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

Geerhead55 · 06-20-2008, 10:24 PM

There'll be more pictures coming shortly Bob,,, I'm going to the divisional at Seattle this weekend and I'll try to get some shots from there to put with the rest of the package I'm sending your way.
Hang in there,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Danny Durham

Bob Rice · 06-20-2008, 10:41 PM

Danny,
Sounds great. Would love to see some good shots of Rick Pike's 56 and Jerry Joslin's Monte Carlo.
Have fun,
Bob

Don Sofranko · 06-21-2008, 02:21 PM

Hi all
I believe Dave Smith owns that car. I remember it was in dragster around 1992-1993 and then Smith may have purchased it, and brought it to Nebraska.

correct me if I am wrong Don

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

06-19-2008, 10:37 PM	#3
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,795 Likes: 2,886 Liked 5,087 Times in 1,938 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: 707 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

06-20-2008, 10:24 PM	#7
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Anybody know this car? There'll be more pictures coming shortly Bob,,, I'm going to the divisional at Seattle this weekend and I'll try to get some shots from there to put with the rest of the package I'm sending your way. Hang in there,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Danny Durham

06-20-2008, 10:41 PM	#8
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? Danny, Sounds great. Would love to see some good shots of Rick Pike's 56 and Jerry Joslin's Monte Carlo. Have fun, Bob

06-21-2008, 02:21 PM	#9
Don Sofranko Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 121 Likes: 0 Liked 128 Times in 32 Posts	Re: Anybody know this car? Hi all I believe Dave Smith owns that car. I remember it was in dragster around 1992-1993 and then Smith may have purchased it, and brought it to Nebraska. correct me if I am wrong Don