Coolest or Oddest Combo..... - Page 2

Sean Haning · 01-19-2009, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Yup! Back before it was painted. That was my first round of Stock eliminations ever -- Numidia Raceway FMDRS.

After paint:

(It's in the classifieds section as well)

I saw the progress on your site, very impressive. I also saw it in the classifieds, but I have too many irons in the fire for another car. You should rent it to me.

Chad Rhodes · 01-19-2009, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean Haning

I saw the progress on your site, very impressive. I also saw it in the classifieds, but I have too many irons in the fire for another car. You should rent it to me.

Sean, I know a certain guy who may be willing to lease his "spare" 69 camaro stocker..........i think you saw it at Super Chevy

Sean Haning · 01-19-2009, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

Sean, I know a certain guy who may be willing to lease his "spare" 69 camaro stocker..........i think you saw it at Super Chevy

I don't know what would be more shocking, actually getting back on the track in something with some power, or driving a bow tie. The car may burn to the ground with my Mopar body in it! LOL. I'd hate to have to wrench on someone elses car like that. I have 3 FWD turbo Dodges and two muscle mopars. With a Chevrolet I wouldn't know which end has the fuse for the dynomite.

Sorry, back on topic. GO CARDINALS!!! Oops A.D.D. is rough.

Mike Galuk · 01-20-2009, 12:42 AM

Guys, I talked to Tom (Gould) last week and he is planning to run some NHRA this year. He is planning on going to the Div. 2 race at Gainesville next month. If he can get enough grading points he wants to run at The Carolina Nationals in Sept. If you are at Gainesville next month stop by and see the GRAY GHOST. It is probably the oddest combo still racing in Stock. Mike

Mike Galuk
JOE COOL RACING

Scotty D · 01-20-2009, 12:50 AM

ah adkin's amx is amazing,as well is robin brown's chevy2and scooter anderson's.anybody remember when brian self had a chevy2 called the magician mike cates drove it before he had it.and i also like tony depillo's honkin hemi belvedere it's like a 3700lbs prostocker.i'm partial to all the chevy2's though,david manning's 65 and what about the chevy2 that was painted baby blue in opposite front and rear and white in the opposite corners with candy colored squares all over it,the guy's name was ronnie i can't remember his last name at the moment.

GUMP · 01-19-2009, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Other fav is Tom Gould's "Gray Ghost" Corvair:

(Allen Cook Photo)

Ditto on that one.

The best combination that I ever ran was the L99 (baby LT1) in my 1999 Camaro. I spent months (and $$$) getting the L99 into the books and got to make two runs before the IHRA banned fuel injection in Stock GT!!

GUMP · 01-19-2009, 11:04 PM

I also started building an LT4 1997 Achieva for Crate Motor and they stopped allowing aluminum head motors in FWD conversions. That would have been a really neat car.

Brandon Wilkinson · 01-19-2009, 11:13 PM

I'll second Robin Browns car.....one of my favorite cars to watch. The sound of that thing will give you goose bumps.

Chad Rhodes · 01-19-2009, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Brandon Wilkinson

I'll second Robin Browns car.....one of my favorite cars to watch. The sound of that thing will give you goose bumps.

Agreed, I will also add Scooter Andersen's Chevy II

bill dedman · 01-20-2009, 07:19 PM

Arguably, some of the most unique cars ever to come from Detroit were the A/FX 1963 Pontiac Tempest 421's that ran in A/FX.

They shoe-horned some of the dual-quad Super Stock 421s that were also run in the "'63 Swiss Cheese Catalinas" into the engine bay of several Tempest coupes and wagons before the G.M. front office pulled the plug on factory involvement in racing, early in 1963. Hayden Proffitt had built an "unofficial prototype" 421 Tempest for the 1962 Indy race, but I don't think it was factory-connected. It probably did set the stage for these later, factory efforts, by showing that it was an effective package, though.

Their drive-train was strange, indeed. Tempests, until the '64 models, used a transaxle and a "rope" driveshaft that sow-bellied under the car with a sag in the middle, so they didn't have to put much of a "driveshaft" tunnel in the floor. The 421 A/FX cars used that same setup, but their transaxles were worthy of note, too. The transaxles were based on the Corvair Powerglide transaxle, but I seem to remember that they had two cases, with two planetary units, giving four speeds forward. The ratios were fairly close, and this transmission could be had with a clutch OR a torque converter!!!

