TOP 10 Sportsman Sponsors of the 60s

Jack Matyas · 10-30-2007, 09:27 AM

Who in the 60's--70's---80's didn't have an STP decal on their car........they were very big !!!!!!!

G Schenck · 10-30-2007, 11:46 AM

All the way up to the mid eighties, you could go to the midway and get gaskets from Mr. Gasket, oil from Quaker State, Pennzoil,or Valvolene, a jet from Holley, a chip from MSD, get a tranny rebuild from Stanley at TCI, most everything was free and now most don't carry the product with them.

Greg

CycloneFE · 10-30-2007, 08:18 PM

Bardhal, Motion, Hubert Platt, Malco? Do these count?

Bob Don · 10-30-2007, 08:23 PM

At the '79 Summernationals in Englishtown, Jim Beatty from ATI rebuilt my A-1 powerglide for zip! I also remember getting free oil from Kendall. NGK was just starting out in the US and they gave out plugs at most events. I got plenty of cans of CRC and Gumout too.

greg fulk · 10-31-2007, 01:59 AM

What about Goodyear Blue Streek slicks?? that's what pappal had on his stockers. he also had cyclone headers.

rallye bob · 10-31-2007, 07:13 AM

Kustom headers..........Sun tachs.........Lakewood.........

Dick Butler · 10-31-2007, 08:25 AM

Many really supportive trailers were at all national events for years. Problem seems that most of us got the parts to last for YEARS and didnt rebuy. Especially at the events. Then the warehouses undersold even the trucks at the meets. Wonder if the advertising that parts for ALL customers were for sale at National events could have made the inventory worth bringing again? Would bracket racers attending the events just stop by and pick up their MSD or Holley or Mr. Gasket? Moroso is still very well stocked and seems to sell often. Maybe they have gotten a following that others haven't cultivated.
Richmond Gear was a very active trailer at Nationals.

Stewart Way · 10-31-2007, 12:34 PM

When we started building a SS car in 1971 Ernie Johnson of Valvoline and Price Petrie of SW gave my partner and me oil, trans fluid and guages before the car was completed. They had my business for years to come. Also as Herb jr said Mopar was a great help to many. If you had a Mopar and ran well and had a couple connections, Mother Mopar would take care of you.
Problem with trailers at events is legally you have to have a business license in that state, city, county or whatever to do business at some if not all locations. Also if you have a business that sells mail order and you go to a race in, say, South Carolina and sell out of the trailer you now have a retail presence in SC so anyone from SC who buys from your out of state mail order business that year is required to pay sales tax. My part time employer/sponsor used to do a lot of IHRA events and sales but the logistics and paperwork for 4 trailers and several companies represented by them got to be too much. Not to mention sales tax liabilities on future sales.

SSDiv6 · 10-31-2007, 05:01 PM

SRD Race cars, Schiefer Clutches and ZOOM.

10-30-2007, 09:27 AM	#1
Jack Matyas Live Reporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA Posts: 4,931 Likes: 407 Liked 2,052 Times in 400 Posts	Re: TOP 10 Sportsman Sponsors of the 60s Who in the 60's--70's---80's didn't have an STP decal on their car........they were very big !!!!!!! __________________ Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO

10-30-2007, 11:46 AM	#2
G Schenck Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Harahan, La. Posts: 521 Likes: 41 Liked 81 Times in 35 Posts	Re: TOP 10 Sportsman Sponsors of the 60s All the way up to the mid eighties, you could go to the midway and get gaskets from Mr. Gasket, oil from Quaker State, Pennzoil,or Valvolene, a jet from Holley, a chip from MSD, get a tranny rebuild from Stanley at TCI, most everything was free and now most don't carry the product with them. Greg

10-30-2007, 08:18 PM	#3
CycloneFE Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Decatur Illinois Posts: 634 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: TOP 10 Sportsman Sponsors of the 60s Bardhal, Motion, Hubert Platt, Malco? Do these count?

10-30-2007, 08:23 PM	#4
Bob Don VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greater Boston Posts: 1,496 Likes: 1,131 Liked 902 Times in 192 Posts	Re: TOP 10 Sportsman Sponsors of the 60s At the '79 Summernationals in Englishtown, Jim Beatty from ATI rebuilt my A-1 powerglide for zip! I also remember getting free oil from Kendall. NGK was just starting out in the US and they gave out plugs at most events. I got plenty of cans of CRC and Gumout too.

10-31-2007, 01:59 AM	#5
greg fulk VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: jackson Posts: 1,165 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: TOP 10 Sportsman Sponsors of the 60s What about Goodyear Blue Streek slicks?? that's what pappal had on his stockers. he also had cyclone headers. __________________ Greg Fulk 308 308X P/SA "ALL AMERICAN"

10-31-2007, 07:13 AM	#6
rallye bob Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Genoa, Illinois Posts: 489 Likes: 9 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: TOP 10 Sportsman Sponsors of the 60s Kustom headers..........Sun tachs.........Lakewood......... Last edited by rallye bob; 10-31-2007 at 07:15 AM.

10-31-2007, 08:25 AM	#7
Dick Butler VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Indiana Posts: 1,196 Likes: 5 Liked 32 Times in 19 Posts	Re: TOP 10 Sportsman Sponsors of the 60s Many really supportive trailers were at all national events for years. Problem seems that most of us got the parts to last for YEARS and didnt rebuy. Especially at the events. Then the warehouses undersold even the trucks at the meets. Wonder if the advertising that parts for ALL customers were for sale at National events could have made the inventory worth bringing again? Would bracket racers attending the events just stop by and pick up their MSD or Holley or Mr. Gasket? Moroso is still very well stocked and seems to sell often. Maybe they have gotten a following that others haven't cultivated. Richmond Gear was a very active trailer at Nationals.

10-31-2007, 12:34 PM	#8
Stewart Way Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Atlanta Posts: 476 Likes: 20 Liked 70 Times in 22 Posts	Re: TOP 10 Sportsman Sponsors of the 60s When we started building a SS car in 1971 Ernie Johnson of Valvoline and Price Petrie of SW gave my partner and me oil, trans fluid and guages before the car was completed. They had my business for years to come. Also as Herb jr said Mopar was a great help to many. If you had a Mopar and ran well and had a couple connections, Mother Mopar would take care of you. Problem with trailers at events is legally you have to have a business license in that state, city, county or whatever to do business at some if not all locations. Also if you have a business that sells mail order and you go to a race in, say, South Carolina and sell out of the trailer you now have a retail presence in SC so anyone from SC who buys from your out of state mail order business that year is required to pay sales tax. My part time employer/sponsor used to do a lot of IHRA events and sales but the logistics and paperwork for 4 trailers and several companies represented by them got to be too much. Not to mention sales tax liabilities on future sales.

10-31-2007, 05:01 PM	#9
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,044 Likes: 712 Liked 1,585 Times in 582 Posts	Re: TOP 10 Sportsman Sponsors of the 60s SRD Race cars, Schiefer Clutches and ZOOM.

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