life after Super Stock for the Hemi A-bodies?

[Steve1118]

I wondered what happened to Friel's car...I knew that was a gennie.

Bob Lambeck had a Cuda that was pretty successful in A/MP. Kenny Montgomery ran his as an early Pro Stocker, with a lot of success. He later switched to A/MP and, I believe, won the Summernationals in Englishtown Modified Eliminator. The car still sits in Kenny's shop in A/MP trim.

[Paul Ceasrine]

1968 = SS/B
1969 = SS/B or A/MP
1970 = SS/A or Pro/Stock
1971 = SS/A or Pro/Stock *
* The 2-year rule was in effect for Pro/Stock. The 68' cars would put on
1969 trim to qualify.
Some tracks bent the rules, and allowed the 68' cars to run in Pro/Stock
in 1972.
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[davezinn]

thank you for the replies and information everyone. someone mentioned the 14x32" tires, when did they come out?

i have and old article that shows the rear suspension modifications and wheeltubs in one of the Gratiot Darts, it's the leaf -link rear set-up. the article is from '75 in Popular Hot Rodding. was this the same car that was rolled into a ball the next year?

why is it hard to track the cars that were converted to '70-'71 trim? do they drop off the radar a bit because of the update? i wonder if any of those guys who updated the cars still have the '68 pieces collecting dust somewhere.


Dave

[Paul Ceasrine]

Dave,
Many of those 68' Super/Stock car owners didn't realize the value of the cars back then. NOBODY DID, or very few.
I cried many times, in 71'/72'/73' seeing several of the 68' Cuda's and Darts hacked up into a Gasser or Pro/Stocker, or Bracket Car UGH!
They were meant to be Super/Stocker Cars.
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[Michael Kilduff]

Originally Posted by davezinn

thank you for the replies and information everyone. someone mentioned the 14x32" tires, when did they come out?

i have and old article that shows the rear suspension modifications and wheeltubs in one of the Gratiot Darts, it's the leaf -link rear set-up. the article is from '75 in Popular Hot Rodding. was this the same car that was rolled into a ball the next year?

why is it hard to track the cars that were converted to '70-'71 trim? do they drop off the radar a bit because of the update? i wonder if any of those guys who updated the cars still have the '68 pieces collecting dust somewhere.


Dave

I think the 14x32 slicks came out in either 1972 or 1973.....during the Hemi Challenge every friday at Indy (US Nationals) Herb McCandless tells the story of how he was the first to use the tires...they were so new at the time the tires didn't even have lettering on them. I think the were Firestones, not sure though. He was part of the factory team back then and he usually says everybody was trying to get their hands on them while he had a 2-3 race advantage over everybody else.