Unfortunately, being basically, modified Powerglides originally designed for the 6-cylinder Corvair, they just didn't have enough "beef" to withstand the rigors of match racing on resin-enhanced starting lines, and nearly all got replaced in pretty short order, with 4-speed Hydros and '57 Pontiac rear ends. I believe at least one survives, intact, today.

The "swiss cheese," lightweight '63 Catalinas (so-called because of the frame having been vociferously attacked by a BIG hole saw) were interesting race cars, too, but lived in the shadow of the Mighty (mighty fast!) 421 Tempests.

If the G.M. "front office" racing ban hadn't come through when it did, I'm sure that Pontiac would have built more of these rare cars, but alas, not enough of these or the awesome Z-11 '63 Chevys ever made it into the Class Guide (back then) because of restrictive rules regarding eligibility.

01-20-2009, 12:42 AM	#4
Mike Galuk Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 328 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Coolest or Oddest Combo..... Guys, I talked to Tom (Gould) last week and he is planning to run some NHRA this year. He is planning on going to the Div. 2 race at Gainesville next month. If he can get enough grading points he wants to run at The Carolina Nationals in Sept. If you are at Gainesville next month stop by and see the GRAY GHOST. It is probably the oddest combo still racing in Stock. Mike Mike Galuk JOE COOL RACING

01-20-2009, 12:50 AM	#5
Scotty D Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 139 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Coolest or Oddest Combo..... ah adkin's amx is amazing,as well is robin brown's chevy2and scooter anderson's.anybody remember when brian self had a chevy2 called the magician mike cates drove it before he had it.and i also like tony depillo's honkin hemi belvedere it's like a 3700lbs prostocker.i'm partial to all the chevy2's though,david manning's 65 and what about the chevy2 that was painted baby blue in opposite front and rear and white in the opposite corners with candy colored squares all over it,the guy's name was ronnie i can't remember his last name at the moment.

01-19-2009, 11:04 PM	#7
GUMP VIP Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shelby, NC Posts: 1,817 Likes: 2,157 Liked 2,336 Times in 549 Posts	Re: Coolest or Oddest Combo..... I also started building an LT4 1997 Achieva for Crate Motor and they stopped allowing aluminum head motors in FWD conversions. That would have been a really neat car.

01-19-2009, 11:13 PM	#8
Brandon Wilkinson Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bowling Green Posts: 12 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Coolest or Oddest Combo..... I'll second Robin Browns car.....one of my favorite cars to watch. The sound of that thing will give you goose bumps.

01-20-2009, 07:19 PM	#10
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Coolest or Oddest Combo..... Arguably, some of the most unique cars ever to come from Detroit were the A/FX 1963 Pontiac Tempest 421's that ran in A/FX. They shoe-horned some of the dual-quad Super Stock 421s that were also run in the "'63 Swiss Cheese Catalinas" into the engine bay of several Tempest coupes and wagons before the G.M. front office pulled the plug on factory involvement in racing, early in 1963. Hayden Proffitt had built an "unofficial prototype" 421 Tempest for the 1962 Indy race, but I don't think it was factory-connected. It probably did set the stage for these later, factory efforts, by showing that it was an effective package, though. Their drive-train was strange, indeed. Tempests, until the '64 models, used a transaxle and a "rope" driveshaft that sow-bellied under the car with a sag in the middle, so they didn't have to put much of a "driveshaft" tunnel in the floor. The 421 A/FX cars used that same setup, but their transaxles were worthy of note, too. The transaxles were based on the Corvair Powerglide transaxle, but I seem to remember that they had two cases, with two planetary units, giving four speeds forward. The ratios were fairly close, and this transmission could be had with a clutch OR a torque converter!!! Unfortunately, being basically, modified Powerglides originally designed for the 6-cylinder Corvair, they just didn't have enough "beef" to withstand the rigors of match racing on resin-enhanced starting lines, and nearly all got replaced in pretty short order, with 4-speed Hydros and '57 Pontiac rear ends. I believe at least one survives, intact, today. The "swiss cheese," lightweight '63 Catalinas (so-called because of the frame having been vociferously attacked by a BIG hole saw) were interesting race cars, too, but lived in the shadow of the Mighty (mighty fast!) 421 Tempests. If the G.M. "front office" racing ban hadn't come through when it did, I'm sure that Pontiac would have built more of these rare cars, but alas, not enough of these or the awesome Z-11 '63 Chevys ever made it into the Class Guide (back then) because of restrictive rules regarding eligibility. __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 01-20-2009 at 07:25 PM.