA last year were clones. BTW the Comella's get my vote also.

I did not know that! I had guessed that at least half were factory cars. Thanks for that info.

02-01-2015, 02:37 PM	#1
Terry Drinkwater Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Alabama Posts: 81 Likes: 1 Liked 22 Times in 9 Posts	Top SS/AH car Just been looking over some of the past Hemi Shootout photo albums and all the cars look immaculate, (as you would expect), but I got to wondering which car would you guys say is the top car in the class. Not the fastest or the best looking paint scheme or even the car with the most wins, but overall appearance, engineering, performance, history, and all other criteria you would use to judge the top overall car in this class in terms of the most desired if you were going to buy one? As if most of us could! LOL! Anyhow, just an entertaining way to pass the time before the Super Bowl. Good Luck to everyone in 2015! Terry

02-01-2015, 03:37 PM	#2
hemitime Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: canada Posts: 118 Likes: 7 Liked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Top SS/AH car Chuck and Steve Comella , factory car still being raced has my vote ,lots of history.

02-01-2015, 06:03 PM	#3
Terry Drinkwater Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Alabama Posts: 81 Likes: 1 Liked 22 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Top SS/AH car Prob won't be raced much longer, along with some others. Joe Tueton said in a recent interview that the cars are just too valuable to keep racing them, and that some guys have already begun building replacements.

02-04-2015, 09:48 AM	#6
Terry Drinkwater Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Alabama Posts: 81 Likes: 1 Liked 22 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Top SS/AH car Absolutely! The historical aspect of the class is umatched as far as I am concerned. I don't think Big Joe intends to stop racing his cars either. But, watching Bucky Hess go into the wall at the Dutch Classic has to make some guys think about it. I mean, there will never be another era in which cars like these will be built again! (As originals, that is.)

02-04-2015, 11:49 PM	#7
Frito Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 451 Likes: 147 Liked 119 Times in 40 Posts	Re: Top SS/AH car Only two original cars were raced last year. Chuck's and Harold Leiter. The other 36 SS/AH cars that made passes in NHRA last year were clones. BTW the Comella's get my vote also. __________________ Last edited by Frito; 02-04-2015 at 11:52 PM.

02-05-2015, 10:59 AM	#9
marfen Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 208 Likes: 0 Liked 16 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Top SS/AH car I knew Jim Pancake and Dave Raybourn were running BO LO cars sometimes. Are they still campaigning any of the originals?